Total enrollment
73,992
-9,039 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
178 schools in ALBUQUERQUE
New Mexico · 74,800 students · 6 cities
178 public K-12 schools operate under ALBUQUERQUE in New Mexico, teaching roughly 74,800 students (100 elementary, 29 middle, and 39 high).
4-year change in ALBUQUERQUE
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
170
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ALBUQUERQUE ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Mexico | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #10 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 74,800 | #1 of 50 | #47 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 172 | #1 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #14 of 49 | #2,179 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 93.5% | #42 of 49 | #589 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #13 of 37 | #2,781 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside ALBUQUERQUE
State test results across the district's 121 scored schools run from NEW MEXICO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL at 73.4% proficient to LA MESA ELEMENTARY at 13.1%, a gap of 60.3 points. That is the widest gap among 28 New Mexico districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 159 district schools that reported both years went from 89,133 to 70,901 students (down 20%) and from 5,740 to 5,814 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About ALBUQUERQUE
ALBUQUERQUE maintains 178 public schools across New Mexico, collectively teacheing roughly 74,800 students.
On the school-mix side, ALBUQUERQUE consists of 100 elementary, 29 middle, 39 high schools, and 10 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in ALBUQUERQUE is about 420, above the New Mexico average of roughly 343.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 11%: 83,031 students in SY 2020-21 versus 73,992 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for ALBUQUERQUE discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.