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South Valley Prep

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South Valley Prep ranks 140 th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 27% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

South Valley Prep is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 141 students. The school is part of the South Valley Prep district, which is ranked 74 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Valley Prep has consistently underperformed compared to the state and nearby schools on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.13% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.19%, and the math proficiency rate was just 10.14%, significantly lower than the state's 26.81%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students and English Language Learners performing relatively well, but female students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds struggling. South Valley Prep's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, but it has generally been in the bottom half or bottom third of New Mexico middle schools, ranking 140 out of 192 middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating.

Compared to the nearby Albuquerque traditional public middle schools, such as Wilson Middle, Voz Collegiate Preparatory Charter School, and Van Buren Middle, South Valley Prep generally underperforms academically. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.28% to 100% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and indicates a high concentration of students from low-income families.

138

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,076

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2551 Karsten Ct SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 222-5642

District: South Valley Prep

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

American Indian:

2.2%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

New Mexico avg35%

140^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 82South Valley Prep 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	140 of 192	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	72 of 165	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.4	185 of 239	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	167 of 232	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	75 of 200	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	102 of 186	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	118 of 176	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.3	149 of 208	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	132 of 207	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.5	147 of 222	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.3	127 of 193	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	70.3	15 of 108	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	25.8	54 of 97	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	57 of 162	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.1	164 of 213	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	128 of 220	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	52 of 160	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	56 of 156	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	89 of 148	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	63 of 154	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.2	170 of 204	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	129 of 214	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	46 of 150	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	71 of 149	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	116 of 173	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	173 of 227	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	135 of 223	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.0	42 of 175	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	73 of 168	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	42 of 161	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	19.6	181 of 221	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	139 of 213	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	66 of 152	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	86 of 151	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	30.0	52 of 100	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	129 of 178	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	70 of 142	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.5	199 of 229	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2024)74th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2024)65th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2023)48th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-5 vs state

Science21%-14 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 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 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
South Valley Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	2551 Karsten Ct SE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	South Valley Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 222-5642	138	9	15.3	100.0%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (93.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	26.8	140^th of 192 public middle schools	27.1%		40	72^nd of 165 public middle schools	56.4%	68		20.8			42.5	34.0	41.7	39.1	22.5			10.1	$10,076
Solare Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1623 La Vega Dr SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Solare Collegiate Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 917-6442	314	29	10.7	100.0%	16 (5.1%)	11 (3.5%)	274 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	47.6	80^th of 192 public middle schools	58.3%		37.6	78^th of 165 public middle schools	52.7%	2	33.3	40.2	38.4	34.5	39.4	41.3	45.7	41.2	39.0	25.0	31.7	31.5
Ernie Pyle Middle	Public	6-8	1820 Valdora Dr SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-3770	409	34	11.9	99.5%	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	394 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11.2	183^rd of 192 public middle schools	4.7%		10	159^th of 165 public middle schools	3.6%	24		17.4			23.9	21.0	33.3	25.8	11.2	8.0	6.5	8.6	$9,902
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1101 Park SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2000	248	21	11.9	99.2%	13 (5.2%)	5 (2.0%)	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	10.5	184^th of 192 public middle schools	4.2%		14.7	146^th of 165 public middle schools	11.5%	38		9.3			32.2	21.2	31.2	28.1	8.1	9.4		6.8	$9,918
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	712 Girard NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8691	615	50	12.3	99.3%	147 (23.9%)	25 (4.1%)	372 (60.5%)	13 (2.1%)	36 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	63.8	56^th of 192 public middle schools	70.8%		66.5	25^th of 165 public middle schools	84.8%	31		39.8			55.3	56.4	52.7	54.8	48.3	39.1	21.7	36.8	$8,449
Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	3912 Isleta Blvd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-1279	265	27	9.7	99.2%	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	242 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	180^th of 192 public middle schools	6.3%		7	165^th of 165 public middle schools	0.0%	15		23.2			25.0	14.6	35.6	25.3	11.1			6.6	$10,025
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1138 Cardenas Dr SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3961	359	33	11.0	97.5%	25 (7.0%)	32 (8.9%)	247 (68.8%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	7.9	192^nd of 192 public middle schools	0.0%		9.2	162^nd of 165 public middle schools	1.8%	30		11.8			15.4	15.1	27.5	19.7	6.8	8.6	6.7	7.3	$10,299
Voz Collegiate Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-9	955 San Pedro SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 336-5559	134	12	11.2	22.4%	21 (15.7%)	3 (2.2%)	95 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)								(n/a)					41.2		41.2	32.2				12.5
Van Buren Middle	Public	6-8	700 Louisiana SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3833	344	27	12.8	98.3%	25 (7.3%)	20 (5.8%)	259 (75.3%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	8.4	190^th of 192 public middle schools	1.0%		7.4	164^th of 165 public middle schools	0.6%	26		13.9			16.7	11.2	21.5	16.5		8.4	9.3	7.6	$11,473
Garfield Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Sixth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1647	282	25	11.4	99.3%	28 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	240 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	18.6	164^th of 192 public middle schools	14.6%		13.3	151^st of 165 public middle schools	8.5%	13		22.3			40.2	29.2	30.3	32.9	17.1	14.6		12.3	$11,531

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South Valley Prep ranks 140^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend South Valley Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended South Valley Prep.

What is the racial makeup of South Valley Prep?

Students at South Valley Prep are 93% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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