Best High Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 190)	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)
350027000161	21	Capitan High	Public	9-12	519 Smokey Bear Blvd	Capitan	88316	Lincoln County	Capitan	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 354-2239	142	14	10.4	50.0%	87 (61.3%)	1 (0.7%)	46 (32.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.5%)	$12,874							86.6	58.3	56	35
350013800938	22	Aldo Leopold Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	410 W 10th St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Aldo Leopold Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 538-2547	182	17	10.9	57.1%	102 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (40.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$24,523							85.9	76.7	38	16
350006001100	23	College And Career High School	Public	9-12	525 Buena Vista Dr SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 224-4880	260	14	18.2	37.3%	55 (21.2%)	2 (0.8%)	187 (71.9%)	9 (3.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$7,185							85.9	90.5	18	5
350010901030	24	New Mexico Academy For The Media Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	4401 Central Ave NE Bldg 2	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	New Mexico Academy For The Media Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 243-1957	179	13	13.7	44.7%	67 (37.4%)	16 (8.9%)	80 (44.7%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$11,054							83.8	49.7	65	41
350006000050	25	Eldorado High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11300 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-4871	1,622	99	16.3	24.4%	632 (39.0%)	38 (2.3%)	724 (44.6%)	53 (3.3%)	74 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (6.1%)	$8,544							83.4	88	23	2
350001001024	26	Cleveland High School	Public	9-12	4800 Cleveland Heights Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 938-0300	2,631	144	18.2	17.9%	702 (26.7%)	71 (2.7%)	1,538 (58.5%)	31 (1.2%)	149 (5.7%)	3 (0.1%)	137 (5.2%)	$7,561							83.3	77.7	36	10
350006000808	27	East Mountain High School	Public, Charter	9-12	25 La Madera Road	Sandia Park	87047	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 281-7400	376	26	14.2	22.9%	244 (64.9%)	8 (2.1%)	102 (27.1%)	10 (2.7%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,095							82.9	90	19	8
350204000481	28	Penasco High	Public	9-12	13 School Rd	Penasco	87553	Taos County	Penasco	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 587-2230	76	5	14	100.0%	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,459							82.3	67.2	44	16
350237000841	29	Academy For Technology & Classics	Public, Charter	7-12	74 A Van Nu PO Rd	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 473-4282	392	31	12.7	28.3%	102 (26.0%)	1 (0.3%)	262 (66.8%)	19 (4.8%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,301							81.3	87.9	24	5
350015201085	30	Estancia Valley Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 State Hwy 344	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Estancia Valley Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 431-3822	626	38	16.4	21.7%	388 (62.0%)	1 (0.2%)	216 (34.5%)	7 (1.1%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,462							81.3	80.5	34	4

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT School Day English Language Arts, SAT School Day Mathematics, 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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.