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In her third State of the District address, Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Gabriella Dur谩n Blakey said the district was 鈥渟trong.鈥�

鈥淪trong is not the same as finished, and we are not finished,鈥� she said Monday.

In 2024, the year Dur谩n Blakey was named superintendent of New Mexico鈥檚 largest district, APS students in fourth and eighth grades scored below nationwide averages in both reading and math, according to . 

In the years since, APS has made modest yet steady progress in early literacy, graduation rates and chronic absenteeism, though the majority of the district鈥檚 students still do not meet reading and math benchmarks.

At the end of the 2024-25 , 43% of APS students were proficient in reading, 35% in science and 25% in math.

Reading and math

As of this spring, APS has met three out of the four goals it set for itself to improve in literacy, college readiness and interpersonal skills. The district fell short in math.

According to assessment data from the end of last school year, 34% of first graders and 38.6% of second graders at APS were proficient in reading, the highest scores reported since at least 2021. 

In math, only 30% of sixth graders and 25.1% of seventh graders were proficient, figures consistent with or slightly lower than scores from the year prior.

APS Board President Ronalda Tome-Warito introduced Dur谩n Blakey at Monday鈥檚 event, held at the Berna Facio Professional Development Center, and called on the community to help APS meet its future goals.

鈥淲e are protectors of the children, especially in our classrooms,鈥� Tome-Warito said. 鈥淭he one thing I would never want a student to recognize is that they鈥檙e not getting a good education. I grew up on the reservation, and I knew I wasn鈥檛 getting the best education.  But I would never want a child to feel that and know that.鈥�

Chronic absenteeism

Though the number is growing smaller, a significant chunk of APS students are still not attending classes. According to , 29.8% of students were chronically absent last school year, meaning they missed 10% or more of the days in a school year.

This number is down from a high of 43.8% during the 2021-22 school year, though attendance rates have still not returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Career and technical education

To get more students interested in coming to class, the district is attempting to make class more interesting. APS hopes to expand its 鈥淎cademies of Albuquerque鈥� program 鈥� in which students pick a career pathway to study 鈥� to all 13 of its high schools. The program is currently in place in nine schools.

鈥淲e want our students to be able to answer a fundamental question: Why am I learning this, and where can this take me?鈥� Dur谩n Blakey said.

The district will further expand its career and technical education with a new training center set to open in spring 2029, focusing on construction, healthcare, automotive and other high-demand fields, Dur谩n Blakey said Monday, along with a new manufacturing partnership with Central New Mexico Community College and Sandia National Laboratories.

Graduation and college readiness

APS says it is graduating more students and better preparing them for life after high school.

The district recorded a graduation rate of 76.8% for the class of 2025, not including its charter schools, up almost one percentage point from the school year prior, but nearly four points below the state rate.

APS graduates are increasingly more equipped for college or a career, district officials say. More than half of the class of 2026 earned college credit, received an industry certification or demonstrated proficiency in a second language, surpassing the district鈥檚 goal of 49.6%. 

In surveys used to gauge a variety of social and communication skills, students scored themselves on track in perseverance, self-regulation, self-efficacy and social awareness. 

Though APS recorded successes, Dur谩n Blakey said Monday the district would not 鈥渞est on its laurels鈥� as it moved forward.

鈥淎PS does face challenges, and so does every school district in America,鈥� she said. 鈥淐hronic absenteeism, enrollment declines, school safety, financial pressures 鈥� we have a lot of work to do, and we are doing that work.鈥�

Enrollment declines and teacher vacancies

Last month, APS welcomed roughly 60,000 students for the start of a new school year, on which the district will spend a record $2.35 billion.

Though APS will not have an official enrollment count until the year is well underway, Dur谩n Blakey said last month the district is anticipating a drop of about 1,500 students 鈥� the same as last year 鈥� across its 140 campuses, in line with nationwide trends from declining birth rates. The district had just over 63,700 students enrolled toward the end of last year.

As APS contracts, the district has adjusted its scale by shrinking its workforce. In May, the Board of Education voted for a budget that cut 290 full-time equivalent positions, though district officials said last month all of the displaced employees were given other jobs at APS.

Dur谩n Blakey said Monday APS had reported its lowest number of teacher vacancies in more than a decade, which she attributed in part to the district鈥檚 teacher training partnerships with CNM and the University of New Mexico.

鈥淔or too long, APS, like other districts across our country, has struggled to fill critical positions. So we decided to grow our own,鈥� she said.

New developments

Despite enrollment declines, the district has plans to grow and reshape itself, the superintendent said Monday.

Last fall, the district opened its International High School for immigrant and refugee students on the former campus of Coronado Dual Language Magnet School, expanded Coronado to serve kindergarten through eighth grade, and rebuilt Sandia Base Elementary School on Kirtland Air Force Base.

In August, APS opened its first early childhood center in the former location of Duranes Elementary School, one of the campuses shuttered in 2024 due to low enrollment.

APS will make progress on a new school on Albuquerque鈥檚 West Side for special education students, approved by voters last November and set to open in 2028.

鈥淥ur responsibility is to make sure that every student, whether they are a child of doctors and engineers, a student who has lived in Albuquerque for generations, or a newcomer to our country, has an opportunity to discover their strengths and build a future,鈥� Dur谩n Blakey said.

Natalie Robbins covers education for the Journal. You can reach her at nrobbins@abqjournal.com.