Carlsbad
One in Six New Mexico Students Is an English Learner
New Mexico lost 36,778 students between 2019 and 2026, an 11% decline that touched nearly every district in the state. English learner enrollment moved in the opposite direction. The state counted 53,...
Carlsbad Gained 2,156 Students in Five Years, Then Lost 1,719 in Two
In a state where 87 of 132 districts lost enrollment over the past decade, Carlsbad stands alone among large traditional school districts. It gained 836 students between 2016 and 2026, a 12.5% increas...
Albuquerque Has Lost Students for 10 Straight Years
No district in New Mexico has gained students and lost them in the same breath quite like Albuquerque has avoided gaining them at all. Since 2016, APS enrollment has fallen every single year. Not once...