TIERRA ADENTRO

Set in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, TIERRA ADENTRO is a small senior high, overseen by TIERRA ADENTRO. It hosts 257 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

TIERRA ADENTRO sits inside TIERRA ADENTRO, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, TIERRA ADENTRO lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). The remainder looks like 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, TIERRA ADENTRO lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Bernalillo County's rate of about 90%.

With demographic context factored in, TIERRA ADENTRO performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 34.4%, a residual of +1.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bernalillo County shows 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%. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), TIERRA ADENTRO is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TIERRA ADENTRO at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 27.8%.

The school occupies a high-density site. As a public charter, TIERRA ADENTRO runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. TIERRA ADENTRO's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 276 (now 257). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 83% to 91%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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