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Public Academy For Performing Arts

Q: Is Public Academy For Performing Arts a good school?

Public Academy For Performing Arts ranks 41 st of 131 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 69% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Public Academy For Performing Arts is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 448 students. This school consistently outperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's performance is especially strong for certain student subgroups, such as female students, who ranked 14th out of 157 high schools in the state, and Hispanic and White students, who ranked in the top 30 and top 50 respectively.

Public Academy For Performing Arts maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 69.9% to 84.4% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.4 to 14.9 over the past few years, which is lower than some of the nearby schools. While Public Academy For Performing Arts outperforms the district and state averages, it is not the highest-performing school in the immediate vicinity, as Nex Gen Academy, a public high school located about 4.5 miles away, has consistently ranked higher in recent years.

Despite serving a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Public Academy For Performing Arts has been able to achieve strong academic outcomes. In the 2018-2019 school year, the school ranked 1st out of 62 New Mexico high schools for its performance with special education students, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. As a public charter school with a focus on performing arts, Public Academy For Performing Arts likely offers a unique educational experience and opportunities for its students that may not be available at other nearby high schools.

448

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,196

Per pupil spending ?

33.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11800 Princess Jeanne Ave. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112

(505) 830-3128

District: Albuquerque

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

White:

30.6%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2014 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (48% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the New Mexico average (81%)

✓Above the New Mexico median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

Middle school

49^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

41^st of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 20High Schools in the Albuquerque

54^th of 82Albuquerque among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	49 of 192	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	39 of 239	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	54 of 232	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	51 of 200	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	44 of 186	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	60.3	52 of 176	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	67.0	44 of 208	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	54.4	73 of 207	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.2	79 of 222	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.2	78 of 193	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.0	57 of 178	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.2	30 of 173	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.4	43 of 179	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	81.6	22 of 178	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	86.4	16 of 172	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	80.1	22 of 171	87.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	81.6	6 of 55	89.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	61.4	21 of 69	69.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	83.1	35 of 213	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	47 of 220	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	39 of 160	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	50 of 156	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	21 of 148	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	31 of 204	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	43 of 214	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	42 of 150	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	24 of 149	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	46 of 173	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	42 of 227	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	52 of 223	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	45 of 175	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	37 of 168	78.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	83.8	36 of 221	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	57 of 213	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	46 of 152	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	21 of 151	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	43 of 178	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	37 of 229	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	82 of 187	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	44 of 121	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	55 of 120	54.2%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	41 of 131	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	32 of 172	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	27 of 170	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	19 of 177	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	21 of 181	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	23 of 182	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	51.3	63 of 158	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.5	44 of 185	76.2%	★★★★☆
2015	68.8	34 of 193	82.4%	★★★★☆
2014	83.5	23 of 198	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	82.9	26 of 177	85.3%	★★★★☆
2012	83.4	20 of 163	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	64.9	50 of 157	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	95.2	7 of 154	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	96.5	4 of 151	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	15 of 146	89.7%	★★★★★
2007	93.7	7 of 150	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	79.1	31 of 142	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	20 of 143	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	14 of 157	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	19 of 144	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	16 of 145	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	38 of 98	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	26 of 136	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	22 of 132	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	17 of 150	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	29 of 139	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	15 of 133	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	70.9	28 of 127	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	23 of 157	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	17 of 154	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	25 of 161	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	24 of 164	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	70.2	37 of 150	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	24 of 146	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	51 of 159	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.3	19 of 151	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	29 of 143	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	16 of 32	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	99.5	1 of 62	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	53 of 117	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	27 of 136	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	28 of 157	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	18 of 133	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	10 of 109	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	69.4	27 of 115	76.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

African American (2022)89th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2023)84th percentile~ school

Female (2023)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)70th percentile-7 vs school

High school

Female (2024)78th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)78th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)75th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)50th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+17 vs state

Science52%+17 vs state

Mathematics34%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	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	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
Public Academy For Performing Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	11800 Princess Jeanne Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 830-3128	448	29	15.4	33.5%	137 (30.6%)	11 (2.5%)	233 (52.0%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.5%)	61.6	41^st of 131 public high schools	68.7%		77.1	32^nd of 172 public high schools	81.4%	9	50.0		52.9	50.0	51.9	65.8	49.3	67.6	60.8	57.5	27.4	16.9	34.1	$7,196
Gilbert L Sena Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	69 Hotel Cir NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 237-2374	185	17	10.8	99.5%	23 (12.4%)	12 (6.5%)	126 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (7.0%)								(n/a)
Northpoint Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	10301 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Northpoint Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	144	9	16.0	35.4%	60 (41.7%)	4 (2.8%)	58 (40.3%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	73.9	30^th of 131 public high schools	77.1%		52.3	66^th of 172 public high schools	61.6%	36	56.8	22.7		65.9										$10,776
Sierra Alternative	Public	9-12	2611 Eubank NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-6708	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sandia High	Public	9-12	7801 Candelaria NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 294-1511	1,618	114	14.2	96.8%	385 (23.8%)	55 (3.4%)	926 (57.2%)	62 (3.8%)	90 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (6.1%)	71.2	31^st of 131 public high schools	76.3%		64.6	48^th of 172 public high schools	72.1%	17	58.4	25.3		55.3										$8,994
Technology Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10500 Research Rd SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-2266	334	14	23.8	98.8%	35 (10.5%)	5 (1.5%)	269 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)								(n/a)														$9,639
New Futures High School	Public	7-12	5400 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 883-5680	73	18	4.0	100.0%	6 (8.2%)	1 (1.4%)	55 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)								(n/a)														$36,833
Ecademy	Public, Virtual	9-12	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 247-4209	973	109	8.8	99.7%	157 (16.1%)	25 (2.6%)	687 (70.6%)	11 (1.1%)	55 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.9%)	8.4	128^th of 131 public high schools	2.3%		18.7	142^nd of 172 public high schools	17.4%	14	18.9			16.8										$9,635
Connected	Public, Virtual	9-12	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 247-4209	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Freedom High	Public	9-12	5200 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 884-6012	111	10	10.7	95.5%	17 (15.3%)	4 (3.6%)	75 (67.6%)	2 (1.8%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								(n/a)														$11,512

Frequently Asked Questions about Public Academy For Performing Arts

What district is Public Academy For Performing Arts in?

Albuquerque

How many students attend Public Academy For Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Public Academy For Performing Arts.

Is Public Academy For Performing Arts a good school?

Public Academy For Performing Arts ranks 41^st of 131 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Public Academy For Performing Arts?

Students at Public Academy For Performing Arts are 52% Hispanic, 31% White, 13% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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