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Cottonwood Classical Prep

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At a glance

3^rdof 87 New Mexico districts▼ 1

Better than 96% of New Mexico districts

High 1Grades 6-12

7801 Jefferson St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109·(505) 998-1021·All New Mexico district rankings →

Statewide performance 2024–2026

2026: better than 96.6% of districts

School

852

Students

5-star school

Top rankedCottonwood Classical Prep1^st of 132 New Mexico high schools

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Summary:

Cottonwood Classical Prep is a single-school district in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with one high school serving grades 6–12 and 852 students; the area summary counts 1 high school, 0 middle schools, 0 elementary schools, and 0 alternative schools, even though the school includes middle-grade years. Because Cottonwood Classical Prep is its own district, district-level results in this record mirror school-level results, so there is no separate district comparison within the data. The record includes three years of rank history, a 2024–2025 graduation rate, 2025–2026 and 2024–2025 test proficiency data, a 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch percentage, and a 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio.

Cottonwood Classical Prep is the standout by every available measure. It ranked #1 of 132 high schools in 2025–2026, #1 of 131 in 2024–2025, and #2 of 172 in 2023–2024, all at the 99th percentile with 5 stars. Its district, Cottonwood Classical Prep, ranked #3 of 87 districts at the 97th percentile with 5 stars. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 96.7%, compared with New Mexico’s 80.6%—a +16.1 percentage point advantage. For 2024–2025, the school reported 8.8% free/reduced lunch and a 13.9 student-teacher ratio. In 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency, language arts was 75.8% vs. 43.34% state, mathematics was 55.48% vs. 25.54%, and science was 66.79% vs. 33.4%. Every reported subject and grade was above the state average, with gaps roughly +21 to +53 percentage points.

Grade-level results show especially strong high school performance: 11th grade language arts reached 90%, 11th grade science 82.73%, and 11th grade mathematics 54.55% vs. 12.72% on NM Combined and 12.53% on SAT School Day—about 4.3x the state figure. Mathematics often shows the largest relative advantage, while language arts is generally higher in absolute proficiency. The lowest reported proficiency was 8th grade mathematics at 42.11%, still more than double the state’s 20.29%. One watch item is middle school English language arts: all-grade NM-MSSA ELA fell from 81.43% in 2024–2025 to 72.37% in 2025–2026, a 9.06 point decline, though it remains far above state averages. Overall, the data show a top-performing school with exceptionally high proficiency and graduation rates.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)	NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Cottonwood Classical Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7801 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Cottonwood Classical Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-1021	852	61	13.9	8.8%	219 (25.7%)	19 (2.2%)	467 (54.8%)	28 (3.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (12.6%)	99	1^st of 132 public high schools	99.2%		98.7	1^st of 131 public high schools	99.2%		90.0	54.6	55.3	82.7	66.8	67.3	77.0	73.0	72.4	60.9	64.2	42.1	55.7

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Albuquerque Public Schools	0 mi	177	55^th
Explore Academy	0.51 mi	1
The Great Academy	1.81 mi	1
North Valley Academy	2.44 mi	1	65^th
Altura Preparatory School	2.6 mi	1	1^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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