Summary:
The Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts area contains just one school — Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts in Albuquerque, NM — which serves grades K–8 and is the entirety of the Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts district. Because the district is a single-school district, every district-level score mirrors the school exactly. The area summary classifies it as an elementary school (0 middle, 0 high, 0 alternative schools), even though it enrolls middle-grade students. Enrollment is 203, the student–teacher ratio is 14.5, and 98.03% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, meaning nearly all students are economically disadvantaged.
Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts stands out for a dramatic turnaround. Its state rank moved from 268 of 413 (35th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024, down to 255 of 345 (26th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025, then up to 103 of 346 (70th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026 — a jump from 1 star to 4 stars in a single year. ELA is the clear strength: all-grade ELA proficiency is 54.35% versus the state's 44.66%, and the school is above the state in every tested ELA grade, including 8th grade at 70% versus 43.85% statewide and 4th grade at 60% versus 50.89%. All-grade ELA also rose from 36.52% to 54.35% year over year. Math is the clear weakness: all-grade math is 16.79% versus the state's 27.85%, and 3rd and 7th grade math are reported only as "under 20%," still below their state figures.
Science results for the school are suppressed by the state, so no school-level comparison can be made, even though state science scores sit in the low 30s. Several grade-level math values are also suppressed, which limits a full grade-by-grade picture; with only 203 students, small cohorts likely explain the hidden numbers, so conclusions should be drawn cautiously. Even so, the available data tells a consistent story: strong and improving ELA performance above the state, math lagging well below it, and science unknown. For families, math intervention is the most obvious area to watch.
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