Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 433)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
350111030021	401	David Skeet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Rt 45 Jones Ranch Rd	Vanderwagen	87326	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1700	250	13	19.2	100.0%	18 (7.2%)	2 (0.8%)	34 (13.6%)	1 (0.4%)	194 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,083							12.8	8.7	425	24
350021000147	402	Algodones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1300 Hwy 313	Algodones	87001	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-2803	192	14	14.2	100.0%	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,202							12.4			(n/a)
350174000445	403	Jefferson Elementary	Public	3	300 West Jefferson Ave	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2540	220	13	16.4	98.6%	42 (19.1%)	4 (1.8%)	171 (77.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,455							12.2	32.4	295	108
350141000372	404	Jemez Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8501 Hwy 4	Jemez Pueblo	87024	Sandoval County	Jemez Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 834-7391	129	10	12.7	100.0%	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (31.8%)	3 (2.3%)	73 (56.6%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	$19,507							12.1			(n/a)
350006000073	405	Kit Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1921 Byron Av SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2724	362	31	11.5	100.0%	15 (4.1%)	5 (1.4%)	340 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,217							12.1	22.7	355	50
350006000029	406	Atrisco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Atrisco Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2772	248	30	8.1	100.0%	20 (8.1%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,543							11.6	8.1	427	21
350090000276	407	Tony Quintana Elementary	Public	K-6	18670 Us 84/285	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-3213	210	20	10.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	199 (94.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,647							11.6	9.7	423	16
350006000115	408	Valle Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Mae Av SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7739	324	27	12	100.0%	31 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	283 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,003							11.2	19.2	377	31
350006000092	409	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5317 Second St SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-3800	233	19	12.1	100.0%	16 (6.9%)	4 (1.7%)	203 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,533							11.1	18.3	380	29
350030001157	410	Carlsbad Enrichment Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	406 N. Alameda Street	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 234-3300	227	11	21.4	42.3%	65 (28.6%)	6 (2.6%)	153 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)								10.8	6.7	432	22

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM-MSSA English Language Arts, NM-MSSA Mathematics, NM-ASR Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Mexico Public Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Mexico Public Education Department.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.