High · New Mexico

South Valley Academy

CharterFree meals for all

South Valley Academy, a public high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico: grades 6–12, 604 students, 11.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Albuquerque.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 604
Teachers (FTE): 51.7
Students per teacher: 11.7
Grades: 6–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 57% of high schools in New Mexico

Median 12.9 · 196 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 70% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Larger than 75% of high schools in New Mexico

Median 212 · 213 schools compared

Larger than 61% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Mexico's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Mexico: 44%

36%proficient

+6.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of high schools in New Mexico

Median 50% · 35 high schools compared

275 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New Mexico: 27%

15%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of high schools in New Mexico

Median 30% · 29 high schools compared

275 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 6–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Albuquerque

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Albuquerque.

Location

Address: 3426 Blake Road SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105
Phone: (505)452-3132
City or town: South Valley
County: Bernalillo County

Website Quality of life in South Valley Schools in South Valley

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Robert F. Kennedy CharterCharterFree meals for all	6–12	314	12.3	22%	5.0%	0.8 mi
Rio Grande HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,475	12.8	—	—	1.3 mi
La Academia de EsperanzaCharterFree meals for all	6–12	238	18.4	—	—	1.6 mi
New America SchoolCharterFree meals for all	9–12	131	8.7	—	—	2.1 mi
Atrisco Heritage Academy HSFree meals for all	9–12	1,930	14.5	—	—	2.4 mi
Mark Armijo AcademyCharterFree meals for all	9–12	233	14.4	—	—	2.5 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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