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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERNALILLO·NCES 350021000149

SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY

485 CAMINO DON TOMAS, BERNALILLO, NM 87004 · (505) 867-3309 · Sandoval County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Enrollment
276
Middle
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 335
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
276 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
143
Grade 8
133
Student demographics
White
52%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 19%
Hispanic
16861%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 63%
Two+
155%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Native American
8832%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 12%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15255%
Female
12445%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMYBERNALILLO HIGH
Feeds from
BERNALILLO ELEMENTARY0406PLACITAS ELEMENTARYKG06
Based on grade levels within BERNALILLO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
41.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
13.3%
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 13 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
276
-169 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.7:1
% White
2%
was 11%
% Hispanic
61%
was 57%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY

SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY operates as a cozy middle-grades school in BERNALILLO, New Mexico, part of BERNALILLO. Current enrollment sits at 276 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

BERNALILLO runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 2,761 students. SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY records that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 32% Native American, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. The state averages around 12.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 25.9%, a residual of -7.5 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Sandoval County) shows that median household income runs about $86,636, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sandoval County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students), SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BERNALILLO ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY's enrollment has ticked down 38% since 2018, when it stood at 445 (now 276). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 11% to 2%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Sandoval County at a glance

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Population
153,604
Census ACS
Median income
$86,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
22,445 students

Quick facts

School name
SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY
District
BERNALILLO
Address
485 CAMINO DON TOMAS, BERNALILLO, NM 87004
Phone
(505) 867-3309
County
Sandoval County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
276
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
276 (100%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
350021000149
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY
How many students attend SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY?
SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 07-08.
Is SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY have?
SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
How diverse is SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY?
SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY reports a student body of 2% White, 61% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY?
SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY is overseen by BERNALILLO in Sandoval County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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