Chronic absenteeism in New Mexico public schools

Espanola Valley High in Espanola had the highest chronic absenteeism of any New Mexico school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 95.5% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average New Mexico school reported 40.8%, against 26.5% for U.S. schools; 100 of the 100 schools listed were at 50% or more.

EDFacts chronic absenteeism 2022-23 · schools open in 2024-25 with 50+ students · method

Chronically absent students, highest New Mexico schools, 2022-23Espanola Valley High 95.5%; Bernalillo High 95.2%; Cochiti Elementary 94.4%; Thoreau High 94.1%; Navajo Middle School 93.6%; Carlos F. Vigil Middle 93.2%; Ace Leadership High School 91.1%; Los Puentes Charter 91.1%; Navajo Pine High 91.0%; Capital High 90.8%; New Mexico 40.8%.0255075100Espanola Valley High95.5%Bernalillo High95.2%Cochiti Elementary94.4%Thoreau High94.1%Navajo Middle School93.6%Carlos F. Vigil Middle93.2%Ace Leadership High School91.1%Los Puentes Charter91.1%Navajo Pine High91.0%Capital High90.8%New Mexico 40.8%
Chronically absent students, highest New Mexico schools, 2022-23Espanola Valley High 95.5%; Bernalillo High 95.2%; Cochiti Elementary 94.4%; Thoreau High 94.1%; Navajo Middle School 93.6%; Carlos F. Vigil Middle 93.2%; Ace Leadership High School 91.1%; Los Puentes Charter 91.1%; Navajo Pine High 91.0%; Capital High 90.8%; New Mexico 40.8%.0255075100Espanola Valley High95.5%Bernalillo High95.2%Cochiti Elementary94.4%Thoreau High94.1%Navajo Middle School93.6%Carlos F. Vigil Middle93.2%Ace Leadership High School91.1%Los Puentes Charter91.1%Navajo Pine High91.0%Capital High90.8%New Mexico 40.8%
Chronically absent students, highest New Mexico schools, 2022-23Espanola Valley High 95.5%; Bernalillo High 95.2%; Cochiti Elementary 94.4%; Thoreau High 94.1%; Navajo Middle School 93.6%; Carlos F. Vigil Middle 93.2%; Ace Leadership High School 91.1%; Los Puentes Charter 91.1%; Navajo Pine High 91.0%; Capital High 90.8%; New Mexico 40.8%.050100Espanola Valley High95.5%Bernalillo High95.2%Cochiti Elementary94.4%Thoreau High94.1%Navajo Middle School93.6%Carlos F. Vigil Middle93.2%Ace Leadership High School91.1%Los Puentes Charter91.1%Navajo Pine High91.0%Capital High90.8%New Mexico 40.8%
Chronically absent students, highest New Mexico schools, 2022-23Espanola Valley High 95.5%; Bernalillo High 95.2%; Cochiti Elementary 94.4%; Thoreau High 94.1%; Navajo Middle School 93.6%; Carlos F. Vigil Middle 93.2%; Ace Leadership High School 91.1%; Los Puentes Charter 91.1%; Navajo Pine High 91.0%; Capital High 90.8%; New Mexico 40.8%.050100Espanola Valley High95.5%Bernalillo High95.2%Cochiti Elementary94.4%Thoreau High94.1%Navajo Middle School93.6%Carlos F. Vigil Middle93.2%Ace Leadership High School91.1%Los Puentes Charter91.1%Navajo Pine High91.0%Capital High90.8%New Mexico 40.8%

