The Public Academy for Performing Arts (PAPA) is a charter school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

PAPA offers ballet, jazz, flamenco, hip-hop, and contemporary dance, choir, band, orchestra, theater, visual arts, film making and photography.

The Governing Council meets monthly, with dates, times and location bring posted on the PAPA notice board and web site.

Current PAPA students are automatically entitled to enroll the following year, without participation in the lottery.

Atrisco Heritage Academy HS, Kirtland Air Force Base, and National Museum of Nuclear Science & History are adjacent to but outside of the city limits.Rio Grande HS and Sandia Peak Tramway are near but not in the city limits.