Enrollment
257
High
STATE 450
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIERRA ADENTRO·NCES 350012401068
TIERRA ADENTRO
1781 BELLEMAH AVE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87104 · (505) 967-4720 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of New Mexico public schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
9.5:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 22.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
257 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 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 7% |
Student demographics
16%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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
15.1%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
Schools most like TIERRA ADENTRO
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIERRA ADENTRO this school | 257 | 100.0% | 34.4% |
| ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER ALBUQUERQUE | 314 | 99.7% | 30.8% |
| ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 285 | 100.0% | N/A |
| TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 334 | 98.8% | N/A |
| COBRE HIGH BAYARD | 257 | 100.0% | N/A |
| LOVINGTON FRESHMAN ACADEMY LOVINGTON | 267 | 98.9% | 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 TIERRA ADENTRO ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #10 of 17 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #13 of 16 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #11 of 20 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #97 of 212 | #26 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #5 of 104 | #1 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #95 of 113 | #26 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #8 of 147 | #4 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #33 of 60 | #12 of 19 |
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
257
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
+68% since 2010-11, when it was 153
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 257 | 27 | 9.5:1 | 100% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 18.5 | 13.9:1 | 97% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 20.5 | 11.8:1 | 100% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 23 | 10.7:1 | 100% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 23.6 | 11.7:1 | 67% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 66% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 71% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TIERRA ADENTRO.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (276 to 257); teachers up 15% (23.6 to 27).
About TIERRA ADENTRO
This page covers TIERRA ADENTRO, a small high school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 12, with 257 students on the rolls. High schools in New Mexico average about 450 students, which makes this school 43% below average.
TIERRA ADENTRO operates as its own local education agency.
Hispanic students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. It is also 5% White. Bernalillo County's residents are about 49% Hispanic, 42 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at TIERRA ADENTRO are from different groups.
The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. The average for high schools in New Mexico is 22.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 257 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bernalillo County average 90%.
TIERRA ADENTRO earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of New Mexico public schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, TIERRA ADENTRO would score about 33.4%. It scores 34.4%, within a point of that figure.
In Bernalillo County, the median household earns about $69,473 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Bernalillo County has 211 public schools with about 85,724 students, including TIERRA ADENTRO.
TIERRA ADENTRO's nearest public school is ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, TIERRA ADENTRO ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for TIERRA ADENTRO is City: Large, which covers schools 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.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 257, from 246 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 10.7 in 2020-21 to 9.5 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
Quick facts
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- ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 285
- NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY ACADEMY0.6 mi · 428
- DURANES ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 34
- REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 174
- ABQ SIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY1.0 mi · 160
- COCHITI ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About TIERRA ADENTROHow many students attend TIERRA ADENTRO?
TIERRA ADENTRO enrolls approximately 257 students in grades 06-12.
Is TIERRA ADENTRO an elementary, middle, or high school?
TIERRA ADENTRO is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TIERRA ADENTRO?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TIERRA ADENTRO is approximately 9.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is TIERRA ADENTRO?
TIERRA ADENTRO reports a student body of 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is TIERRA ADENTRO public or private?
TIERRA ADENTRO is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by TIERRA ADENTRO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.