Public Academy For Performing Arts

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Public Academy For Performing Arts is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 434 students. The school consistently ranks among the top 35 high schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, despite being part of the Albuquerque school district, which is ranked 89 out of 119 districts in New Mexico and has a 1-star rating.

The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 60% of students at Public Academy For Performing Arts were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39% for Albuquerque and the state. The school's strong performance extends to specific student subgroups, such as female and Hispanic students, who ranked 14th and 17th, respectively, out of all New Mexico high schools. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 69% to 79.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

While Public Academy For Performing Arts is a high-performing school, it is located in close proximity to several lower-performing schools, such as New Futures High School, Freedom High, and Highland High, which have significantly lower academic proficiency and graduation rates. The school serves a diverse student population, with around 45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and likely offers a unique educational experience with its focus on the performing arts.


Detail:

Public, Charter 6-12

 11800 Princess Jeanne Ave. NE
       Albuquerque, NM  87112


(505) 830-3128

District: Albuquerque

SchoolDigger Rank:
35th of 190 New Mexico High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,196 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  448

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.2%
White:
39.1%
African American:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.4% Help


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Compare Details Public Academy For Performing Arts ranks better than 83% of middle schools in New Mexico. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.33. (See more...)
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Compare Details Public Academy For Performing Arts ranks better than 81.6% of high schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 6th among 30 ranked high schools in the Albuquerque School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.25. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Public Academy For Performing Arts who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.2%), White (39.1%), African American (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Public Academy For Performing Arts is 14.4, which is the 15th best among 30 high schools in the Albuquerque School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Public Academy For Performing Arts is $7,196. 29 high schools in the Albuquerque School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Public Academy For Performing Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Public Academy For Performing Arts 40th of 235 New Mexico public middle schools. (See Public Academy For Performing Arts in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Public Academy For Performing Arts 35th of 190 New Mexico public high schools. (See Public Academy For Performing Arts in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Albuquerque 89th of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Public Academy For Performing Arts

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Rank History for all middle school students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 80.14 22nd 171 87.1%
2008 86.35 16th 172 90.7%
2009 81.59 22nd 178 87.6%
2010 69.44 43rd 179 76.0%
2011 77.18 30th 173 82.7%
2012 63.04 57th 178 68.0%
2013 51.15 78th 193 59.6%
2014 58.16 79th 222 64.4%
2015 54.44 73rd 207 64.7%
2016 66.96 44th 208 78.8%
2017 60.28 52nd 176 70.5%
2018 65.64 44th 186 76.3%
2019 65.27 51st 200 74.5%
2022 69.32 54th 232 76.7%
2023 83.70 39th 239 83.7%
2024 81.33 40th 235 83.0%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 61.36 21st 69 69.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.71 37th 168 78.0%
2019 64.14 45th 175 74.3%
2022 60.81 52nd 223 76.7%
2023 74.41 42nd 227 81.5%
2024 71.76 20th 107 81.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.63 50th 156 67.9%
2019 65.68 39th 160 75.6%
2022 68.51 47th 220 78.6%
2023 83.12 35th 213 83.6%
2024 82.33 34th 217 84.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.04 21st 151 86.1%
2019 59.94 46th 152 69.7%
2022 61.00 57th 213 73.2%
2023 83.82 36th 221 83.7%
2024 74.54 42nd 219 80.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 81.57 6th 55 89.1%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.80 24th 149 83.9%
2019 63.06 42nd 150 72.0%
2022 65.55 43rd 214 79.9%
2023 81.37 31st 204 84.8%
2024 75.40 29th 206 85.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.10 55th 120 54.2%
2019 52.85 44th 121 63.6%
2022 53.68 82nd 187 56.1%
2023 82.05 37th 229 83.8%
2024 83.19 27th 181 85.1%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Public Academy For Performing Arts

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Rank History for all high school students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 93.73 7th 150 95.3%
2008 87.97 15th 146 89.7%
2009 96.48 4th 151 97.4%
2010 95.18 7th 154 95.5%
2011 64.94 50th 157 68.2%
2012 83.45 20th 163 87.7%
2013 82.89 26th 177 85.3%
2014 83.48 23rd 198 88.4%
2015 68.79 34th 193 82.4%
2016 63.52 44th 185 76.2%
2017 51.31 63rd 158 60.1%
2018 84.14 23rd 182 87.4%
2019 84.69 21st 181 88.4%
2022 87.33 19th 177 89.3%
2023 83.70 27th 170 84.1%
2024 77.25 35th 190 81.6%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 99.51 1st 62 98.4%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.42 24th 164 85.4%
2019 77.47 25th 161 84.5%
2022 86.56 17th 154 89.0%
2023 74.41 23rd 157 85.4%
2024 70.42 31st 154 79.9%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.63 16th 145 89.0%
2019 80.88 19th 144 86.8%
2022 89.94 14th 157 91.1%
2023 83.12 20th 143 86.0%
2024 80.59 24th 153 84.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.88 29th 143 79.7%
2019 86.26 19th 151 87.4%
2022 65.28 51st 159 67.9%
2023 83.82 24th 146 83.6%
2024 77.78 22nd 159 86.2%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.09 15th 133 88.7%
2019 76.08 29th 139 79.1%
2022 85.15 17th 150 88.7%
2023 81.37 22nd 132 83.3%
2024 83.24 18th 142 87.3%
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Rank History for high school White students at Public Academy For Performing Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.38 27th 115 76.5%
2019 88.27 10th 109 90.8%
2022 81.10 18th 133 86.5%
2023 82.05 28th 157 82.2%
2024 76.42 33rd 155 78.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Public Academy For Performing Arts

