THE ASK ACADEMY

THE ASK ACADEMY is a moderately sized secondary school in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico, part of THE ASK ACADEMY. The school caters to 558 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 450 students.

THE ASK ACADEMY is a school of THE ASK ACADEMY, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, THE ASK ACADEMY logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 14% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Sandoval County's rate of about 94%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), THE ASK ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.2%; this one delivers 59.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sandoval County) records that median household income runs about $86,636, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Sandoval County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students), THE ASK ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around THE ASK ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THE ASK ACADEMY at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 43.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. THE ASK ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THE ASK ACADEMY has edged up 11%, going from 502 students in 2018 to 558 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 48% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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