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)
350237000759	421	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Jaguar Dr	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3200	318	27	11.6	100.0%	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	293 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,463							8.8	12.8	410	11
350006000027	422	Armijo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Gatewood Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2920	249	21	11.8	100.0%	11 (4.4%)	2 (0.8%)	232 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,526							8.6	8.1	427	5
350006000097	423	Pajarito Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2701 Don Felipe SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-9718	347	36	9.5	100.0%	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,887							8.1	10.1	420	3
350006000057	424	Gov Bent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Hendrix Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9797	321	27	12	100.0%	47 (14.6%)	13 (4.0%)	172 (53.6%)	8 (2.5%)	65 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$9,959							7.9	18.3	379	45
350021000150	425	Cochiti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Quail Hill Trail	Pena Blanca	87041	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-5547	162	15	10.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (21.6%)	2 (1.2%)	123 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$11,702							7.8			(n/a)
350081000252	426	Dulce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Mundo Dr	Dulce	87528	Rio Arriba County	Dulce	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 759-3353	248	29	8.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.5%)	3 (1.2%)	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$16,394							7.6	13.6	407	19
350006000031	427	Barcelona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2311 Barcelona Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0400	246	20	12	100.0%	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,797							7.4	11	416	11
350039000181	428	Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N Hwy 491 Mesa School Rd	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-4529	293	19	15.4	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	270 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,357							7.1	10.1	422	6
350006000854	429	El Camino Real Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3713 Isleta Blvd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 314-2212	335	31	10.8	100.0%	14 (4.2%)	7 (2.1%)	310 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,001							7	12.1	414	15
350066000233	430	Cuba Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	50 County Rd 13 Bldg 51	Cuba	87013	Sandoval County	Cuba	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 289-3211	311	24	13.2	100.0%	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (24.1%)	7 (2.3%)	209 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$18,117							6.5	5.2	435	5

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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.