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Estancia Valley Classical Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico Alternative Schools

Better than 97% of New Mexico alternative schools

Summary

Estancia Valley Classical Academy is a public charter school located in Edgewood, New Mexico, serving 603 students in grades K-12. The school follows a classical education model and has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in science and English language arts, when compared to the state average.

Estancia Valley Classical Academy consistently outperforms the state average in various standardized tests, including NM-ASR/Science, SAT School Day/English Language Arts, and NM-MSSA/English Language Arts. For example, in 2024-2025, 75.86% of 11th-grade students at Estancia Valley Classical Academy were proficient or better in NM-ASR/Science, compared to the state average of 41.69%. The school has also maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 74.2% to 89.6% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Estancia Valley Classical Academy has a lower student-teacher ratio and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to nearby schools, such as Eldorado High, Abq School Of Excellence, and Manzano High.

The consistent academic performance of Estancia Valley Classical Academy suggests that the school's classical education model and teaching approach are effective in helping students achieve high levels of proficiency. While the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, understanding the factors contributing to these variations could provide valuable insights. Overall, Estancia Valley Classical Academy appears to be a high-performing public charter school that is delivering a strong academic program and supporting its students' educational outcomes.

565

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,462

Per pupil spending ?

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 State Hwy 344
Edgewood, NM 87015

(505) 431-3822

District: Estancia Valley Classical Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

37.0%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2019 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (61% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Mexico alternative schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

New Mexico avg31%

4^th of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	80.5	79 of 435	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	56 of 420	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	54 of 396	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	19 of 383	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	85.9	31 of 374	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	77.8	67 of 410	83.7%	★★★★☆
2015	89.2	30 of 421	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	77.1	83 of 390	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	52 of 395	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	74 of 343	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	34 of 339	90.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	64.2	131 of 395	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	90 of 389	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	114 of 320	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	51 of 329	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	49.2	213 of 426	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	85 of 410	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	52 of 361	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	79.9	75 of 414	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	60 of 392	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	35 of 337	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	10 of 333	97.0%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	87.1	14 of 92	84.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	58.9	65 of 165	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	18 of 132	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	76.6	88 of 413	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	81 of 325	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	83 of 199	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	31 of 187	83.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	80.5	45 of 239	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	40 of 232	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	30 of 200	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	15 of 186	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	14 of 176	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	11 of 208	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	86.4	18 of 207	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	77.1	42 of 213	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	46 of 220	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	21 of 160	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	19 of 156	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	64.2	53 of 204	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	24 of 214	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	27 of 150	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	92.7	3 of 149	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	49.2	98 of 227	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	83 of 223	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	79.9	42 of 221	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	30 of 213	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	23 of 152	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	10 of 151	93.4%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	87.1	10 of 58	82.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	58.9	25 of 100	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	76.6	49 of 229	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	62 of 187	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	35 of 121	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	21 of 120	82.5%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	4 of 131	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.2	34 of 172	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	34 of 170	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	99.7	1 of 177	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	12 of 181	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	9 of 182	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	71.6	32 of 158	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	90.9	8 of 185	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	93.7	3 of 193	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	72.7	33 of 142	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	29 of 143	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	98.7	1 of 157	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	70.8	31 of 144	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	23 of 145	84.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	71.7	29 of 136	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	38 of 132	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	73.0	24 of 127	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	59 of 157	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	76.6	26 of 150	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	28 of 146	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	99.8	1 of 159	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	8 of 151	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	12 of 143	91.6%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	87.1	4 of 42	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	57.7	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	11 of 38	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	10 of 58	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	4 of 117	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	52.9	53 of 136	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	35 of 157	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	98.2	1 of 133	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	22 of 109	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	22 of 115	80.9%	★★★★☆

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

Native American (2023)85th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2023)79th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)79th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)67th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)61st percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)50th percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2023)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2023)81st percentile~ school

Female (2023)80th percentile~ school

White (2023)79th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)75th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)74th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)57th percentile-24 vs school

High school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)90th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2024)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)79th percentile~ school

Female (2024)77th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)62nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+44 vs state

Science57%+22 vs state

Mathematics55%+43 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 5, 2017

This school's environment is toxic. Bullying is rampant and ignored. Selfish administrators are deceitful and are often elitist. Because there is no sports program, EVCA chooses to make homework the new sport, a sport which ate away hours of my child's time and happiness. If you have a happy, well-adjusted child, keep him out of EVCA. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, June 10, 2016

The curriculum is great, they really push the kids but they pride themselves on the "rigorous" and "willing" piece of their mission so any kid not performing well is deemed not "willing" and they will just leave them behind. I have seen teachers take away essential tools such as a writing board because a child (in kindergarten) is not on task so they are then unable to complete the assignment. They demand the student is on task all the time, even when my daughter had a 102 fever she got in trouble for not being on task. The teachers are very unwelcoming to parents and even though volunteering is a requirement they often make it difficult to volunteer, the office staff will not communicate with you when you are volunteering. My children all told me mom I don't want to go to school there, anywhere but there! Their teacher even made them hold their cupcakes another student passed out for a birthday while they were being picked up rather than allowing 10 minutes to let them eat them in class (3rd grade). Close Quote

Schools Near Estancia Valley Classical Academy

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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
Estancia Valley Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 State Hwy 344	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Estancia Valley Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 431-3822	565	37	15.0	14.9%	290 (51.3%)	1 (0.2%)	209 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.2%)								(n/a)	82.8	55.2	47.6	51.7	75.9	57.0															$7,462
Pecos Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1841 Old Route 66 Suite B	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Pecos Cyber Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 886-3900	1,569	120	13.0	45.6%	339 (21.6%)	20 (1.3%)	981 (62.5%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (3.8%)	3 (0.2%)	165 (10.5%)								(n/a)	30.1		15.6	20.2	23.6	20.7	14.0	27.6	29.5	38.7	31.4	36.5	31.8		9.2	24.4	23.7	14.4	7.9	13.9
Abq School Of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13201 Lomas Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Abq School Of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 312-7711	1,005	62	16.3	56.9%	306 (30.4%)	57 (5.7%)	428 (42.6%)	58 (5.8%)	27 (2.7%)	5 (0.5%)	124 (12.3%)								(n/a)	89.2	51.4	55.1	50.0	75.7	56.6	63.1	65.3	62.8	75.2	76.7	53.3	66.9	48.8	40.3	56.4	67.5	62.1	43.3	54.4	$6,044
Manzano High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12200 Lomas Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 559-2200	1,157	90	12.8	95.2%	200 (17.3%)	45 (3.9%)	721 (62.3%)	44 (3.8%)	91 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (4.6%)								(n/a)	37.0	5.3			30.8																$9,622
Eldorado High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11300 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-4871	1,579	108	14.5	99.7%	586 (37.1%)	31 (2.0%)	716 (45.3%)	48 (3.0%)	79 (5.0%)	4 (0.3%)	115 (7.3%)								(n/a)	63.1	31.9			60.1																$8,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Estancia Valley Classical Academy

What is the racial makeup of Estancia Valley Classical Academy?

Students at Estancia Valley Classical Academy are 51% White, 37% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

How many students attend Estancia Valley Classical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Estancia Valley Classical Academy.

Is Estancia Valley Classical Academy a good school?

Yes! Estancia Valley Classical Academy is one of the best alternative schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 131 New Mexico alternative schools.

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