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Nex Gen Academy

Q: Is Nex Gen Academy a good school?

Nex Gen Academy ranks 14 th of 132 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Nex Gen Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Nex Gen Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Nex Gen Academy?

Students at Nex Gen Academy are 60% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% African American.

Public Grades 9-12

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 89% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Nex Gen Academy is a grades 9–12 high school at 5325 Montgomery NE in Albuquerque, NM, part of Albuquerque Public Schools, with 198 students. It has earned 4 or 5 stars every year on record; for 2025–2026 it ranks 14th of 132 New Mexico high schools (89th percentile, 5 stars), top ~11% statewide. Its district, Albuquerque Public Schools, ranks 55th of 87 districts (37th percentile, 2 stars). Over ten years its percentile never dropped below 83.

Nearby comparisons are striking. Del Norte High sits 0.09 miles away, but has 5.5 times the enrollment and ranks 32nd percentile with a 69.4% graduation rate and 9.9% 11th-grade math proficiency, versus Nex Gen Academy's 89th percentile, 90.7% graduation rate, and 38.9% math. Sandia High ranks 73rd percentile. Only Cottonwood Classical Prep, ranked 1st in the state, outperforms Nex Gen Academy, but its free/reduced-lunch rate is 8.8% versus Nex Gen Academy's 88.4%; Nex Gen Academy achieves 70–90% of its results with a student body ten times as likely to be low-income. Science is Nex Gen Academy's standout: 72.5% all-grades proficiency vs. 33.6% district and 33.4% state, and 75.0% in 11th grade vs. 25.1% at Del Norte High and 50.1% at Sandia High. Math is the soft spot: above state (37.5 vs. 25.5 all grades; 38.9 vs. 12.7 in 11th grade) but slightly down from 40 in 2022–23 while language arts rose from 47 to 60 and science from 59 to 72.5. Graduation rate climbed from 81.0% to 90.7%. Student-teacher ratio is 10.3, smallest in the district.

Results are consistent across student groups: male students rank 6th of 100 (94th percentile, 5 stars), female students 8th of 95 (92nd percentile, 5 stars), and low-income students 13th of 115 (89th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–25. Caveats: all 10th-grade results are suppressed by the state, so no conclusion can be drawn. Its free/reduced-lunch rate jumped from 20.3% (2022–23) to 68.4% (2023–24) to 88.4% (2024–25), likely a reporting change, not a shift in students. In sum, Nex Gen Academy is a stable, high performer inside a below-average district, with science a strength and math the area to watch.

198

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,453

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

5325 Montgomery NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109

(505) 878-6400

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

White:

28.3%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (57% vs 28% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Mexico high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the New Mexico average (81%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg30%

New Mexico avg28%

14^th of 132

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 20High Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools

55^th of 87Albuquerque Public Schools 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	14 of 132	89.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	19 of 131	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	14 of 172	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	29 of 170	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	96.7	7 of 177	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	23 of 181	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	21 of 182	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	21 of 158	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	84.8	15 of 185	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	85.9	13 of 193	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	71.6	41 of 198	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	83.5	25 of 177	85.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	78.0	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	43.1	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	85.3	9 of 51	82.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	93.3	2 of 29	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	8 of 95	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	14 of 142	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	35 of 143	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	94.4	7 of 157	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	14 of 144	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	30 of 145	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	9 of 100	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	70.8	24 of 98	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	17 of 136	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	30 of 132	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	8 of 150	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	31 of 139	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	30 of 133	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	13 of 115	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	8 of 127	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	9 of 161	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	21 of 164	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	6 of 100	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.0	24 of 150	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	15 of 146	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	5 of 159	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	23 of 151	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	20 of 143	86.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	49.9	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	33 of 58	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	98.2	2 of 62	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	92.7	11 of 117	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	78.3	25 of 117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	18 of 136	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	26 of 157	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	95.2	4 of 133	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	13 of 109	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	15 of 115	87.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)94th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2018)82nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2022)75th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2022)45th percentile-51 vs school

