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Early College Academy

Public Grades 9-12

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 95% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Early College Academy is a high-performing public high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 221 students in grades 9-12. This school consistently ranks among the top 10 high schools in the state, with exceptional student performance that far exceeds the state and district averages.

Early College Academy has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years, placing it in the top tier of high schools in New Mexico. Its students demonstrate remarkable academic achievement, with 76.79% of 11th-graders proficient or better in science, compared to just 41.69% statewide, and 56.6% proficient in math, compared to 12.22% statewide. The school also boasts consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 69.9% to 99.7% over the past few years, well above the state and Albuquerque district averages.

Despite serving a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, Early College Academy is able to maintain exceptional academic performance, ranking among the top schools in the state for this subgroup. This success is particularly noteworthy given the school's proximity to several lower-performing charter schools, such as Abq Charter Academy and Siembra Leadership High School. The contrast in educational outcomes within the same Albuquerque district highlights the potential for Early College Academy's model and practices to be replicated at other schools to improve student success.

212

Students ?

736.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$2,851

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

807 Mountain Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 247-3658

District: Albuquerque

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.5%

White:

28.3%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2014 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (69% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of New Mexico high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the New Mexico average (81%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 737 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg31%

6^th of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 20High Schools in the Albuquerque

54^th of 82Albuquerque among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	6 of 131	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	3 of 172	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	3 of 170	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	6 of 177	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	8 of 181	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	5 of 182	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.4	5 of 158	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	6 of 185	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	94.8	2 of 193	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	97.6	4 of 198	98.0%	★★★★★
2013	96.4	5 of 177	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	99.4	1 of 163	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	94.7	7 of 157	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	92.5	8 of 154	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	99.3	1 of 151	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	98.0	2 of 146	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	97.0	3 of 134	97.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	96.2	1 of 42	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	96.8	3 of 142	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	8 of 143	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	4 of 157	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	2 of 144	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	2 of 145	98.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	8 of 98	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	6 of 136	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	2 of 132	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	3 of 150	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	4 of 139	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	3 of 133	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	2 of 115	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	3 of 127	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	16 of 157	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 154	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	5 of 161	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	11 of 164	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	97.5	5 of 150	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	11 of 159	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	2 of 151	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	2 of 143	98.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	92.7	4 of 58	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	7 of 117	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	3 of 136	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	9 of 157	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	9 of 133	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	1 of 109	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	3 of 115	97.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile~ school

Male (2024)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+35 vs state

English Language Arts74%+35 vs state

Mathematics57%+44 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, October 23, 2010

Incredibly outstanding high school! I was extremely shocked to see ECA is not the number one school in N.M. because it truly is. The academic curriculum is like no other in the state. It has an amazing course offer and the teachers are truly MAGNIFICENT. "This is the place where all teachers want to work. It's like going to Harvard," said one 9th grade English teacher. The teachers there are the best in APS; graduates from the best universities in the nation, including Harvard. If you're a parent, please consider ECA for your student. Give it call and schedule a meeting, I guarantee you will not be disappointed. As a student, I could have not made a better choice into going to ECA. It has definitely been one of the best choices of my life. I would rate it 10 out of 5 stars! Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Best school in all of New Mexico. Has the best course options, and scores better than every school in NM, including private/charter schools. Close Quote

Schools Near Early College Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	NM-ASR Science (2025)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Career Enrichment	Public	9-12	807 Mountain Rd NE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 247-3658	0	38	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Early College Academy	Public	9-12	807 Mountain Rd NE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 247-3658	212	0	736.6	62.7%	60 (28.3%)	2 (0.9%)	124 (58.5%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	96.4	6^th of 131 public high schools	95.4%		97.5	3^rd of 172 public high schools	98.3%	3	73.6	56.6		76.8					$2,851
Albuquerque High	Public	9-12	800 Odelia Rd NE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 843-6400	1,568	106	14.7	89.1%	198 (12.6%)	59 (3.8%)	1,192 (76.0%)	9 (0.6%)	45 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.1%)	54.1	47^th of 131 public high schools	64.1%		55	60^th of 172 public high schools	65.1%	13	46.8	20.2		46.9					$8,180
Abq Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	405 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-6640	350	20	17.8	50.9%	16 (4.6%)	12 (3.4%)	286 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.0%)								(n/a)									$9,716
Amy Biehl Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	123 4th St SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Amy Biehl Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-9409	196	18	10.9	100.0%	26 (13.3%)	4 (2.0%)	144 (73.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.7%)	89.3	15^th of 131 public high schools	88.5%		70	39^th of 172 public high schools	77.3%	24	73.9	30.4		80.4					$11,354
Digital Arts And Technology Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1011 Lamberton NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 341-0888	319	24	13.4	40.8%	58 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	217 (68.0%)	6 (1.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	56.7	45^th of 131 public high schools	65.6%		46.7	72^nd of 172 public high schools	58.1%	27	46.0	11.1	48.5	65.5	59.3	44.0	51.4	48.4	$9,929
Siembra Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	524 Central Ave SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 205-0329	452	17	26.1	100.0%	77 (17.0%)	11 (2.4%)	314 (69.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	7.4	129^th of 131 public high schools	1.5%		19.1	138^th of 172 public high schools	19.8%	9	11.8			22.6					$11,053
Gordon Bernell Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	2821 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 468-7707	175	16	11.2	36.6%	21 (12.0%)	7 (4.0%)	118 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)								(n/a)									$7,443
College And Career High School	Public	9-12	525 Buena Vista Dr SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 224-4880	280	16	17.3	25.7%	49 (17.5%)	3 (1.1%)	201 (71.8%)	12 (4.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	87	18^th of 131 public high schools	86.3%		87.5	18^th of 172 public high schools	89.5%		66.2	33.8		69.1					$7,185
Ace Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1240 Bellamah Ave. NW	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-4733	285	19	15.3	100.0%	16 (5.6%)	3 (1.1%)	253 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)									$9,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Early College Academy

What district is Early College Academy in?

Albuquerque

What is the racial makeup of Early College Academy?

Students at Early College Academy are 58% Hispanic, 28% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Early College Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Early College Academy.

Is Early College Academy a good school?

Yes! Early College Academy is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 131 New Mexico high schools.

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