Enrollment
280
Elementary
STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY·NCES 350010600873
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY
7939 4TH STREET NW, LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87114 · (505) 998-0501 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
280 students
STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 292% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
24.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY this school | 280 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY DEMING | 331 | 99.4% | 35.8% |
| SUNSET ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 253 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
| PARKVIEW EARLY LITERACY CENTER ROSWELL | 282 | 100.0% | N/A |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 228 | 100.0% | 23.4% |
| DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 298 | 99.0% | 26.8% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #164 of 329 | #40 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #175 of 354 | #41 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #181 of 366 | #43 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #253 of 490 | #70 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #208 of 318 | #83 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #213 of 334 | #67 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #55 of 393 | #41 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.4% | #23 of 287 | #12 of 88 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
280
-191 (-41%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 280 | 19.9 | 14.1:1 | 100% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 30.2 | 8.8:1 | 66% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 31.8 | 12.0:1 | 58% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 65% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 29.1 | 17.0:1 | 55% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 64% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 54% (260) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (495 to 280); teachers down 32% (29.1 to 19.9).
About NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY
The public elementary school NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY is located in LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. In all, 280 students attend the school in pre-K through 8.
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY is its own local education agency in federal data.
The share of Hispanic students at NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY is 81%. Other groups include 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 49% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY scores 33%.
Its ratio of 14.1:1 is based on 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New Mexico have an average ratio of 12.9:1. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bernalillo County average 90%.
On the allk12 Grade, NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY lands at B-, ahead of 49% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Compared with New Mexico schools that have similar shares of low-income students, NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY's results are within a point of predicted: 33.8% against 33.4%.
The county, Bernalillo County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,473, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Bernalillo County number 211, with about 85,724 students.
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY is about 0.2 miles from TAYLOR MIDDLE, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY at 3rd of 8.
Locale data from NCES put NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY is a public charter school.
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY enrolled 471 in 2020-21 and 280 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.2:1 to 14.1:1.
The discussion board for NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE
- TAYLOR MIDDLEMiddle · 245 students
Other North Valley Academy schools
One other US public school is named North Valley Academy. NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY is the largest of the 2.
- NORTH VALLEY ACADEMYGOODING, ID · 197 students
Nearby schools
- TAYLOR MIDDLE0.2 mi · 245
- LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 194
- TAFT MIDDLE1.4 mi · 243
- ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 212
- ALVARADO ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 258
- COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP2.4 mi · 759
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH VALLEY ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY?
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-08.
Is NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY?
At NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 10% White, 81% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY in?
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY is part of NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY.
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