Enrollment
314
Middle
STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 350018301143
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL
1623 LA VEGA DR SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87105 · (505) 917-6442 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of New Mexico public middle schools
- BTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
314 students
STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 111 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 31% |
Student demographics
23%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
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NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
31.5%
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 32 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 314 | 100.0% | 36.8% |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE ROSWELL | 481 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| WASHINGTON MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 248 | 99.2% | 17.3% |
| JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 436 | 99.5% | 19.1% |
| POLK MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 222 | 96.4% | 23.3% |
| LOVINGTON 6TH GRADE ACADEMY LOVINGTON | 232 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
Matched among New Mexico middle 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 SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #27 of 113 | #11 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #22 of 120 | #7 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #57 of 122 | #14 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #79 of 160 | #20 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #25 of 101 | #11 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #85 of 103 | #23 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #9 of 116 | #4 of 31 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
+121 (+63%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 29.3 | 10.7:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 30.5 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 20.4 | 12.7:1 | 100% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 11 | 17.6:1 | 100% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL.
About SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school in SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL, located in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. Classes run from 5 through 8, and the school has 314 students.
In federal data, the district for SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.
The large majority of students at SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL, 87%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 5% White, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Bernalillo County's residents are about 49% Hispanic, 38 points below the school's share. SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. That ratio is under the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL is 100%. Compared with the 90% average for public schools in Bernalillo County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against New Mexico public middle schools, SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.8%, compared with a predicted 33.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bernalillo County, median household income is about $69,473, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 211 public schools operate in Bernalillo County, serving about 85,724 students.
Nearest public school: TRUMAN MIDDLE, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL is a publicly funded charter school.
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL reported 193 students in 2020-21 and 314 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The school's ratio fell from 17.6:1 to 10.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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- TRUMAN MIDDLE0.6 mi · 520
- MARYANN BINFORD ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 460
- RUDOLFO ANAYA ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 592
- ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER0.7 mi · 314
- CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 446
- EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL?
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 05-08.
Is SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL have?
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
How diverse is SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL?
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 87% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL?
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL in Bernalillo County.
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