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)
350234000532	161	San Jon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7th And Elm Streets	San Jon	88434	Quay County	San Jon	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 576-2466	64	7	9.6	100.0%	29 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,974							57	57.6	173	12
350195000472	162	Mountainair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Broadway	Mountainair	87036	Torrance County	Mountainair	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 847-2333	95	9	10.9	100.0%	18 (18.9%)	6 (6.3%)	69 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,952							57	30	307	145
350012000133	163	Yucca Elementary	Public	1-5	900 North 13th St	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	350	20	17.7	47.7%	120 (34.3%)	1 (0.3%)	221 (63.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,636							56.5	73.7	100	63
350003000004	164	Sunset Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2410 10th St	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5200	448	29	15.4	47.8%	137 (30.6%)	24 (5.4%)	240 (53.6%)	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	$8,016							56.2	31.8	297	133
350153000407	165	Mike Sena Elementary	Public	K-5	12 County Road A-1	Sapello	87745	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5750	48	5	9.6	45.8%	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	44 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	$12,346							55.9			(n/a)
350150001062	166	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4675 Peachtree Hills	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9490	723	51	14.1	99.2%	129 (17.8%)	15 (2.1%)	554 (76.6%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$9,083							55.9	69.9	126	40
350150030009	167	Tombaugh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	226 Carver Rd	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9575	584	42	14	98.6%	66 (11.3%)	4 (0.7%)	498 (85.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$9,882							55.9	67.8	131	36
350006000124	168	Zia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 260-2020	231	21	11.2	110.0%	79 (34.2%)	8 (3.5%)	108 (46.8%)	8 (3.5%)	18 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$11,794							55.9	82.4	73	95
350108000700	169	Desert View Elementary	Public	K-6	1105 Valle Vista Dr	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	493	36	13.6	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	487 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,388							55.8	60.7	161	8
350057000214	170	Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 East Plains St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4445	269	19	13.8	101.1%	61 (22.7%)	15 (5.6%)	181 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$9,919							55.8	47.5	212	42

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.