Century Alt High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Los Lunas, New Mexico

Century Alt High in Los Lunas, New Mexico enrolled 353 students in 2024-25 with 9.2 full-time teachers, 38.3 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20-29% (New Mexico: 76.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 110% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 48%

168 students in 2022-23, 365 students in 2023-24, 353 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.2 to 9.2.

Students enrolled at Century Alt High by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-231682023-243652024-25353
Students enrolled at Century Alt High by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-231682023-243652024-25353
Students enrolled at Century Alt High by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-231682023-243652024-25353
Students enrolled at Century Alt High by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 35301002003004002022-231682023-243652024-25353
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231686.227.1
2023-2436510.235.7
2024-253539.238.3

38.3 students per teacher, a higher 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.

Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Century Alt High 38.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentury Alt High 38.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Century Alt High 38.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentury Alt High 38.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Century Alt High 38.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentury Alt High 38.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Century Alt High 38.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentury Alt High 38.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.5

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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 106 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Century Alt High enrolled 106 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 106 of the 106 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

74.8% of students were Hispanic, 15.9% White, 4.8% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic74.8%
  2. White15.9%
  3. American Indian4.8%
  4. Two or more races3.1%
  5. Black1.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Century Alt High scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-22under 50%34%33.8%
Math, 2022-23under 50%28% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

20-29% of the 43 students in Century Alt High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Four-year graduation rate20‑29%72%76.5%
Students in the class4369625,411

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Los Lunas

4 public high schools in Los Lunas report 2024-25 enrollment; Century Alt High is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Los Lunas High1,46019.5100.0%
Valencia High96023.4100.0%
Century Alt High35338.399.4%
Central Nm Corrections11.0not reported

All public schools in Los Lunas →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Century Alt High

  1. How much Los Lunas Schools spends per student$13,753 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,753
  2. The largest public schools in New MexicoCentury Alt High is the number 69 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#69 of 211
  3. New Mexico schools by students per teacher38.3 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.38.3:1
  4. 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 Century Alt High

  1. How many students attend Century Alt High?
    353 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 168 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Los Lunas, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Century Alt High?
    38.3 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.
  3. Is Century Alt High a Title I school?
    Century Alt High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Century Alt High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Century Alt High scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Century Alt High?
    20-29% of the 43 students in Century Alt High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Century Alt High in?
    Los Lunas Schools, NCES district ID 3501680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350168000807 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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