▁the ▁Sim ms ▁grant ▁specified ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁boys ▁not ▁decrease ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁girls . ▁The ▁fifth ▁grade ▁was ▁dropped ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁became ▁fully ▁co ed uc ational ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁Academy ▁has ▁an ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁just ▁over ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁in ▁gr ades ▁ 6 ▁through ▁ 1 2 , ▁with ▁students ▁drawn ▁from ▁throughout ▁the ▁Al bu quer que ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Al bu quer que ▁Academy ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 5 ▁school ▁year ▁with ▁a ▁year - long ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁history . ▁Most ▁recently , ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁celebrated ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 - 1 5 ▁school ▁year ▁by ▁gather ing ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁football ▁field ▁and ▁creating ▁a ▁large ▁ 6 0 ▁which ▁was ▁photograph ed ▁and ▁displayed ▁around ▁campus . ▁ ▁He ads ▁of ▁school ▁▁▁ ▁William ▁B . ▁S . ▁Wil burn , ▁ 1 9 5 5 – 6 0 ▁ ▁Rev . ▁Paul ▁G . ▁Sau nd ers , ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 6 4 ▁ ▁Ash by ▁Har per , ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 8 5 ▁ ▁Robert ▁L . ▁B