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)
350006001033	381	Rudolfo Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Vermejo Park Dr SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3137	592	47	12.6	100.0%	39 (6.6%)	16 (2.7%)	510 (86.1%)	5 (0.8%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$8,862							17.1	22.1	359	22
350006000725	382	Susie Rayos Marmon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 72nd St NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-5400	582	39	15	100.0%	55 (9.5%)	22 (3.8%)	433 (74.4%)	13 (2.2%)	51 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$9,619							16.5	17.2	386	4
350006000083	383	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6316 Constitution Ave NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8337	273	30	9.2	100.0%	93 (34.1%)	10 (3.7%)	134 (49.1%)	4 (1.5%)	22 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	$15,929							16.5	25.8	331	52
350006000099	384	Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 Fourth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0794	225	23	10	100.0%	32 (14.2%)	2 (0.9%)	178 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$11,112							16.4	16.2	391	7
350039000187	385	Ojo Amarillo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Rd 6500 And Rd 6466	Fruitland	87416	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 960-5271	303	23	13.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	288 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,665							16.1	16.7	388	3
350111000299	386	Catherine A. Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6102 Challenger Rd	Church Rock	87311	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1400	342	19	18	100.0%	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	290 (84.8%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,899							16.1	16.1	392	6
350237001059	387	Aspen Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	450 La Madera	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4500	367	28	13	100.0%	30 (8.2%)	5 (1.4%)	317 (86.4%)	5 (1.4%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,641							15.6	16.6	389	2
350006000121	388	Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Quincy St SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-2008	302	26	11.6	100.0%	38 (12.6%)	24 (7.9%)	180 (59.6%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	$14,903							15.6	18.1	382	6
350006000692	389	Maryann Binford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Corriz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0623	483	43	11.2	100.0%	28 (5.8%)	4 (0.8%)	442 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,699							15.3	18.1	381	8
350147000374	390	Lake Arthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Broadway	Lake Arthur	88253	Chaves County	Lake Arthur	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 365-2000	61	6	9.6	100.0%	7 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$56,570							15.1			(n/a)

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

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.