South Valley Prep

Summary:

South Valley Prep is the sole public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a total enrollment of 141 students. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, it has consistently underperformed the state averages on key academic metrics, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency.

According to the data, South Valley Prep has a statewide school rank that has ranged from 72nd out of 165 middle schools in 2023-2024 to 185th out of 239 middle schools in 2022-2023. The school's performance on state assessments is below the state average, with only 39.13% of students proficient or better in ELA and 10.14% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.19% and 26.81%, respectively. In 8th grade Science, the percentage of students proficient or better was 20.83%, which is also below the state average of 34.46%.

One notable characteristic of South Valley Prep is that 100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income backgrounds. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.8 is slightly lower than the typical ratio, which could be a potential strength in providing more individualized attention. However, this smaller class size does not appear to be translating into stronger academic outcomes based on the assessment data.

District Detail

2551 Karsten Ct SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 222-5642

SchoolDigger Rank:
74^th of 82 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: 6-8
Students: 138

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (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	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	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 All Grades	Total
South Valley Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	2551 Karsten Ct SE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	South Valley Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 222-5642	138	9	15.3	100.0%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (93.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	26.8	140^th of 192 public middle schools	27.1%		40	72^nd of 165 public middle schools	56.4%	68	20.8	42.5	34.0	41.7	39.1	22.5	10.1	$10,076

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Albuquerque	0.47 mi	176	54^th
Health Leadership High School	0.98 mi	1
Cien Aguas International School	1.05 mi	1
William W & Josephine Dorn Charter Community School	1.07 mi	1
Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science	1.13 mi	1

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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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