The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in English language arts. The lowest is 8% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on The International School at Mesa Del Sol
The International School at Mesa Del Sol is a public charter school in Albuquerque, serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. It sits within the Albuquerque Public Schools boundaries but operates independently as a charter. The school's enrollment is small for a full pre-K-through-12 program, and the grade distribution is bottom-heavy, with the largest cohorts in elementary and middle grades and a relatively thin high school population. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
On New Mexico's state assessments for the most recent reported year, the school's results were mixed. English language arts proficiency was moderate, with roughly a third of tested students in grades three through eight scoring proficient or above. Science proficiency landed below that, and math proficiency was quite low, with only a small fraction of tested students reaching proficiency. These are the only state testing results available, and the data covers a single year, so there is no trend to assess. A parent considering this school may want to look into the math results further with the school and ask what supports or curricular changes are in place. We looked for graduation rate data and found none reported for this school, which may reflect the small high school enrollment or a reporting gap rather than an absence of outcomes. Special population data for students with individualized education programs and English learners was also not available in the provided records.
The school sits in Albuquerque, New Mexico's largest city and a metropolitan center combining government installations, a major university, a growing film and media sector, and commercial corridors. The city is geographically divided into four quadrants using Central Avenue and the railroad tracks as axes, with the Rio Grande running north-south through its center. The Sandia Mountains rise to the east, and Petroglyph National Monument preserves Native American rock art on the West Mesa. Albuquerque is sprawling and car-oriented, with walkable street life concentrated in specific nodes such as Old Town Plaza, Downtown along Central Avenue, and the Nob Hill and University area near the University of New Mexico. Major employers include Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, the University of New Mexico, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, and the state government. Netflix has established a production hub in the city, contributing to the media sector. The city's population has been roughly flat to slightly declining in recent years, and the city government has promoted strategic actions around affordable housing access.
Housing in the school's zip code is modestly priced relative to national benchmarks, with typical home values near the national figure and rents somewhat below what a monthly mortgage would cost at current interest rates. That rent-versus-mortgage gap makes renting relatively affordable compared with buying, which may matter to families weighing relocation. The broader Bernalillo County housing market has seen only slight recent movement in home values, with rents edging upward. The unemployment environment remains stable.
We searched for parent-relevant changes or strategic initiatives specific to Albuquerque Public Schools that might affect this charter school and found little publicly reported, so we left that out rather than guess. We also looked for program offerings, course access details, staffing ratios, attendance data, and discipline data for the school itself, and none were available in the provided records. A family evaluating this school would benefit from asking directly about advanced course offerings, extracurriculars, special education services, and the high school pathway, since the data does not speak to these areas.
What the available picture shows is a small charter school with a continuous pre-K-through-12 structure, a Hispanic-majority student body serving a largely lower-income community, moderate reading results, and a clear area of concern in math. Families drawn to a charter option with an international theme and a full grade span in this part of Albuquerque will want to weigh those characteristics against the academic data and fill in the missing pieces through direct conversation with the school.
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