Enrollment
314
High
DISTRICT 678 · STATE 450
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000823
ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER
4300 BLAKE RD SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87121 · (505) 243-1118 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New Mexico public schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 22.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
313 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
0
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 | 13 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 13% |
Student demographics
13%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
23.7%
NM avg 44.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New Mexico average is about 44 of 100.
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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER this school | 314 | 99.7% | 30.8% |
| COBRE HIGH BAYARD | 257 | 100.0% | N/A |
| TIERRA ADENTRO ALBUQUERQUE | 257 | 100.0% | 34.4% |
| ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 285 | 100.0% | N/A |
| WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL LAS VEGAS | 442 | 100.0% | N/A |
| TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 334 | 98.8% | 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 ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #13 of 17 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #20 of 20 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #80 of 212 | #21 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #17 of 104 | #3 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #98 of 113 | #28 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #62 of 147 | #6 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #42 of 60 | #15 of 19 |
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
314
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 314 | 25.5 | 12.3:1 | 100% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 97% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 26.4 | 14.0:1 | 100% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 100% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 23.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 99% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (327 to 314); teachers up 8% (23.5 to 25.5).
About ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER
ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER is a small high school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, (ZIP code 87121). The school counts 314 students across grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New Mexico is about 450 students.
Federal data list 172 schools in ALBUQUERQUE, with 74,800 students enrolled.
Most students at ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER are Hispanic: 93% of enrollment. The remaining students are 3% White. Census figures show Bernalillo County is about 49% Hispanic. By the diversity index, ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER comes in at 13%.
ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER counts 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.3 students for each one. The 22.9:1 average for high schools in New Mexico is higher than this school's figure. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Bernalillo County average 90%.
Measured against New Mexico public schools, ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER are 2.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (30.8% actual, 33.5% predicted).
Bernalillo County has these Census figures: median household income is about $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Bernalillo County number 211 and enroll about 85,724.
Nearby, RUDOLFO ANAYA ELEMENTARY is about 0.5 miles away. ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER at 2nd of 8.
NCES describes the area around ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER is one of the charter schools in New Mexico.
Federal data show 322 students in 2020-21 and 314 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.9:1 to 12.3:1.
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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
- RUDOLFO ANAYA ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 592
- SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 314
- SOUTH VALLEY ACADEMY0.8 mi · 604
- NAVAJO ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 344
- MARYANN BINFORD ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 460
- TRUMAN MIDDLE1.3 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTERWhat is the total enrollment at ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER?
ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 06-12.
Is ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER is approximately 12.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER?
At ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER, the student body is approximately 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER in?
ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
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