ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY

As a low-enrollment secondary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY hosts 312 students from grades 6 through 12, part of ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

Operationally, ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY answers to ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 25% White, 15% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.9:1 average. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.7%.

Around the school, Bernalillo County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,473, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).

Nearest neighbor: TRES VOLCANES COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL, around 3.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site. ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY's enrollment has grew 17% since 2018, when it stood at 267 (now 312). White enrollment moved from 42% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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