North Valley Academy

North Valley Academy is the only school in the North Valley Academy district, serving PK–8 in Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM, with 280 students, a 14.1:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, and 100% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. At the district level, it ranks 65th of 87 in New Mexico, in the 25th percentile with 1 star. The school’s own rank history has declined from 174th of 413 schools in 2023–2024 (58th percentile, 3 stars) to 188th of 345 in 2024–2025 (46th percentile, 2 stars), then 209th of 346 in 2025–2026 (40th percentile, 2 stars).

In 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency was 40.14% in English Language Arts, 23.13% in Mathematics, and 24.49% in Science. Compared with New Mexico benchmarks, that is 4.52 points below in ELA, 4.72 points below in math, and 9.13 points below in science. Year over year, ELA slipped from 41.26% to 40.14% and math slipped from 24.48% to 23.13%, so those gaps widened, while science improved from 20% to 24.49% even as the state science benchmark declined from 35.14% to 33.62%. The clearest bright spot is 3rd grade: 68% proficient in ELA vs. the state’s 44.72%, and 52% in math vs. the state’s 26.3%. Other visible grades trail: 4th grade ELA is 36.84% vs. 50.89%, 4th grade math is 18.42% vs. 27.23%, 5th grade math is 20.51% vs. 33.97%, and 5th grade science is 25.64% vs. 32.24%.

For parents, the data show a school with strong early-grade results and meaningful gaps to close later in elementary grades, especially in 5th grade math and all-grade science. ELA and math are below state averages, and the school’s ranking has moved from 3 stars to 2 stars. Middle-grade results for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Language Arts and Mathematics are suppressed, as is 8th grade Science, so those outcomes are unknown due to state privacy suppression and should not be read as zero or as weaknesses. With 100% free/reduced lunch and a 14.1:1 ratio, the 3rd grade gains stand out, but the overall pattern suggests continued focus on science, math, and upper-elementary performance.