Enrollment
278
Combined
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 498
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006001056
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL
2000 BOBBY FOSTER RD, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87106 · (505) 508-3295 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New Mexico public schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
7.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
101 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
37.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
8.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
278
-39 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 278 | 39.6 | 7.0:1 | 36% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 32.1 | 10.6:1 | 73% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 28.8 | 11.6:1 | 47% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 31 | 10.2:1 | 54% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 30.9 | 10.2:1 | 55% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (313 to 278); teachers up 28% (30.9 to 39.6).
About THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL is a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in New Mexico, with an address in ALBUQUERQUE. It is open to students in pre-K through 12 and enrolls 278 students. That is 44% below the average of about 498 students for combined schools in New Mexico.
ALBUQUERQUE serves 74,800 students across 172 schools.
About 68% of the student body at THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL is Hispanic. Other students are 20% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. By comparison, Bernalillo County residents are about 49% Hispanic. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL are from different groups.
For every teacher at THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL, there are about 7.0 students; the school has 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in New Mexico, 11.3:1, is higher. There are 101 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 36% of enrollment. Across public schools in Bernalillo County, the average is 90%.
Among New Mexico public schools, THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.7% at THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.0%.
Census data for Bernalillo County show median household income comes to about $69,473, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 211 public schools in the county, enrolling about 85,724, THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY, is about 2.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment decreased by 12% across 4 years, from 317 in 2020-21 to 278 in 2024-25. The ratio was 10.2:1 in 2020-21 and 7.0:1 in 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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Related schools
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Nearby schools
- MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY2.5 mi · 233
- HARRISON MIDDLE3.7 mi · 265
- EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY4.0 mi · 342
- ADOBE ACRES ELEMENTARY4.2 mi · 303
- CIEN AGUAS INTERNATIONAL4.4 mi · 419
- POLK MIDDLE4.6 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOLWhat is the total enrollment at THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL?
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL serve?
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL is approximately 7.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL?
At THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL, the student body is approximately 20% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL public or private?
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT MESA DEL SOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE.
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