Native American Community Academy

Native American Community Academy (NACA) is a charter K-12 school in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Employees' New Dormitory and Club, which houses the school

It opened in 2006. Originally it was a grade 6-12 school, with grades 6-10 taking classes at temporary buildings on the grounds of Wilson Middle School, and with grades 11-12 attending classes at University of New Mexico School of Law. All school buses to went Wilson, with grade 11-12 students transported to/from Wilson to the UNM Law building.[1]

In 2013 all grades moved to Building 232 of the former Albuquerque Indian School; it was the only remaining building of the AIS campus. The prospective enrollment was 380. The school had plans to get elementary grades later.[2] The school preserved the exterior of its current campus.[3]

Its current campus is the Employees' New Dormitory and Club.

On July 21, 2014, NACA started a Native American-oriented charter school network, with its first campus being Dream Diné Charter School in Shiprock, New Mexico.[4]

Student body

As of 2021 the Native American students came from over 60 different tribes. The school also takes non-Native American students.[5]

References
  1. Yodice, James (2013-02-20). "Academy blends native culture, city life". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. Tassy, Elaine (2013-08-25). "Native American charter school finds home on Indian School campus". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. Sorber, Greg. "A subcontractor, at work[...]". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. Kellogg, Joshua (2014-08-31). "First school in Native network set to open". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  5. "Who We Are". Native American Community Academy. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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