Welcome to 21st Century!
21st Century Public Academy is Albuquerque’s first charter middle school, founded in 2000 and now serving students in elementary and middle school grades.
Out of School Instruction
21st Century strives to give students educational experiences outside of the school walls, in the community wherein those skills are practiced. These experiences are designed to support student core learning while also teaching the importance of our community.
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About
Founded in 2000, 21st Century is a public charter school currently serving grades K-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We serve a diverse population of approximately 80 students per grade level in the middle school and 40 students per grade level in elementary. We specialize in small class sizes and out-of-school instruction to best serve our students in their learning goals.
Online Gradebook
21st Century uses Synergy for our online gradebook, which can be accessed by logging in to ParentVUE. You can also pay any school fees online via ParentVUE.
Test Scores
All New Mexico elementary and middle schools participate in the New Mexico Measures of Student Success and Achievement (NM-MSSA) and New Mexico Assessment of Science Readiness (NM-ASR), which is a summative assessment taken at the end of year to measure students’ progress toward proficiency in Math, English Language Arts, and Science. Click here to see our results!
School Hours
School Hours: 8:00am-3:15pm
Before Care: 6:30am-8:00am
After Care: 3:15pm-5:30pm
Latest News
21st Century Public Academy
New Mexico Charter Elementary & Middle School
4300 Cutler Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505)254-0280
Fax: (505)254-8507
21st Century Fall Festival
/in PTA /by 21stadminHello Dragon Families! The PTA is busy planning the Fall Festival for all our students. The event is October 24 from 5:30pm-7:30pm. There will be booths outside with games, jumping castles, laser tag, arts and crafts and more! The event is free, the only thing that costs money will be the food.We need parent volunteers […]
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/in PTA /by 21stadmin10/6/25 PTA Meeting
/in PTA /by 21stadminHello Dragon Families! The PTA will be holding their monthly meeting on Monday Oct 6 at 6:30pm via zoom. We will be discussing Fall Festival. Hope to see you there! Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us04web.zoom.us/j/74070179845?pwd=OOnjk7M4UKa34YOSX5Nfj7AGw7eTf9.1 Meeting ID: 740 7017 9845Passcode: 9Y9M7e 21st CPA PTA
Niche.com 2026 Best Schools Rankings
/in Admin /by 21stadminThe Niche.com rankings for public schools have just been released for the new year, and as always 21st Century ranked in the top schools of the state! You can check out our profile by following this link. Check out some of our awards below: