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How has PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
448
High
DISTRICT 678 · STATE 450
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000822
PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS
11800 PRINCESS JEANNE AVE. NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87112 · (505) 830-3128 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New Mexico public schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 22.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
150 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 12% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
60.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
34.1%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS this school | 448 | 33.5% | 48.6% |
| THE ASK ACADEMY RIO RANCHO | 558 | 17.7% | 59.5% |
| NORTHPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 144 | 35.4% | N/A |
| EAST MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL SANDIA PARK | 417 | 21.6% | N/A |
| DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY ALBUQUERQUE | 319 | 40.8% | 52.9% |
| CARLSBAD HIGH CARLSBAD | 1,685 | 22.0% | N/A |
Matched among New Mexico high 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 PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #7 of 17 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #8 of 16 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #7 of 20 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #63 of 212 | #16 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #67 of 104 | #22 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #14 of 113 | #4 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #134 of 147 | #33 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #13 of 44 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
448
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+32% since 2010-11, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 33% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 42% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 45% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 46% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 28.1 | 13.5:1 | 54% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 57% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 38% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (380 to 448); teachers up 3% (28.1 to 29).
About PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS
Located in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS is a mid-sized high school. It reported 448 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25.
PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS falls under ALBUQUERQUE, which has 172 schools enrolling 74,800 students.
The largest group at PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS is Hispanic students, at 52%. Enrollment also includes 31% White, 13% multiracial, and 2% Black. Bernalillo County residents are about 49% Hispanic, a similar share. The diversity index for PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. High schools in New Mexico average 22.9:1, 7.4 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bernalillo County average 90%.
PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of New Mexico public schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.4%.
The school's county is Bernalillo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bernalillo County's 211 public schools enroll about 85,724 students and include PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS.
Of the public schools around it, PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS is closest to JACKSON MIDDLE, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS is one of the charter schools in New Mexico.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 449 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 448.
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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 ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Nearby schools
- JACKSON MIDDLE0.7 mi · 380
- CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 309
- MCCOLLUM ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 302
- COLLET PARK ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 362
- MANZANO HIGH0.8 mi · 1,157
- KENNEDY MIDDLE1.0 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTSWhat is the total enrollment at PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS?
PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS serve?
PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS have?
PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS?
At PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, the student body is approximately 31% White, 52% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS?
PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS is overseen by ALBUQUERQUE in Bernalillo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.