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Abq Sign Language Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

Summary

Abq Sign Language Academy is a public charter school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 125 students in grades K-12 with a focus on educating deaf and hard-of-hearing students through American Sign Language. While the school's specialized approach may contribute to lower overall test scores compared to the state averages, it provides a unique learning environment tailored to the needs of its student population.

Abq Sign Language Academy's test scores are significantly lower than the state averages, with only 28% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 9% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 39% and 25%, respectively. Additionally, the school has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 6.9 to 8.6 over the past three years, suggests a more personalized learning environment.

When comparing Abq Sign Language Academy to nearby schools, such as Explore Academy, which is located about 6 miles away and has much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (55%), Mathematics (40%), and Science (63%), the differences in performance become more evident. This comparison highlights the unique challenges and opportunities faced by Abq Sign Language Academy in serving its specialized student population, which may require a tailored approach to education that differs from the state's standardized assessments.

160

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,954

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 Lomas Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 244-7553

District: Abq Sign Language Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

White:

21.9%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (30% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

New Mexico avg44%

Not ranked this year

Abq Sign Language Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	14.8	399 of 435	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	177 of 420	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	176 of 383	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.5	250 of 410	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.3	352 of 421	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.4	394 of 442	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	96.4	2 of 203	99.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	365 of 395	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	14.6	393 of 426	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	342 of 414	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	11.5	391 of 413	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	314 of 325	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	14.8	225 of 239	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	120 of 232	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.7	81 of 208	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	14.6	207 of 222	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	190 of 204	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	14.6	213 of 227	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	172 of 221	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	11.5	219 of 229	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	139 of 187	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.0	135 of 172	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	152 of 170	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	130 of 142	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	85.3	19 of 157	87.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	107 of 136	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	14.6	143 of 157	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	97 of 150	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	126 of 146	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	93.4	3 of 58	94.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	8.5	130 of 136	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	150 of 157	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2022)99th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2023)17th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)8th percentile~ school

White (2023)5th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Male (2023)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2023)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)6th percentile~ school

White (2023)4th percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2022)95th percentile

Male (2024)35th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)9th percentile~ school

Female (2024)8th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)4th percentile-17 vs school

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th 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
Abq Sign Language Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	620 Lomas Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Abq Sign Language Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 244-7553	160	19	8.2	100.0%	35 (21.9%)	6 (3.8%)	97 (60.6%)	5 (3.1%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)								(n/a)													29.9								$26,954
Native American Community Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1000 Indian School Rd	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 266-0992	428	58	7.3	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	324 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.0%)								(n/a)	33.3			42.1	44.7	36.7		42.9		40.5	36.2	35.9	34.2				19.1	14.9		10.9	$11,132
Unm Mimbres School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 Yale Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Unm Mimbres School	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 272-2890	23	12	1.9		4 (17.4%)	1 (4.3%)	12 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)								(n/a)
Mission Achievement And Success 1.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1718 Yale Blvd SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	1,193	77	15.4	99.6%	53 (4.4%)	48 (4.0%)	984 (82.5%)	25 (2.1%)	26 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.7%)								(n/a)	51.0	13.7	32.9	44.8	68.0	46.5	43.4	62.2	47.8	46.9	52.3	59.7	51.4	26.5	35.1	42.0	40.2	46.5	25.4	36.5	$8,924
Continuation School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5100 2nd St NW	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 468-7284	5	2	2.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mission Achievement And Success 2.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	1255 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	1,040	66	15.7	99.6%	33 (3.2%)	12 (1.2%)	952 (91.5%)	12 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.3%)								(n/a)			26.7	64.4		44.1	42.9	47.4	42.9	59.8	69.1	67.8	54.2	22.3	29.9	27.4	50.4	42.4	28.9	33.5
Highland Autism Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	220 Monroe SW	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 266-6869	15	11	1.3	20.0%	2 (13.3%)	2 (13.3%)	7 (46.7%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)
Aces Technical Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	4501 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Aces Technical Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 506-1186	165	14	11.7	100.0%	15 (9.1%)	12 (7.3%)	105 (63.6%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.9%)								(n/a)						22.6			53.9	37.5	58.3		38.7							13.5
El Camino Real Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3713 Isleta Blvd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 314-2212	342	26	13.4	99.7%	10 (2.9%)	5 (1.5%)	322 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)					45.0	27.3				28.0		25.7	19.4							4.9	$9,001
Explore Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5100 Masthead St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Explore Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 305-5300	1,413	115	12.2	25.8%	460 (32.6%)	32 (2.3%)	674 (47.7%)	12 (0.8%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	225 (15.9%)								(n/a)	81.0	46.4	52.1	55.2	80.7	61.0	50.7	65.2	54.3	56.9	58.1	60.9	58.1	30.4	37.9	51.4	52.7	44.5	35.6	43.3	$8,648

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How many students attend Abq Sign Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Abq Sign Language Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Abq Sign Language Academy?

Students at Abq Sign Language Academy are 61% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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