Special Education (2022)43rd percentile-53 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)42nd percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

Science75%+41 vs state

English Language Arts60%+23 vs state

Mathematics38%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, December 17, 2018

We are so grateful to have found Nex+Gen. My son has thrived during his two and a half years at the school. The teachers are top-notch and best of all, they truly care. Project-Based Learning demands a lot of both teachers and students. They can't just crack open a textbook and go on autopilot like a regular school. Teachers design curriculum that creatively engages students by working on projects that tie in to real-world problems. For instance, my son's physics teacher and math teacher recently teamed up to devise a new project. They challenged students to use physics and trigonometry to figure out how to launch a Hot Wheels car off a ramp through a ring of fire and into a miniature "swimming pool." They only got two tries to figure out the placement of the ring and the swimming pool, so their calculations had to be spot-on. A project like this is so much more memorable and engaging compared to how most of us had to learn these same concepts back in the day. This is how you inspire teens to become engineers and rocket scientists. The cool thing is that they don't "teach to the test," yet the side effect has been that their students test far better than the state average year after year. On top of that, Nex+Gen is the only New Tech Network school in all of New Mexico (https://newtechnetwork.org/ ). We are so fortunate that APS has given us access to this amazing opportunity for free! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 24, 2018

This is a small APS school that uses the project-based learning model Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Great positive learning culture. Students have a lot of voice and choice.
There's now a PTA with students involved (called a PTSA). High concentration of highly-certified and National Board Certified teachers.

Project-based learning, one-to-one computers. Beautiful environment. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)			SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)			NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 10th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	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
Nex Gen Academy	Public	9-12	5325 Montgomery NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 878-6400	198	19	10.3	88.4%	56 (28.3%)	3 (1.5%)	119 (60.1%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	91.4	14^th of 132 public high schools	89.4%		84.8	19^th of 131 public high schools	85.5%	5		63.9	60.0		38.9	37.5		75.0										$8,453
Del Norte High	Public	9-12	5323 Montgomery NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 883-7222	1,079	71	15.2	96.2%	104 (9.6%)	50 (4.6%)	649 (60.1%)	38 (3.5%)	171 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.2%)	25.9	90^th of 132 public high schools	31.8%		21.7	102^nd of 131 public high schools	22.1%	12		31.1			9.9			25.1										$10,957
The Great Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	6001-A San Mateo Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	The Great Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 792-0306	59	9	6.2	69.5%	5 (8.5%)	3 (5.1%)	44 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)								(n/a)																		$11,383
Health Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 Jefferson Street NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 750-4547	233	15	15.8	68.7%	24 (10.3%)	3 (1.3%)	199 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)		< 20%	< 20%		< 20%	< 20%		< 20%	< 20%									$10,187
Sandia High	Public	9-12	7801 Candelaria NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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	35^th of 132 public high schools	73.5%		71.2	31^st of 131 public high schools	76.3%	4		53.8			27.1			50.3										$8,994
New Futures High School	Public	7-12	5400 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 883-5680	73	18	4.0	—	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
Freedom High	Public	9-12	5200 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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
Ecademy	Public, Virtual	9-12	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 247-4209	973	109	8.8	—	157 (16.1%)	25 (2.6%)	687 (70.6%)	11 (1.1%)	55 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.9%)	22.4	99^th of 132 public high schools	25.0%		8.4	128^th of 131 public high schools	2.3%	29		30.1			< 5%	< 5%		22.0										$9,635
Connected	Public, Virtual	9-12	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 247-4209	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cottonwood Classical Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7801 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Cottonwood Classical Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-1021	852	61	13.9	8.8%	219 (25.7%)	19 (2.2%)	467 (54.8%)	28 (3.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (12.6%)	99	1^st of 132 public high schools	99.2%		98.7	1^st of 131 public high schools	99.2%			90.0			54.6		55.3	82.7	66.8	67.3	77.0	73.0	72.4	60.9	64.2	42.1	55.7

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