About
- - - We believe that children's lives change when their natural passion for learning is nurtured and transformed into habits of life-long learning and reflection. We believe that the world changes as these children learn to serve country and community with wisdom, conviction, and compassion.
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Admission
- - - At Albuquerque Academy, we look for the brightest students in the region, those with intelligence, character, and an eagerness to learn. We're serious about creating an educational experience that shapes sharp-minded students into purposeful, ethical, independent learners.
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Academics
- - - Albuquerque Academy is an independent, college preparatory day school for boys and girls in grades six through twelve. The Academy prides itself on offering an educational program based on creative, independent doing and thinking.
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Athletics
- - - Athletics is an integral part of the Academy experience. Every season our student-athletes gain lifelong lessons in the value of competition, perseverance, hard work, and the true meaning of teamwork.
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Campus Life
- - - Beyond the classroom, nearly all Albuquerque Academy students are involved in multiple extracurricular activities. Opportunities abound to participate in a wide range of clubs and activities, exchange programs, community service and sustainability initiatives, and student publications.
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Community
- - - Inherent in the Albuquerque Academy mission is a commitment to supporting the wider community through outreach and community service. In addition to the Community and Global Citizenship program that is part of the curriculum, the Academy offers a number of other programs for the wider community.
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Mathematics

Department Chair: Paul Demers

All students must complete a minimum three-year sequence of study in grades 8 through 12, through at least Algebra II and Trigonometry. Typically, between 70 and 80 percent of Academy students take math through AP Calculus or beyond. The mathematics department strives to develop a broad understanding of the nature of mathematics by balancing the “hows and whys” of the subject. The department seeks to develop in students an understanding of the fundaments and structure of a mathematical system and a working understanding of mathematics’ inductive and investigative processes. Individual problem-solving skills are nurtured while recognizing that understanding a problem-solving process may be more important than the results. The department seeks to instill a level of competence that enables students to advance confidently to and succeed in higher mathematics.