The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in English language arts. The lowest is 19% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Ecademy K-8
ECADEMY K-8 sits on Cutler Avenue in Albuquerque's Northeast quadrant, a regular public school within Albuquerque Public Schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade. It is not a charter or magnet school. The enrollment is moderate for a K-8 configuration, and what stands out in the grade distribution is how the upper grades dominate: the building has far more students in seventh and eighth grade than in kindergarten and first grade, which gives the school something of an upper-elementary and middle-school feel even though it starts at kindergarten. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller American Indian and Alaska Native, White, multiracial, and Black populations, plus a tiny Asian presence. A very large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals; the reported figure exceeds full enrollment, which typically reflects community eligibility provisioning rather than an error. Data on individualized education programs and English learner status was not available.
On the most recent state assessments, ECADEMY's English language arts results are the relative bright spot. The proficiency rate for grades three through eight sits below half of tested students but above what the school posts in its other subjects, suggesting that literacy instruction is producing more consistent outcomes than math or science. Mathematics proficiency is low, with roughly one in five tested students reaching proficiency. Science is also low, with about a quarter of tested students proficient. A parent weighing this school may want to look into how the school is approaching math and science instruction and what support structures exist for students working below grade level in those subjects. Only one year of assessment data was available, so there is no trend to characterize whether these results are improving, stable, or declining over time.
Because ECADEMY serves only through eighth grade, it has no graduation rate, and that gap reflects the grade band rather than anything about the school's performance. The same applies to AP or dual-credit coursework, which would not be expected at this level. Data on course access, staffing ratios, attendance, discipline, and Title I status was not available in the provided materials, so those dimensions of school life cannot be described here.
The surrounding neighborhood sits in a zip code where home values track close to the state benchmark and below the national one, making it comparatively affordable for a major metropolitan area. Rents are also moderate, and renting costs less per month than carrying a mortgage at current rates. The housing market in this zip code has seen only slight year-over-year price appreciation, with rents rising a bit faster than purchase prices. A family looking to buy would find the price-to-income ratio below the national level, which is relatively favorable, though current mortgage rates make the monthly cost meaningful.
Albuquerque itself is New Mexico's largest city, sprawling across mesas and valleys with the Rio Grande running through its center and the Sandia Mountains rising to the east. The city is car-oriented, with walkable nodes concentrated in Old Town, downtown along Central Avenue, and the Nob Hill area near the University of New Mexico. Major employers include Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, UNM, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, and the school district itself. A growing film and media sector, anchored partly by a Netflix production hub, has added another economic layer. The city's population has been roughly flat to slightly declining in recent estimates, though the broader metro area has grown. The city references affordable housing access among its strategic priorities.
We searched for recent parent-relevant changes within Albuquerque Public Schools, such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, or bond and tax measures, but found little in the available results, so we left that out rather than guess. For families evaluating ECADEMY, the open questions are the ones the data does not answer: staffing, attendance patterns, discipline, and program offerings beyond what state testing captures. Those are worth raising directly with the school.
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