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 108 9 3 76 6 n/a n/a 0 202
2003 108 9 3 76 6 n/a n/a 0 202
2004 144 16 4 88 9 n/a n/a 0 261
2005 187 15 6 109 12 n/a n/a 0 329
2006 182 10 4 117 12 n/a n/a 0 325
2007 171 5 3 129 11 n/a n/a 0 319
2008 193 8 4 127 11 n/a n/a 0 343
2009 205 7 2 123 13 n/a n/a 0 350
2010 170 13 7 142 13 0 0 0 345
2011 156 13 3 163 4 0 0 0 339
2012 138 19 1 182 6 0 0 0 346
2013 145 16 1 196 7 1 0 0 366
2014 132 17 3 213 7 0 0 0 372
2015 138 12 6 205 7 0 0 0 368
2016 135 13 7 218 5 2 0 0 380
2017 156 15 5 192 8 4 0 0 380
2018 159 15 3 190 7 5 1 0 380
2019 180 14 3 214 5 5 3 0 424
2020 187 14 6 234 6 2 3 0 452
2021 191 11 4 236 4 0 3 0 449
2022 165 15 4 240 6 3 1 0 434
2023 169 11 8 242 3 0 1 0 434
2024 175 12 8 243 7 0 3 0 448

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Public Academy For Performing Arts

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 202 18.4 11.0 0
2003 202 18.4 11.0 0
2004 261 19.9 13.1 0
2005 329 20.6 16.0 0
2006 325 23.5 13.8 0
2007 319 14.0 22.8 0
2008 343 25.2 13.6 7.6
2009 350 27.3 12.8 1.7
2010 345 24.1 14.2 29.9
2011 339 27.7 12.2 38.3
2012 346 26.8 12.8 28
2013 366 26.5 13.7 47.5
2014 372 27.3 13.5 51.6
2015 368 29.0 12.6 41.3
2016 380 30.0 12.6 56.8
2017 380 28.1 13.4 52.9
2018 380 28.1 13.5 54.5
2019 424 28.1 15.0 52.8
2020 452 28.8 15.6 46
2021 449 29.2 15.3 45.9
2022 434 29.0 14.9 46.5
2023 434 30.0 14.4 45.2
2024 448 31.0 14.4 42.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Public Academy For Performing Arts

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 202 18.4 11.0 0
2003 202 18.4 11.0 0
2004 261 19.9 13.1 0
2005 329 20.6 16.0 0
2006 325 23.5 13.8 0
2007 319 14.0 22.8 0
2008 343 25.2 13.6 7.6
2009 350 27.3 12.8 1.7
2010 345 24.1 14.2 29.9
2011 339 27.7 12.2 38.3
2012 346 26.8 12.8 28
2013 366 26.5 13.7 47.5
2014 372 27.3 13.5 51.6
2015 368 29.0 12.6 41.3
2016 380 30.0 12.6 56.8
2017 380 28.1 13.4 52.9
2018 380 28.1 13.5 54.5
2019 424 28.1 15.0 52.8
2020 452 28.8 15.6 46
2021 449 29.2 15.3 45.9
2022 434 29.0 14.9 46.5
2023 434 30.0 14.4 45.2
2024 448 31.0 14.4 42.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Public Academy For Performing Arts

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,196

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Public Academy For Performing Arts

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 51st of 200 Middle schoolsRanks 39th of 239 Middle schools
 9.2%
Ranks 21st of 181 High schoolsRanks 27th of 170 High schools
 4.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Language Arts (Public Academy For Performing Arts)3850
 12%
   6th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)2633.5
 7.5%
   6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3132.9
 1.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Public Academy For Performing Arts)2257.6
 35.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)1731.9
 14.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1932.5
 13.5%
7th Grade Language Arts (Public Academy For Performing Arts)3453.7
 19.7%
   7th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)2637
 11%
   7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3134.8
 3.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Public Academy For Performing Arts)1537.3
 22.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)1927
 8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1924.8
 5.8%
8th Grade Language Arts (Public Academy For Performing Arts)6043.9
 16.1%
   8th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)2935.3
 6.3%
   8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3133.2
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Public Academy For Performing Arts)3820.9
 17.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)1819.5
 1.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2019.7
 0.3%
11th Grade Language Arts (Public Academy For Performing Arts)5764.4
 7.4%
   11th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)4039.7
 0.3%
   11th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)4033.1
 6.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Public Academy For Performing Arts)3728.9
 8.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)1322
 9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1015.9
 5.9%
11th Grade Science (Public Academy For Performing Arts)5277.8
 25.8%
   11th Grade Science (Albuquerque)2641.9
 15.9%
   11th Grade Science (New Mexico)2540.2
 15.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students424434
 2.4%
African American1411
 21.4%
American Indian53
 40%
Asian38
 166.7%
Hispanic214242
 13.1%
Pacific Islander50
 100%
White180169
 6.1%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.8%45.2%
 7.7%


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Public Academy For Performing Arts ranks 35th of 190 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 448 students attended Public Academy For Performing Arts.

Students at Public Academy For Performing Arts are 54% Hispanic, 39% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.


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