Achievements
ASE Success Story
ASE has regularly been recognized for its accomplishments and notes the following as past highlights:
- 2023 Emerging School of Character (Character.org).
- 2023 National Elementry and Secondary School Act (ESEA National Distinguished School Recognition- One of the Two Schools in the State).
- 2023 NMPED Designated "Excellence" School- The highest recognition for being in the top 10% of all State Schools .
- 2023 Athletics
- Girls Varsity Volleyball 1st place ACSL
- Boys Varsity Volleyabll 4th place ACSL
- Elementary Soccer 2 teams took 1st and 2nd place in Spring I-9
- Elementary/Mid High Soccer took 1st and 4th place in Fall I-9
- Girls MS Basketball took 3rd place ACSL
- ESPORTS Rocket League took 11th place of 126 Fall NMAA
- Boys Varsity Volleyabll 4th place ACSL
- Elementary Soccer 2 teams took 1st and 2nd place in Spring I-9
- Elementary/Mid High Soccer took 1st and 4th place in Fall I-9
- Girls MS Basketball took 3rd place ACSL
- ESPORTS Rocket League took 11th place of 126 Fall NMAA
- 2023 Art
- Hispanic Heritage Youth Art Contest-First Place for Middle School Division and Second Place for Elementary
- New Mexico State Fair School Arts Exhibit Division 2 "Winning Student Artist"
- New Mexico State Fair: Private and Charter School Division.
- Host of School-Wide Phoenix Cover Art Contest with over one hundred submissions.
- New Mexico State Fair School Arts Exhibit Division 2 "Winning Student Artist"
- New Mexico State Fair: Private and Charter School Division.
- Host of School-Wide Phoenix Cover Art Contest with over one hundred submissions.
- 2023 Journalism
One of the thirty High School Students throughout the Nation who participated in the 2023 PBS News Hour Student Reporting Labs Summer Academy in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 2023 Gene Franchini High School Mock Trial
- High School Mock Trial Courtroom Artist Competition- Second Place
- High School Mock Trial Courtroom Journalist Competition- Third Place
- High School Mock Trial Courtroom Journalist Competition- Third Place
- 2023 FLL State Champion- Robotics
- Participated in international FLL competition in CA
- 2023 State Science Fair
- Five Winners with Special Awards
- 2023 Regional Science Fair
- Three 2nd Place
- Two 3rd Place
- Five State Science Fair Qualifiers
- Two 3rd Place
- Five State Science Fair Qualifiers
- 2023 Science Olympiad- State Competition
- Two 1st Place
- Six 2nd Place
- Four 3rd Place
- 5th Place as a team
- Six 2nd Place
- Four 3rd Place
- 5th Place as a team
- 2023 Science Olympiad- Regional Competition
- Two 1st Place
- Two 2nd Place
- Seven 3rd Place
- State Qualifier
- 4th Place as a team
- Two 2nd Place
- Seven 3rd Place
- State Qualifier
- 4th Place as a team
- 2023 Southwest Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
- Winner of $1500 Scholarship
- 2023 Regional Science Fair (The Central New Mexico Research Challenge)
- Three Winners in 4th and 5th grade
- 18 Winners from 6th-12th, including special awards
- Regional Research Challange Junior Encouragement Award for Teachers
- 18 Winners from 6th-12th, including special awards
- Regional Research Challange Junior Encouragement Award for Teachers
- 2023 Math Counts
- 3rd Place at the Chapter Competition
- 4th Place at the State Competition
- 4th Place at the State Competition
- 2023 the Stock Market Game
- 2nd place in the New Mexico Competition
- 3rd place in the NM High School Division
- 3rd place in the NM High School Division
- 2023 National Federation of Press Womens's Communication contest
- Two 1st place
- One 2nd place
- One 3rd place
- One State Qualifier
- One 2nd place
- One 3rd place
- One State Qualifier
- 2022 Spelling Bee State Qualifier
- 2022 FLL Explore Robotics 1st Place Elementary
- 2022 International Science Fair Qualifier
- 2022 MathCounts
- 4th place at the Chapter Competition
- Participated in State Competition
- Participated in State Competition
- 2022 Athletics
- ESPORTS Rocket League took 3rd place of 136 teams Fall NMAA
- ESPORTS Smash Brothers took 11th place out of 123 teams Fall NMAA
- ESPORTS Rocket League took 13th place out of 129 teams in Spring NMAA
- Girls JV Volleyball took 4th place in Spring ACSL
- Boys Varsity Basketball finished 3rd place in Spring ACSL
- Elementary Soccer finished 2nd I-9 Spring
- ESPORTS Smash Brothers took 11th place out of 123 teams Fall NMAA
- ESPORTS Rocket League took 13th place out of 129 teams in Spring NMAA
- Girls JV Volleyball took 4th place in Spring ACSL
- Boys Varsity Basketball finished 3rd place in Spring ACSL
- Elementary Soccer finished 2nd I-9 Spring
- 2022 National Blue Ribbon School Award - 1 of the 3 schools in the State and 1 of the 15 Charter Schools in the Nation to recieve this award.
