Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts

Summary:

Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts is the sole elementary school in the Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts District, serving grades K-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a public charter school, it offers a unique educational approach compared to traditional public schools, though its academic performance has declined in recent years.

The school faces significant challenges, with 100% of its 141 students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population. Academically, Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts struggles, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling well below the state averages across multiple grade levels. For example, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate is 26.32%, compared to the state average of 40.22%.

Despite its unique charter school status, Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts has seen its statewide ranking drop from 159 out of 435 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 268 out of 413 in 2023-2024 and 255 out of 345 in 2024-2025. This declining performance relative to other schools in New Mexico suggests the need for further investigation into the school's strategies, resources, and support systems to better serve its high-need student population and improve academic outcomes.

District Detail

1401 Old Coors Rd SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121

(505) 681-3536

SchoolDigger Rank:
70^th of 82 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 203

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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 3rd 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
Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1401 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 681-3536	203	14	14.5	98.0%	22 (10.8%)	4 (2.0%)	155 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)	25.6	255^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.1%		31	268^th of 413 public elementary schools	35.1%	13	25.9	26.3	42.3	54.2	29.6	36.5	26.9	13.0

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Albuquerque	0 mi	176	54^th
Mission Achievement And Success	0.24 mi	2
Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School	1.37 mi	1	25^th
New America School	1.66 mi	1
Solare Collegiate Charter School	2.24 mi	1	38^th

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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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