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The fastest-growing public high schools in New Mexico

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public high schools in New Mexico, drawn from 44 qualifying public high schools. GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE leads the list at 460%, against a median of 11.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

New Mexico

Top Enrollment growth

460%

Median Enrollment growth

11.6%

FASTEST GROWING · NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE	GALLUP, NM	GALLUP	222	1,244	460%
2	ARROWHEAD PARK EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	350	549	56.9%
3	NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS	SANTA FE, NM	NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS	220	338	53.6%
4	ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	1,511	2,128	40.8%
5	LOS ALAMOS HIGH	LOS ALAMOS, NM	LOS ALAMOS	846	1,181	39.6%
6	MANDELA INTERNATIONAL MAGNET (MIMS)	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	208	290	39.4%
7	FARMINGTON HIGH	FARMINGTON, NM	FARMINGTON	1,336	1,747	30.8%
8	ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	274	350	27.7%
9	HOBBS HIGH	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	1,919	2,312	20.5%
10	LOVINGTON HIGH	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	619	746	20.5%
11	TAOS ACADEMY	TAOS, NM	TAOS ACADEMY	209	251	20.1%
12	TULAROSA HIGH	TULAROSA, NM	TULAROSA	253	303	19.8%
13	PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	380	448	17.9%
14	Navajo Preparatory School	Farmington, NM	Navajo Preparatory School	253	297	17.4%
15	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	267	312	16.9%
16	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	734	852	16.1%
17	CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	1,509	1,713	13.5%
18	ROSWELL HIGH	ROSWELL, NM	ROSWELL	1,268	1,437	13.3%
19	MONTE DEL SOL CHARTER	SANTA FE, NM	MONTE DEL SOL CHARTER	327	370	13.1%
20	CUBA HIGH	CUBA, NM	CUBA	245	275	12.2%
21	LOS LUNAS HIGH	LOS LUNAS, NM	LOS LUNAS	1,301	1,460	12.2%
22	EAST MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL	SANDIA PARK, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	372	417	12.1%
23	THE ASK ACADEMY	RIO RANCHO, NM	THE ASK ACADEMY	502	558	11.2%
24	DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	288	319	10.8%
25	CARLSBAD HIGH	CARLSBAD, NM	CARLSBAD	1,540	1,685	9.4%
26	MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOL	GALLUP, NM	GALLUP	1,142	1,237	8.3%
27	CROWNPOINT HIGH	CROWNPOINT, NM	GALLUP	260	279	7.3%
28	LOVINGTON FRESHMAN ACADEMY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	251	267	6.4%
29	PIEDRA VISTA HIGH	FARMINGTON, NM	FARMINGTON	1,421	1,511	6.3%
30	CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL	RIO RANCHO, NM	RIO RANCHO	2,450	2,596	6.0%
31	LA CUEVA HIGH	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	1,755	1,826	4.0%
32	HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGH	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	720	747	3.8%
33	SANTA FE HIGH	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	1,438	1,491	3.7%
34	THOREAU HIGH	THOREAU, NM	GALLUP	377	389	3.2%
35	ZUNI HIGH	ZUNI, NM	ZUNI	286	295	3.1%
36	ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY & CLASSICS	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	387	398	2.8%
37	HOT SPRINGS HIGH	T OR C, NM	T OR C	338	347	2.7%
38	RIO RANCHO HIGH	RIO RANCHO, NM	RIO RANCHO	2,522	2,568	1.8%
39	WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL	LAS VEGAS, NM	WEST LAS VEGAS	435	442	1.6%
40	ALAMOGORDO HIGH	ALAMOGORDO, NM	ALAMOGORDO	1,419	1,440	1.5%
41	PORTALES HIGH	PORTALES, NM	PORTALES	745	754	1.2%
42	DEL NORTE HIGH	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	1,069	1,079	0.9%
43	BERNALILLO HIGH	BERNALILLO, NM	BERNALILLO	817	824	0.9%
44	LAS CRUCES HIGH	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	1,695	1,703	0.5%

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