The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in English language arts. The lowest is 18% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy is a regular public school in Albuquerque's Northeast quadrant, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade on Indian School Road NE. It sits within the Albuquerque Public Schools district, one of the largest districts in the country, which operates schools spread across all parts of the city. The school's name signals a fine arts emphasis, and while no specific program details were available in the data provided, the academy designation and arts focus in the name suggest that families choosing this school may be drawn to a creative, arts-integrated approach to elementary education. A parent considering enrollment would want to ask the school directly about how the fine arts thread runs through daily instruction and what specific arts programming is offered.
The school is small for its grade band, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the early grades and a smaller sixth-grade cohort. Its student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a meaningful American Indian and Alaska Native presence and smaller White, Black, and multiracial populations. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a school serving a largely economically disadvantaged community. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so those population sizes are unknown here. A family whose child receives special education or English-learner services should ask the school what supports are in place.
On New Mexico's state assessments, the most recent results show mixed outcomes. English language arts proficiency is moderate, with roughly a third of tested students meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations in reading and writing. Math proficiency is lower, with about a fifth of students scoring proficient or above. Science results are based on a small tested cohort because only certain grades participate in the science assessment, and the proficiency rate was modest there as well. No prior-year data was available for comparison, so there is no trend to characterize; a single year of results gives a snapshot rather than a trajectory. A parent may want to look into how the school supports math growth specifically, and whether the arts-integrated model is connected to academic improvement efforts.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No civil-rights data, discipline information, staffing figures, or attendance metrics were available in the provided data. Title I status was also not reported, though the near-universal free-or-reduced-price-lunch eligibility would typically align with Title I eligibility. Gaps like these often reflect what the state or district reports for a given school and year rather than a judgment on the school itself.
Albuquerque itself is New Mexico's largest city, a sprawling, car-oriented place organized into four quadrants by Central Avenue and the railroad tracks. The Northeast Heights, where the school sits, is a residential area east of the Rio Grande bosque and below the Sandia Mountains. The city anchors include Sandia National Laboratories and Kirtland Air Force Base on the southeast side, the University of New Mexico near downtown along Central Avenue, a growing film and media sector, and Presbyterian Healthcare. Publicly reported information notes the city's population has been roughly flat to slightly declining in recent years, with development activity focused on affordable housing initiatives and media-sector expansion.
Housing in the school's zip code sits below the national benchmark and roughly in line with the state figure, making it relatively affordable by national standards. Rents are modest, and the estimated monthly cost of renting is lower than the estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home, which may matter to families weighing whether to buy or rent in the area. A household earning around the national median income would face a price-to-income ratio that is higher than comfortable but not as stretched as many larger metro markets.
For a family weighing this school, the fine arts identity is the defining draw to explore. The academic snapshot suggests real strength in literacy relative to math, and the nearly universal economic need of the student body shapes the school's context. Asking the school how it brings arts into core academics, and how it supports students below proficiency in math, would be a practical next step.
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