Enrollment
312
High
STATE 450
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY·NCES 350015101088
ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY
4100 AEROSPACE PKWY BW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87121 · (505) 296-7677 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of New Mexico public schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.7:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 22.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
56 students
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 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 13% |
Student demographics
58%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
62.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
43.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY this school | 312 | 17.9% | 55.7% |
| LOS PUENTES CHARTER ALBUQUERQUE | 139 | 20.1% | N/A |
| NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS SANTA FE | 338 | 20.4% | N/A |
| THE ASK ACADEMY RIO RANCHO | 558 | 17.7% | 59.5% |
| TAOS ACADEMY TAOS | 251 | 33.9% | 52.6% |
| THE MASTERS PROGRAM SANTA FE | 258 | 36.8% | 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 ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #4 of 17 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #5 of 16 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #5 of 20 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #81 of 212 | #22 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #47 of 104 | #14 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #25 of 113 | #9 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #142 of 147 | #38 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #15 of 44 | #3 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
312
+81 (+35%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 312 | 21.3 | 14.7:1 | 18% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 16.2 | 18.9:1 | 20% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 12.5 | 22.3:1 | 32% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 13 | 17.8:1 | 32% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 11 | 24.3:1 | 40% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 10 | 28.1:1 | 30% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (267 to 312); teachers up 93% (11 to 21.3).
About ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY
Federal records list ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY as a high school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. It covers grades 6 through 12, with a total enrollment of 312 students. Statewide, high schools in New Mexico average about 450 students each.
Federal records list ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY as its own district.
At 58%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY combined. Other students are 25% White and 15% multiracial. By comparison, Bernalillo County residents are about 49% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Federal staffing data show 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY and a ratio of 14.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in New Mexico is 22.9:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 18% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Bernalillo County averages 90%, higher than here.
allk12 grades ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public schools, because each state gives its own test.
ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY scores 55.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 53.1%.
Census estimates describe Bernalillo County this way: median household income is about $69,473, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 211 public schools in Bernalillo County, with a combined enrollment of about 85,724.
The nearest other public school, TRES VOLCANES COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL, is about 3.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY. ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area. ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY is a public charter school.
The number of students climbed from 231 to 312 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.7:1, from 17.8:1.
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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
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- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
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- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Nearby schools
- TRES VOLCANES COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL3.3 mi · 865
- HORIZON ACADEMY WEST4.2 mi · 495
- TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY4.2 mi · 696
- ALBUQUERQUE BILINGUAL ACADEMY4.2 mi · 328
- PAINTED SKY ELEMENTARY4.3 mi · 536
- TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL4.4 mi · 860
Frequently asked questions
About ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY?
ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY serve?
ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY?
At ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 25% White, 58% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY?
ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY is overseen by ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY in Bernalillo County.
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