21ST CENTURY PUBLIC ACADEMY

Located at 4300 Cutler Ave. NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 21st Century Public Academy is an open, single-school independent charter district situated within a large city setting. The academy operates as its own local educational agency for federal programs, serving students from first through eighth grade. Positioned within the Albuquerque metropolitan area, the district focuses exclusively on elementary and middle school education, offering continuous instruction across the primary and middle grades without offering prekindergarten, kindergarten, or high school programming.

The district serves a total enrollment of 371 students, comprising 188 male and 183 female learners. Student distribution ranges from 16 students in the first grade to larger cohorts in the middle school grades, peaking at 86 seventh-grade and 71 eighth-grade students. The student population includes 257 White, 59 Hispanic, 28 multiracial, 17 Black, 7 American Indian, and 3 Asian students. Institutional operations and classroom instruction are supported by a staff context totaling 126.8 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, which includes 72.4 FTE teachers, 11 FTE instructional aides, and 43.4 FTE support staff dedicated to serving the school community.