- Best Charter School in Albuquerque (The Paper 2022)
- 2022 Charter School of the Year (PCSNM)
- 2022 Spotlight School (NMPED)- Highest Ranking
- 2022 English Expo Competition
- Two 1st place
- Three 2nd place
- Three 2nd place
- 2021 Regional Science Fair (The Central New Mexico Research Challenge)
- One State Qualifier
- 10 top Catagory Winners
- 26 Special Awards
- 10 top Catagory Winners
- 26 Special Awards
- 2021 Hispanic Heritage Month Youth Art Contest
- 1st place for Middle School
- 2020 Regional Science Fair (The Central New Mexico Research Challenge)
- One Special Award Winner
- 2019 State Geo Bee 3rd Place
- 2019 Regional Science Fair (The Central New Mexico Research Challenge)
- Four Top Catagory Winners
- 13 Special Award Winners
- 13 Special Award Winners
- 2019 Athletics
- Boys JV Basketball finished 4th ACSL
- Designated in 2018-2019 as a "Spotlight" school by the NMPED Dashboard accountability system. This system replaces the school report card and grading system of previous years. This places ASE in the top 25% of NM schools! Please CLICK HERE to read more.
- Rated “A” by New Mexico Public Education Department – the highest possible academic achievement in 2013-2014, 2015-2016,
- 2017-2018
- Rated “B” by New Mexico Public Education Department in 2011-2012 and 2016-2017
- Three First Place Team in different Categories New Mexico Junior FLL Robotics League 2018
- 4th Place in Regional Mathcounts and Advanced to State Qualifying Contest 2018
- Boys Basketball 4th place out of 14 teams in the Albuquerque Charter Sports League- 2017
- 3rd place Albuquerque Charter School Spelling Bee 2018 - Monica Ballard
- 7th Place in International RoboRave Contest High School Category – Kaga, Japan - 2017
- 2nd place Humorous Interpretation, 4th Place Dramatic Interpretation, 5th Program of Oral Interpretation - Speech & Debate State Tournament 2017
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for Hispanic Heritage Youth Art Contest - Sandia Laboratories 2017
- Two Special Awards and $450 Prize for Grade 9-12, Regional Science Fair 2017
- Two 1st Places in Special Awards and $475 Prize for Grade 6-8, Regional Science Fair 2017
- First and Second place students at Farmington Speech & Debate Tournament 2016
- Four Honorable Mention in Regional Science Fair- 2016
- Top five placed students in New Mexico Hispanic Art Competition 2016
- Three First Place students in the New Mexico Junior Robotics League 2016
- Top four placed students in New Mexico in the International Aviation Art Contest 2016
- Best Coach of the Year Award in New Mexico State Science Olympiad 2016
- 3rd Place Albuquerque Charter School Spelling Bee 2016 - Sherwin Thiyagarajan
- Highly qualified teams and individual students in Science Olympiad in 2015 and 2016
- First Place team in New Mexico Junior Robotics League in 2015
- Fifth place team in Albuquerque Mathcounts Chapter event in 2015
- Multiple top place students and teams in New Mexico English Exposition 2015
- Second place student in Albuquerque Speech & Debate - Humorous Interpretation 2015
- First and Second place students in New Mexico Matter of Life and Death Essay Contest 2015
- National finalist in Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest 2015
- First and Second place students in Rio Grande Speech & Debate Tournament 2015
- First place in New Mexico State Fish Contest in 2015
- Top Five Places in UNM Essay Contact in 2015
- Highly placed students in the New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair from 2011 to 2015
- First place in NM State FLL Robotics competition – three years in a row 2011-2014
- First place team in 2013-2014 New Mexico Championship First® Lego® League (Robotics)
- First, Second and Third place students in the Hispanic Heritage Month Youth Art Contest in 2014
- Multiple awards from the Central New Mexico Science and Engineering Research Challenge, including forty special awards, along with six students advancing to State competition in 2014
- Top Ten as a team at Highland High School Speech and Debate Tournament 2014
- Southwest Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (JSHS) Winner in 2014
- Fourth place team in State Mathcounts event in 2014
- Third Place for New Mexico in the International Aviation Art Contest in 2013
- First and Second place (Middle School) in Voice Over Violence Essay Contest in 2013
- First and Second place (High School) in Voice Over Violence Essay Contest in 2013
- First place National SunWise with SHADE Poster Contest Winner in 2012
- Winner of the “Best Design/Aesthetic” category in ISEA2012 STEM Arts Competition in 2012
- Artsonia 2012 Art competition State Winner
- State finalist student in National Geographic Geography Bee in 2012
- Charter School Student of the Year Award in 2011
- First place in Cross Country Charter School Cup in 2011