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)
350006000047	301	Duranes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2436 Zickert Rd NW	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2017	140	10	13.4	100.0%	17 (12.1%)	6 (4.3%)	106 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$13,582							30.1	40.1	254	47
350006001056	302	The International School At Mesa Del Sol	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2000 Bobby Foster Rd	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 508-3295	334	29	11.5	47.0%	77 (23.1%)	1 (0.3%)	235 (70.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$9,046							30.1	45.9	219	83
350168000762	303	Valencia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	111 Monica Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	379	18	21.5	100.0%	71 (18.7%)	2 (0.5%)	299 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$9,631							30	48.4	208	95
350017130008	304	Turquoise Trail Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13a San Marcos Loop	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Turquoise Trail Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 986-4000	677	46	14.8	30.4%	128 (18.9%)	7 (1.0%)	513 (75.8%)	10 (1.5%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$7,686							30	33.3	291	13
350108000934	305	Vado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	330 Holguin Rd	Vado	88072	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	327	28	11.6	100.0%	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	320 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,558							29.7	36.3	278	27
350150000383	306	Fairacres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 West Picacho Ave	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9606	405	27	15	100.0%	49 (12.1%)	6 (1.5%)	344 (84.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,402							29.6	21	366	60
350018000849	307	La Promesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	898 Hwy 304	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-2400	203	21	9.9	100.0%	55 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$9,643							29.2	49.8	202	105
350111001137	308	Del Norte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 West Wilson	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5200	477	28	17.3	100.0%	20 (4.2%)	6 (1.3%)	138 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	298 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$11,820							29.2	24.2	346	38
350006000033	309	Bellehaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Princess Jeanne St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-7489	234	23	10	100.0%	44 (18.8%)	6 (2.6%)	150 (64.1%)	6 (2.6%)	16 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$8,636							28.6	39.9	258	51
350150000387	310	Loma Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 East Madrid	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9546	505	33	15.1	100.0%	48 (9.5%)	8 (1.6%)	444 (87.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,870							28.5	39.7	259	51

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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.