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North Valley Academy

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North Valley Academy ranks 188 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

North Valley Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school serving 266 students in grades PK-8 in Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, New Mexico. While the school's overall academic performance is below the state average, it outperforms some nearby traditional public schools in the area.

North Valley Academy's performance on state assessments is generally lower than the state average, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science. However, the school's ELA performance is stronger than its Math and Science, with 3rd and 6th grade ELA proficiency rates exceeding the state average. The school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 66.17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the lower overall academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, North Valley Academy's performance is lower than the Montessori Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state. However, North Valley Academy outperforms some of the nearby traditional public schools, such as MacArthur Elementary and Mission Avenue Elementary, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. The nearby public schools, such as Petroglyph Elementary and Alvarado Elementary, have higher overall performance and rankings compared to North Valley Academy.

280

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,304

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7939 4th Street NW
Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM 87114

(505) 998-0501

District: North Valley Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

White:

10.4%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2014 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

New Mexico avg35%

188^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th of 82North Valley Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	188 of 345	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	174 of 413	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	322 of 435	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	217 of 420	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	183 of 396	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	221 of 383	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	185 of 374	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	33.1	277 of 410	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	234 of 421	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.3	219 of 442	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.1	231 of 412	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	223 of 398	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.8	327 of 402	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	354 of 419	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	50.2	92 of 203	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	161 of 398	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	237 of 390	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	161 of 395	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	157 of 343	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	206 of 339	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	104 of 255	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	147 of 384	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	291 of 395	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	183 of 389	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	143 of 320	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	198 of 329	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	169 of 325	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.2	113 of 356	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.8	398 of 426	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	212 of 410	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	183 of 361	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	180 of 356	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	51.1	155 of 397	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.0	372 of 414	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	220 of 392	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	181 of 337	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	181 of 333	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	192 of 304	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	152 of 339	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.1	336 of 413	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	218 of 325	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	100 of 199	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.8	165 of 187	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	28.0	167 of 239	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	168 of 232	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	97 of 200	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.6	121 of 186	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	107 of 176	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.2	163 of 208	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	134 of 207	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.6	153 of 222	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.0	106 of 193	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.5	106 of 178	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.7	151 of 173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	142 of 179	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	120 of 213	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	156 of 220	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	63 of 160	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	80 of 156	48.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	28.7	140 of 204	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	136 of 214	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	75 of 150	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	94 of 149	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	214 of 227	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	165 of 223	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	63 of 175	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	117 of 168	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	16.0	203 of 221	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	128 of 213	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	78 of 152	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	101 of 151	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	179 of 229	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	180 of 187	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2024)61st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)60th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)55th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile~ school

White (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Female (2023)44th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2023)31st percentile~ school

White (2023)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2023)8th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)6th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-3 vs state

Mathematics24%~ state avg

Science20%-15 vs state

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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 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
North Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7939 4th Street NW	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	North Valley Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-0501	280	20	14.1	100.0%	29 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	226 (80.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	40	188^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.5%		49.2	174^th of 413 public elementary schools	57.9%	14	24.2		20.0	51.4	37.9	30.3	47.4			41.3	32.4		24.2				24.5	$7,304
Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 Fourth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0794	194	24	8.1	100.0%	25 (12.9%)	1 (0.5%)	158 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	28.6	227^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.2%		15.6	360^th of 413 public elementary schools	12.8%	133	38.9			25.0	29.0					27.1			38.9				16.5	$11,112
Alameda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Alameda Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0070	212	15	14.2	98.6%	17 (8.0%)	2 (0.9%)	174 (82.1%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)	22.2					22.2				21.7							9.6	$10,165
Alvarado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Solar Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-4412	258	22	11.7	100.0%	51 (19.8%)	3 (1.2%)	192 (74.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	73.7	63^rd of 345 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.3	84^th of 413 public elementary schools	79.7%	21	51.1			58.5	67.7	46.8				56.5	32.1	41.9	48.9				40.5	$9,972
Mission Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Mission Av NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-5269	336	28	12.0	100.0%	38 (11.3%)	17 (5.1%)	222 (66.1%)	5 (1.5%)	39 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	27.8	235^th of 345 public elementary schools	31.9%		25.2	302^nd of 413 public elementary schools	26.9%	67	26.3			22.2	36.8	39.5				32.2		28.1	26.3				21.5	$10,106
Montessori Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	1730 Montano Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Montessori Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 796-0149	452	27	17.0	98.9%	131 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (58.4%)	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	73.6	65^th of 345 public elementary schools	81.2%		83.6	56^th of 413 public elementary schools	86.4%	9	72.9	61.5	67.8	48.3	80.4	83.3	71.7	81.6	76.9	72.3	23.3	39.2	50.0	34.8	39.5	25.6	35.1	$7,123
MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 MacArthur Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1482	241	25	9.5	100.0%	23 (9.5%)	8 (3.3%)	197 (81.7%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	47.6	154^th of 345 public elementary schools	55.4%		43.5	201^st of 413 public elementary schools	51.3%	47	19.5			57.1		31.7				38.4	50.0		22.0				28.6	$14,984
Petroglyph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Marna Lynn Ave NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0923	498	39	12.7	99.8%	113 (22.7%)	17 (3.4%)	284 (57.0%)	7 (1.4%)	52 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	63.6	91^st of 345 public elementary schools	73.6%		78.3	69^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.3%	22	28.6			53.2	60.8	52.4				55.8	30.7	40.5	41.3				37.7	$8,986
Mountain Mahogany Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	5014 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 341-1424	223	19	11.5	99.6%	53 (23.8%)	7 (3.1%)	147 (65.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	53	124^th of 345 public elementary schools	64.1%		68.3	103^rd of 413 public elementary schools	75.1%	21	45.8	42.1	44.2	37.5	52.2	66.7	28.9	59.3	42.1	45.7	41.7		62.5	26.7	51.9		36.2	$9,033
Seven Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Seven Bar Loop NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 899-2797	455	37	12.4	99.8%	96 (21.1%)	20 (4.4%)	278 (61.1%)	8 (1.8%)	36 (7.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	42.7	180^th of 345 public elementary schools	47.8%		39.5	219^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.0%	39	22.8			41.3	56.7	31.7				42.1	32.0	33.3	31.7				32.2	$9,338

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North Valley Academy ranks 188^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Valley Academy?

Students at North Valley Academy are 81% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend North Valley Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended North Valley Academy.

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