📍 1734 Isleta Blvd Sw, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, 87105
New America School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. The school has 208 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 30%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New America School enrolls 208 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% American Indian or Alaska Native and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 97% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.4% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 208 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
New America School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 12, state house district 14.
New America School is one of 176 schools in ALBUQUERQUE, based in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The district serves 74,792 students district-wide and employs 5,794 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 208 students, New America School is smaller than the district average of about 425 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large