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La Cueva High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
7801 Wilshire Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87122
Phone
(505) 823-2327
District
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
BERNALILLO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1816
Classroom Teachers
96

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.6% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

La Cueva High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
65%
28%
55%
21%
75%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 514 28.3%
Grade 10 476 26.2%
Grade 11 430 23.7%
Grade 12 396 21.8%
Total 1816 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.1% 20.4% 21.0%
Black 1.3% 2.6% 1.8%
Hispanic 44.5% 68.9% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.8% 2.3% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.3% 5.8% 12.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 12.2% 68.9% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 11.4% 67.5% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.8% 1.4% 1.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 679,154 2,113,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 558.6 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.5% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 24.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 283,106 812,852
Single Parent Households With Children 10.0% 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.2% 87.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.8% 29.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 12.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.3% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 11.8% 12.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,582 $605,048,000 50.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,410 $112,532,000 9.4%
Staff $285 $22,760,000 1.9%
General Administration $188 $14,972,000 1.2%
School Administration $707 $56,435,000 4.7%
Operation $1,249 $99,696,000 8.3%
Transportation $202 $16,134,000 1.3%
Other $499 $39,838,000 3.3%
Total Support $4,541 $362,367,000 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,939 $234,513,000 19.5%
Total Expenditures $15,061 $1,201,928,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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