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Fastest-growing New Mexico public schools, 2017-2024

New Mexico public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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NEW MEXICO · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	EXPLORE ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE	EXPLORE ACADEMY	233	1,413	506%
2	GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE	GALLUP	GALLUP	222	1,244	460%
3	ECADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	273	973	256%
4	LA CASITA ELEMENTARY	CLOVIS	CLOVIS	237	484	104%
5	NEW MEXICO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	225	432	92.0%
6	ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	ALBUQUERQUE	ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	542	1,005	85.4%
7	LINCOLN ELEMENTARY	GALLUP	GALLUP	233	414	77.7%
8	SIERRA VISTA PRIMARY	RUIDOSO	RUIDOSO	310	514	65.8%
9	CARLSBAD SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY - ALTA VISTA CAMPUS	CARLSBAD	CARLSBAD	466	740	58.8%
10	ARROWHEAD PARK EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	350	549	56.9%
11	NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS	SANTA FE	NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS	220	338	53.6%
12	CHRISTINE DUNCAN HERITAGE ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	348	534	53.4%
13	SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY	ALAMOGORDO	ALAMOGORDO	286	436	52.4%
14	THOREAU MIDDLE	THOREAU	GALLUP	245	362	47.8%
15	LOVING ELEMENTARY	LOVING	LOVING	250	355	42.0%
16	ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	1,511	2,128	40.8%
17	LOS ALAMOS HIGH	LOS ALAMOS	LOS ALAMOS	846	1,181	39.6%
18	MANDELA INTERNATIONAL MAGNET (MIMS)	SANTA FE	SANTA FE	208	290	39.4%
19	MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS 1.0	ALBUQUERQUE	MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS	869	1,193	37.3%
20	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY	GALLUP	GALLUP	345	460	33.3%
21	ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA	CLOVIS	CLOVIS	335	444	32.5%
22	FARMINGTON HIGH	FARMINGTON	FARMINGTON	1,336	1,747	30.8%
23	BELL ELEMENTARY	DEMING	DEMING	233	301	29.2%
24	ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	274	350	27.7%
25	TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL	SANTA FE	TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL	495	622	25.7%
26	MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	570	706	23.9%
27	ONATE ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	244	301	23.4%
28	LOVINGTON HIGH	LOVINGTON	LOVINGTON	619	746	20.5%
29	HOBBS HIGH	HOBBS	HOBBS	1,919	2,312	20.5%
30	TAOS ACADEMY	TAOS	TAOS ACADEMY	209	251	20.1%
31	TULAROSA HIGH	TULAROSA	TULAROSA	253	303	19.8%
32	VISTA GRANDE ELEMENTARY	RIO RANCHO	RIO RANCHO	657	786	19.6%
33	MILLS ELEMENTARY	HOBBS	HOBBS	344	411	19.5%
34	MESA MIDDLE	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	611	728	19.1%
35	PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	380	448	17.9%
36	WEST LAS VEGAS MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAS VEGAS	WEST LAS VEGAS	295	345	16.9%
37	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	267	312	16.9%
38	THOREAU ELEMENTARY	THOREAU	GALLUP	309	359	16.2%
39	NAVAJO ELEMENTARY	NAVAJO	GALLUP	267	310	16.1%
40	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	ALBUQUERQUE	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	734	852	16.1%
41	LA UNION ELEMENTARY	ANTHONY	GADSDEN	295	340	15.3%
42	ESTANCIA VALLEY CLASSICAL ACADEMY	EDGEWOOD	ESTANCIA VALLEY CLASSICAL ACADEMY	491	565	15.1%
43	LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY	ANTHONY	GADSDEN	348	398	14.4%
44	CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	1,509	1,713	13.5%
45	ROSWELL HIGH	ROSWELL	ROSWELL	1,268	1,437	13.3%
46	EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	302	342	13.2%
47	DONA ANA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	329	372	13.1%
48	MONTE DEL SOL CHARTER	SANTA FE	MONTE DEL SOL CHARTER	327	370	13.1%
49	WD CARROLL ELEMENTARY	BERNALILLO	BERNALILLO	355	399	12.4%
50	LOS LUNAS HIGH	LOS LUNAS	LOS LUNAS	1,301	1,460	12.2%

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