Southwest Preparatory Learning Center
Public middle school, grades 4 to 8 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Southwest Preparatory Learning Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico enrolled 124 students in 2024-25 with 13.4 full-time teachers, 9.3 students per teacher against the New Mexico middle-school median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 48%
149 students in 2022-23, 157 students in 2023-24, 124 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.0 to 13.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 149 | 9.0 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 157 | 8.0 | 19.6 |
| 2024-25 | 124 | 13.4 | 9.3 |
9.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 New Mexico middle schools
Among the 154 New Mexico middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 161 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southwest Preparatory Learning Center enrolled 161 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 20 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 161 of the 161 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions20
- Chronically absent22.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.2% of students were Hispanic, 29.0% White, 20.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic45.2%
- White29.0%
- Two or more races20.2%
- American Indian3.2%
- Black2.4%
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 Southwest Preparatory Learning Center scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 45‑49% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 30‑34% (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.
Middle schools in Albuquerque
30 public middle schools in Albuquerque report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Hillerman Middle School | 860 | 14.0 | 99.4% |
| Desert Ridge Middle | 801 | 12.7 | 99.1% |
| Eisenhower Middle | 740 | 13.3 | 100.0% |
| James Monroe Middle | 630 | 12.5 | 99.4% |
| Jefferson Middle | 615 | 12.3 | 99.3% |
| Madison Middle | 532 | 13.5 | 99.6% |
| Truman Middle | 520 | 10.0 | 99.6% |
| L.B. Johnson Middle | 491 | 10.2 | 99.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Southwest Preparatory Learning Center
- Madison MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 532 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Jackson MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 380 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Southwest Preparatory Learning Center with Madison MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Southwest Preparatory Learning Center spends per student$15,007 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,007
- The largest public schools in New MexicoSouthwest Preparatory Learning Center is the number 115 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#115 of 158
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher9.3 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.9.3:1
- 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 Southwest Preparatory Learning Center
How many students attend Southwest Preparatory Learning Center?
124 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 149 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Albuquerque, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Preparatory Learning Center?
9.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for middle schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Southwest Preparatory Learning Center a Title I school?
Southwest Preparatory Learning Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Southwest Preparatory Learning Center do on state tests?
The students tested at Southwest Preparatory Learning Center scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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.What district is Southwest Preparatory Learning Center in?
Southwest Preparatory Learning Center, NCES district ID 3500136. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350013600927 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
- 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.