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21st Century Public Academy

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21st Century Public Academy ranks 66 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 1-8

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

21st Century Public Academy is an elementary and middle school (grades 1-8) located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 378 students. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

21st Century Public Academy's academic excellence is particularly notable for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking 41st and 6th, respectively, out of all New Mexico elementary schools in ELA proficiency. The school also ranks 1st out of all New Mexico elementary schools for its Native American student population in ELA proficiency. However, the school's performance for its African American and Special Education student populations is relatively lower, ranking 32nd and 100th, respectively, in ELA proficiency. With a student-teacher ratio of 11.6, the school provides a more personalized learning environment compared to nearby public schools, which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes.

Despite serving a population with a relatively low socioeconomic status, as indicated by the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, 21st Century Public Academy has maintained its academic excellence. Compared to the nearby public schools, such as Mark Twain Elementary, Monte Vista Elementary, and Coral Community Charter, 21st Century Public Academy consistently outperforms them in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. This suggests that the school has effective strategies in place to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds and promote academic success for all its students.

371

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 Cutler Ave. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 254-0280

District: 21st Century Public Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.3%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2022 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (47% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

66^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

57^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 9 pts since 2022

From top 20% (2022) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 8221st Century Public 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	71.3	66 of 345	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	77 of 413	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	85 of 420	79.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	32 of 56	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	98.5	6 of 223	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	19 of 203	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	69.2	84 of 398	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	96 of 395	75.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	85.9	41 of 384	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	47 of 389	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	84 of 325	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	65 of 356	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	51 of 410	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	77.0	67 of 397	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	66 of 392	83.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	22.0	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	56.3	33 of 91	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	98.6	1 of 99	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	59 of 158	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	100 of 132	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	57 of 304	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	98 of 339	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	33.5	238 of 325	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	57 of 192	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	47 of 232	79.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	57.2	20 of 55	63.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	67.1	15 of 69	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	75.6	36 of 220	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	75.6	26 of 214	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	55 of 173	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	58 of 223	74.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	63.7	51 of 213	76.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	56 of 178	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	83 of 187	55.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)99th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2024)89th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2024)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2024)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)64th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2024)63rd percentile-19 vs school

African American (2024)37th percentile-45 vs school

Military Connected (2022)8th percentile-72 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)88th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2022)84th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)78th percentile~ school

Male (2022)76th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

African American (2022)64th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+19 vs state

Science47%+11 vs state

Mathematics31%+4 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
21st Century Public Academy	Public, Charter	1-8	4300 Cutler Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	21st Century Public Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 254-0280	371	36	10.2	46.4%	257 (69.3%)	17 (4.6%)	59 (15.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	71.3	66^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.9%		75.2	77^th of 413 public elementary schools	81.4%	11	48.7	45.3	46.6	61.9	62.2	59.0	67.1	62.3	62.5	63.0	38.1	37.8	46.2	31.4	16.9	29.7	30.5
Montezuma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Indian School NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 260-2040	330	28	11.9	99.4%	54 (16.4%)	9 (2.7%)	220 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	14.5	326^th of 345 public elementary schools	5.5%		14.9	367^th of 413 public elementary schools	11.1%	41	18.0			29.7	26.8	20.0				25.9	18.8	12.5					14.7	$14,900
Ecademy K-8	Public, Virtual	K-8	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 247-4209	466	49	9.5	98.9%	56 (12.0%)	13 (2.8%)	325 (69.7%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	11	336^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.6%		37.5	236^th of 413 public elementary schools	42.9%	100		26.0	23.6			18.6	27.3	28.6	22.5	22.1				18.2	17.4	6.8	10.5
Bel-Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4725 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 888-4033	254	25	9.9	99.6%	21 (8.3%)	6 (2.4%)	184 (72.4%)	6 (2.4%)	26 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)								(n/a)					26.5	31.4				22.8							9.7	$10,961
Desert Willow Family School	Public	K-8	3303 Monroe NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 888-1647	289	18	15.9	99.7%	159 (55.0%)	2 (0.7%)	94 (32.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.3%)	99	3^rd of 345 public elementary schools	99.1%		99.6	3^rd of 413 public elementary schools	99.3%		68.6	75.0	70.6	86.1	85.7	86.5		83.3		87.6	69.8	64.3	75.7	90.3	83.3	64.7	74.2	$6,492
Zia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 260-2020	236	19	12.7	100.0%	87 (36.9%)	7 (3.0%)	107 (45.3%)	5 (2.1%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	62	92^nd of 345 public elementary schools	73.3%		51.6	166^th of 413 public elementary schools	59.8%	74	36.4			57.1	61.1	44.1				54.3	28.6	36.1	41.2				35.2	$11,794
Hodgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Morningside Dr NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9855	392	38	10.2	99.0%	56 (14.3%)	19 (4.8%)	208 (53.1%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	10.3	338^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.0%		9.3	390^th of 413 public elementary schools	5.6%	52				25.0	28.6	19.6				24.1							5.7	$11,974
Zuni Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Claremont Ave NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-8313	212	20	10.8	100.0%	39 (18.4%)	6 (2.8%)	143 (67.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	18.9	304^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.9%		31.1	267^th of 413 public elementary schools	35.4%	37					41.0	24.4				27.4			17.1				13.2	$8,540
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6316 Constitution Ave NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8337	285	36	8.0	99.6%	57 (20.0%)	10 (3.5%)	172 (60.4%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.1%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.6%)	22.1	280^th of 345 public elementary schools	18.8%		15.2	364^th of 413 public elementary schools	11.9%	84				32.0	34.3	30.4				32.5							10.8	$15,929
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3211 Monte Vista Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 260-2030	379	27	14.0	99.7%	130 (34.3%)	8 (2.1%)	194 (51.2%)	13 (3.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	66.4	85^th of 345 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.6	65^th of 413 public elementary schools	84.3%	20	38.2			47.4	66.7	52.7				55.5	29.5	40.6	45.5				37.6	$7,341

Frequently Asked Questions about 21st Century Public Academy

What is the racial makeup of 21st Century Public Academy?

Students at 21st Century Public Academy are 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend 21st Century Public Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended 21st Century Public Academy.

What district is 21st Century Public Academy in?

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Is 21st Century Public Academy a good school?

21st Century Public Academy ranks 66^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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