NEX GEN ACADEMY

NEX GEN ACADEMY is a high school of small scale in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, one of the schools within ALBUQUERQUE, serveing 198 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 450 students each, so NEX GEN ACADEMY sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.

Within ALBUQUERQUE, which oversees 171 schools and 74,041 students, NEX GEN ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, NEX GEN ACADEMY records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting NEX GEN ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bernalillo County) logs that median household earnings sit near $69,473, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. NEX GEN ACADEMY is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).

Nearest neighbor: DEL NORTE HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. NEX GEN ACADEMY's enrollment has contracted 41% since 2018, when it stood at 337 (now 198). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 44% to 28%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.