Summary:
The Tierra Adentro area of New Mexico has only one public charter high school serving grades 6-12, with a total enrollment of 258 students. The school, Tierra Adentro, is ranked 61 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Tierra Adentro's academic performance is mixed compared to the state averages. While the school outperformed the state in 7th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, it underperformed in 6th and 8th-grade ELA. The school's mathematics proficiency rates across all grades are significantly lower than the state average, with only 15.13% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 26.81%. In science, 11th-grade students performed better than the state average, but 8th-grade students performed significantly worse. Additionally, the school's SAT School Day/ELA proficiency rate for 11th-grade students is lower than the state average.
Tierra Adentro serves a high-need population, with nearly 97.3% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This may contribute to the academic challenges the school faces, despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.9. Overall, the data suggests that Tierra Adentro is struggling to prepare its students for academic success, particularly in mathematics and college-readiness, though it has some bright spots in specific grade-level ELA and science proficiency.
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