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 100 highest rates

SchoolCityStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
Espanola Valley HighEspanola86995.5%
Bernalillo HighBernalillo82495.2%
Cochiti ElementaryPena Blanca15394.4%
Thoreau HighThoreau38994.1%
Navajo Middle SchoolNavajo22493.6%
Carlos F. Vigil MiddleEspanola37993.2%
Ace Leadership High SchoolAlbuquerque28591.1%
Los Puentes CharterAlbuquerque13991.1%
Navajo Pine HighNavajo14091.0%
Capital HighSanta Fe1,38890.8%
Animas 7-12 SchoolAnimas9088.6%
Desert Pride AcademyAnthony22188.2%
Deming HighDeming1,17487.7%
Miyamura High SchoolGallup1,23786.4%
Ecademy K-8Albuquerque46686.1%
The other 85 on the list
SchoolCityStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
Cochiti MiddlePena Blanca5285.9%
Tohatchi HighTohatchi27985.8%
Health Leadership High SchoolAlbuquerque23385.6%
Carlsbad Enrichment CenterCarlsbad17085.5%
Siembra Leadership High SchoolAlbuquerque45285.2%
Clayton Junior HighClayton6183.9%
Robert F. Kennedy CharterAlbuquerque31483.2%
Los Ninos ElementaryEspanola7181.7%
Bernalillo MiddleBernalillo27681.6%
The Great AcademyAlbuquerque5981.1%
Cuba HighCuba27581.0%
Santo Domingo MiddleSanto Domingo Pueblo7480.9%
Chief Manuelito MiddleGallup63480.0%
School on Wheels High SchoolAlbuquerque6579.5%
La Academia De EsperanzaAlbuquerque23879.4%
Santo Domingo ElementarySanto Domingo Pueblo20679.3%
Hagerman HighHagerman12178.9%
Kiser ElementaryClayton6378.4%
New America School - Las CrucesLas Cruces22578.2%
Early College OpportunitiesSanta Fe13777.9%
Cuba ElementaryCuba29877.8%
Deming Cesar ChavezDeming17777.4%
Algodones ElementaryAlgodones18477.1%
John F. Kennedy MiddleGallup64876.2%
Bernalillo ElementaryBernalillo36476.2%
Carlsbad HighCarlsbad1,68576.1%
Thoreau MiddleThoreau36275.0%
Cuba MiddleCuba14874.8%
David Skeet ElementaryVanderwagen23274.4%
Mimbres Valley High SchoolDeming6674.1%
Lowell ElementaryAlbuquerque22674.0%
Santa Fe HighSanta Fe1,49173.7%
Socorro HighSocorro37873.3%
Stagecoach ElementaryGallup34073.3%
Crownpoint HighCrownpoint27973.2%
Taos MiddleTaos33772.4%
Twin Buttes Cyber AcademyZuni7072.3%
Alvis ElementaryClayton15271.3%
Whittier ElementaryAlbuquerque30771.2%
Red Mountain MiddleDeming74671.1%
Thoreau ElementaryThoreau35970.8%
Holman ElementaryMora7970.2%
Moriarty ElementaryMoriarty46470.1%
Gallup MiddleGallup48069.8%
Gallup HighGallup79668.7%
Vista Nueva HighAztec6868.3%
Robertson HighLas Vegas33168.2%
Tony Quintana ElementaryEspanola20868.1%
Catherine a. Miller ElementaryChurch Rock31767.3%
Newcomb HighNewcomb22367.3%
Eugene Field ElementaryAlbuquerque11367.2%
Gordon Bernell CharterAlbuquerque17567.1%
Albuquerque Talent Development CharterAlbuquerque11966.7%
Rocinante HighFarmington13366.5%
Mesa MiddleRoswell35066.1%
Belen MiddleBelen47565.9%
Navajo ElementaryNavajo31065.8%
Ramah HighRamah26965.5%
El Rito ElementaryEl Rito6365.5%
Helen Cordero PrimaryAlbuquerque44565.3%
Crownpoint ElementaryCrownpoint28165.3%
Deming IntermediateDeming37364.9%
Tucumcari MiddleTucumcari21364.5%
Abiquiu ElementaryAbiquiu6864.5%
Sixth Grade AcademyPojoaque7964.1%
Ruben S. Torres ElementaryDeming36364.0%
Armijo ElementaryAlbuquerque26063.9%
Wherry ElementaryAlbuquerque24063.9%
Lockwood ElementaryClovis37863.3%
Ranchos De Taos ElementaryRanchos De Taos22563.2%
Pecos HighPecos13062.8%
Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista CampusCarlsbad74062.7%
Del Norte ElementaryGallup42462.7%
Clovis HS Freshman AcademyClovis48262.4%
Columbus ElementaryColumbus48362.3%
Emerson ElementaryAlbuquerque33462.3%
Nizhoni ElementaryShiprock20762.0%
Pablo Roybal ElementarySanta Fe38461.7%
James Rodriguez ElementaryEspanola23361.7%
R. Sarracino MiddleSocorro22161.4%
Wilson MiddleAlbuquerque35961.3%
Enos Garcia ElementaryTaos34861.1%
Zuni MiddleZuni24061.1%
Mesa ElementaryShiprock22961.1%
Chimayo ElementaryChimayo11261.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts 2022-23: students absent 10% or more of school days over enrollment. Enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.

How many New Mexico schools report a rate

751 of 792 New Mexico schools with 50 or more students report a rate (95%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.

More lists for New Mexico

  1. 01Chronic absenteeism by state

    The national ranking

  2. 02Public schools in New Mexico

    The state hub: schools, students, districts

  3. 03Every school district

    Directory, 2024-25

  4. 04Largest schools

    By 2024-25 enrollment

  5. 05Fewest students per teacher

    Schools, 2024-25

  6. 06Highest-spending districts

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

Sources

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts Chronic absenteeism by school · 2022-23

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