Early College Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Early College Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico enrolled 212 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

217 students in 2022-23, 221 students in 2023-24, 212 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232172023-242212024-25212
Students enrolled at Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232172023-242212024-25212
Students enrolled at Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232172023-242212024-25212
Students enrolled at Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 217, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232172023-242212024-25212
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232170.3723.3
2023-242210.3736.7
2024-252120.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

5 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Early College Academy enrolled 201 students and reported no counselor; it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent18.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.5% of students were Hispanic, 28.3% White, 9.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic58.5%
  2. White28.3%
  3. Two or more races9.0%
  4. Asian2.4%
  5. Black0.9%
  6. American Indian0.9%

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 Early College Academy scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% 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, 2021-2260‑69%36%33.8%
Math, 2022-2350‑59%25% (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

80-89% of the 52 students in Early College Academy'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 rate80‑89%69%76.5%
Students in the class527,01925,411

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 Albuquerque

44 public high schools in Albuquerque report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Volcano Vista High2,08913.399.2%
Atrisco Heritage Academy High School1,93014.596.4%
La Cueva High1,82615.096.8%
Sandia High1,61814.296.8%
Albuquerque High1,56814.789.1%
West Mesa High1,56514.297.4%
Cibola High1,51715.495.8%
Rio Grande High1,47512.898.7%

All public schools in Albuquerque →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Early College Academy

  1. Albuquerque HighThe nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 1,568 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. Abq Charter AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 350 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Early College Academy with Albuquerque HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Albuquerque Public Schools spends per student$15,108 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,108
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoEarly College Academy is the number 106 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#106 of 211
  6. 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 Early College Academy

  1. How many students attend Early College Academy?
    212 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 217 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Albuquerque, NM.
  2. Is Early College Academy a Title I school?
    Early College Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Early College Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Early College Academy scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% 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.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Early College Academy?
    80-89% of the 52 students in Early College Academy'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.
  5. What district is Early College Academy in?
    Albuquerque Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350006000916 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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