Albuquerque youth are at or near the national average for Developmental Assets. Albuquerque has a high rate of teens that don't work or go to school. Citizens feel that very little progress has been made towards achieving this condition.

INDICATORS

• 3.1 Developmental Assets Inventory
• 3.2 Teens Not Attending School and Not Working

  LOCAL TREND:

Albuquerque youth with positive adult role models fell by 17% between 1995-2005, and those with 20 or more of the 40 possible Developmental Assets fell 5% over the same period. The number of students who reported having a sense of purpose fell by 27%. The number reporting a caring, encouraging school climate (26%) remained unchanged over the same 10 year period. The percent of teens who are neither working nor going to school was lower in 2006 than in 2005.

  NATIONAL/REGIONAL COMPARISON:

Albuquerque Public School students are virtually equal to the national average in the number of Developmental Assets they possess, for students grades 6-12. APS students initially lag behind the national average by about 3%, by the time they reach the 12th grade Albuquerque students are equal to the national average in the number of assets they possess. Albuquerque has a high rate of teens ages 16-19 who are neither working nor going to school.

  CITIZEN PERCEPTION:

In 2007, Albuquerque citizens rated this Desired Community Condition as being one of the most important conditions to achieve, while simultaneously being a condition with some of the least progress having been made. The difference between the perceived importance of the condition and the perceived progress made is the second highest such difference among all Desired Community Conditions.

Opportunity to Improve	LOCAL TREND IS:	Negative
	ALBUQUERQUE, COMPARED TO OTHERS, IS:	Mixed
	CITIZEN PERCEPTION COMPARED TO DATA:	Matches

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