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)
350017801138	1	Altura Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-5	8650 Alameda Blvd Bldg 2b	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Altura Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 539-5369	259	14	18.2	18.5%	101 (39.0%)	6 (2.3%)	89 (34.4%)	46 (17.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$22,692							100	99.7	4	3
350072000245	2	Des Moines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Des Moines Avenue	Des Moines	88418	Union County	Des Moines	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 278-2611	79	9	9.1	15.2%	50 (63.3%)	3 (3.8%)	26 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,405							99.9	97.3	23	21
350006000273	3	Desert Willow Family School	Public	K-8	3303 Monroe NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 888-1647	295	18	16.7	35.6%	178 (60.3%)	3 (1.0%)	87 (29.5%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	$6,492							99.8	99.9	1	2
350165000433	4	Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2280 North Rd	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2325	443	34	13.1	7.7%	243 (54.9%)	3 (0.7%)	129 (29.1%)	42 (9.5%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$11,220							99.7	99.9	2	2
350006000964	5	North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Ventura NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 856-6578	535	36	14.8	28.4%	202 (37.8%)	10 (1.9%)	155 (29.0%)	122 (22.8%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	$7,120							99.7	99.6	5
350165000434	6	Pinon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	90 Grand Canyon Dr	White Rock	87547	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2680	352	27	13.2	5.1%	228 (64.8%)	1 (0.3%)	89 (25.3%)	14 (4.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$5,631							99.6	99.4	8	2
350006000752	7	Double Eagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8901 Lowell St NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 857-0187	551	35	15.6	21.2%	300 (54.4%)	5 (0.9%)	161 (29.2%)	30 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.0%)	$7,285							99.4	99.7	3	4
350006000103	8	S. Y. Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	4720 Cairo Dr NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-9536	527	34	15.5	42.9%	276 (52.4%)	4 (0.8%)	173 (32.8%)	21 (4.0%)	15 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (6.6%)	$8,385							99.3	98.9	14	6
350252000844	9	Anansi Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	57 Nm 230	El Prado	87529	Taos County	Taos	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 758-5202	197	17	11.4	53.3%	103 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (38.1%)	7 (3.6%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$8,803							99.2	99	12	3
350006000616	10	Hubert H Humphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Academy Hills Dr NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-4981	466	31	15	37.6%	234 (50.2%)	10 (2.1%)	132 (28.3%)	40 (8.6%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	$7,460							99.2	99.2	11	1

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.