Aztec Youth Academy
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Las Cruces, New Mexico
Aztec Youth Academy in Las Cruces, New Mexico enrolled 33 students in 2024-25 with 8.4 full-time teachers, 3.9 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 83% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
18 students in 2022-23, 32 students in 2023-24, 33 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 8.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 18 | 8.0 | 2.3 |
| 2023-24 | 32 | 8.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024-25 | 33 | 8.4 | 3.9 |
3.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 New Mexico high schools
Among the 185 New Mexico high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Aztec Youth Academy enrolled 38 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
78.8% of students were Hispanic, 9.1% White, 6.1% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic78.8%
- White9.1%
- Black6.1%
- Two or more races6.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Las Cruces
9 public high schools in Las Cruces report 2024-25 enrollment; Aztec Youth Academy is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Mountain High School | 2,128 | 19.0 | 100.0% |
| Centennial High School | 1,713 | 13.2 | 99.9% |
| Las Cruces High | 1,703 | 18.2 | 100.0% |
| Mayfield High | 1,327 | 17.2 | 100.0% |
| New America School - Las Cruces | 225 | 20.3 | 95.1% |
| Las Montanas Charter | 201 | 12.6 | 100.0% |
| Alma D'arte Charter | 63 | 9.5 | 100.0% |
| Aztec Youth Academy | 33 | 3.9 | 90.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Aztec Youth Academy
- Southern Nm CorrectionsThe nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 2 students (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Rio Grande Preparatory InstituteThe next nearest public high school, 8.6 miles away: 46 students (2024-25).8.6 mi
- Compare Aztec Youth Academy with Southern Nm CorrectionsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Juvenile Justice spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in New MexicoAztec Youth Academy is the number 194 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#194 of 211
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher3.9 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.3.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Aztec Youth Academy
How many students attend Aztec Youth Academy?
33 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 18 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Las Cruces, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Aztec Youth Academy?
3.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for high schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Aztec Youth Academy a Title I school?
Aztec Youth Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Aztec Youth Academy in?
Juvenile Justice, NCES district ID 3500011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350001100973 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.