New Mexico · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in New Mexico

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in New Mexico, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 New Mexico schools listed here average 76.9% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

76.9%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 96.8%
highest rate (Desert Pride Academy): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Desert Pride AcademyANTHONY	221	Critical	96.8%
2	T or C MiddleT OR C	255	Critical	96.1%
3	Cuba ElementaryCUBA	298	Critical	95.3%
4	John F. Kennedy MiddleGALLUP	648	Critical	95.2%
5	Longfellow ElementaryRATON	235	Critical	93.6%
6	Los Puentes CharterALBUQUERQUE	139	Critical	93.5%
7	Mandela International Magnet (Mims)SANTA FE	290	Critical	93.4%
8	Crownpoint HighCROWNPOINT	279	Critical	90.7%
9	Chief Manuelito MiddleGALLUP	634	Critical	89.7%
10	Zuni MiddleZUNI	240	Critical	89.6%
11	Nizhoni ElementarySHIPROCK	207	Critical	89.4%
12	Bloomfield Early Childhood CenterBLOOMFIELD	236	Critical	88.6%
13	Lew Wallace ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	141	Critical	87.2%
14	Espanola Valley HighESPANOLA	869	Critical	86.5%
15	Valle Vista ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	259	Critical	86.5%
16	Rocinante HighFARMINGTON	133	Critical	86.5%
17	The Great AcademyALBUQUERQUE	59	Critical	86.4%
18	Wherry ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	240	Critical	85.4%
19	Cuba MiddleCUBA	148	Critical	84.5%
20	Cuba HighCUBA	275	Critical	84.4%
21	Bernalillo HighBERNALILLO	824	Critical	84.1%
22	Thoreau ElementaryTHOREAU	359	Critical	84.1%
23	Pajarito ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	301	Critical	84.1%
24	Sixth Street ElementarySILVER CITY	123	Critical	83.7%
25	Navajo ElementaryNAVAJO	310	Critical	82.9%
26	Abiquiu ElementaryABIQUIU	68	Critical	82.4%
27	Pecos HighPECOS	130	Critical	82.3%
28	Hodgin ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	392	Critical	81.9%
29	Gallup HighGALLUP	796	Critical	81.0%
30	Newcomb HighNEWCOMB	223	Critical	80.7%
31	Los NinosCLOVIS	101	Critical	80.2%
32	R. Sarracino MiddleSOCORRO	221	Critical	80.1%
33	Ruben S. Torres ElementaryDEMING	363	Critical	79.9%
34	Los Padillas ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	202	Critical	79.7%
35	Robertson HighLAS VEGAS	331	Critical	79.5%
36	Columbus ElementaryCOLUMBUS	483	Critical	79.1%
37	Truman MiddleALBUQUERQUE	520	Critical	78.8%
38	Clayton HighCLAYTON	121	Critical	78.5%
39	Del Norte ElementaryGALLUP	424	Critical	78.3%
40	Garfield MiddleALBUQUERQUE	282	Critical	78.0%
41	Lowell ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	226	Critical	77.9%
42	Pojoaque MiddleSANTA FE	263	Critical	77.2%
43	Robert F. Kennedy CharterALBUQUERQUE	314	Critical	76.8%
44	Hawthorne ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	288	Critical	76.7%
45	David Skeet ElementaryVANDERWAGEN	232	Critical	76.7%
46	Mesa MiddleROSWELL	350	Critical	76.6%
47	Questa HighQUESTA	100	Critical	76.0%
48	Sparrk Online AcademyRIO RANCHO	86	Critical	75.6%
49	Pojoaque HighSANTA FE	550	Critical	75.5%
50	Barcelona ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	202	Critical	75.2%
51	Mesd Early Childhood CenterMORIARTY	116	Critical	75.0%
52	Pablo Roybal ElementarySANTA FE	384	Critical	74.7%
53	Blanco ElementaryBLOOMFIELD	138	Critical	74.6%
54	San Antonio ElementarySAN ANTONIO	63	Critical	74.6%
55	Helen Cordero PrimaryALBUQUERQUE	445	Critical	74.2%
56	Bellehaven ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	216	Critical	73.6%
57	Edmund G Ross ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	343	Critical	73.5%
58	Parkview ElementarySOCORRO	382	Critical	73.3%
59	Loma Heights ElementaryLAS CRUCES	450	Critical	72.9%
60	Stepping Stones PreschoolALAMOGORDO	114	Critical	72.8%
61	Abq Charter AcademyALBUQUERQUE	350	Critical	72.6%
62	Health Leadership High SchoolALBUQUERQUE	233	Critical	72.5%
63	Deming IntermediateDEMING	373	Critical	72.4%
64	Lavaland ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	369	Critical	71.8%
65	Rudolfo Anaya ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	592	Critical	71.6%
66	Los Ranchos ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	194	Critical	71.6%
67	Hagerman HighHAGERMAN	121	Critical	71.1%
68	Animas 7-12 SchoolANIMAS	90	Critical	71.1%
69	Mesa Vista HighOJO CALIENTE	93	Critical	71.0%
70	Armijo ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	260	Critical	70.4%
71	Stagecoach ElementaryGALLUP	340	Critical	70.3%
72	Washington Ave ElementaryROSWELL	263	Critical	70.3%
73	Tohatchi ElementaryTOHATCHI	246	Critical	70.3%
74	Mission Avenue ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	336	Critical	70.2%
75	Manzano HighALBUQUERQUE	1,157	Critical	70.1%
76	Emerson ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	334	Critical	70.1%
77	Adobe Acres ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	303	Critical	70.0%
78	Carlos Rey ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	446	Critical	69.3%
79	Tobe Turpen ElementaryGALLUP	397	Critical	69.3%
80	Atrisco ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	205	Critical	69.3%
81	Catherine a. Miller ElementaryCHURCH ROCK	317	Critical	69.1%
82	Jimmy Carter MiddleALBUQUERQUE	436	Critical	69.0%
83	Tesuque ElementaryTESUQUE	61	Critical	68.9%
84	Susie Rayos Marmon ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	507	Critical	68.8%
85	Alamosa ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	382	Critical	68.6%
86	Painted Sky ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	536	Critical	68.5%
87	Taos MiddleTAOS	337	Critical	68.5%
88	Reginald Chavez ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	174	Critical	68.4%
89	Kennedy MiddleALBUQUERQUE	296	Critical	68.2%
90	Mountain View ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	233	Critical	68.2%
91	Mount Taylor ElementaryGRANTS	347	Critical	67.4%
92	Indian Hills ElementaryGALLUP	294	Critical	67.3%
93	Belen MiddleBELEN	475	Critical	67.2%
94	Socorro HighSOCORRO	378	Critical	67.2%
95	Gallup MiddleGALLUP	480	Critical	66.7%
96	Wilson MiddleALBUQUERQUE	359	Critical	66.6%
97	Mitchell ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	233	Critical	66.5%
98	Mesa ElementarySHIPROCK	229	Critical	66.4%
99	School of Dreams AcademyLOS LUNAS	478	Critical	66.3%
100	Mora HighMORA	86	Critical	66.3%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.