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)
350039000186	121	Shiprock High	Public	9-12	Hwy 64	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-5161	582	36	16.1	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	550 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$13,123							32.5	18	147	26
350261000593	122	Hot Springs High	Public	9-12	1200 North Pershing Ave	T Or C	87901	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	361	23	15.8	100.0%	142 (39.3%)	3 (0.8%)	207 (57.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,113							32	42	80	42
350280101127	123	Pecos Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1841 Old Route 66 Suite B	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Pecos Cyber Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 886-3900	1,276	70	18.2	38.2%	393 (30.8%)	18 (1.4%)	740 (58.0%)	5 (0.4%)	58 (4.5%)	5 (0.4%)	57 (4.5%)								31.7	39.5	88	35
350108000632	124	Gadsden High	Public	9-12	6308 Hwy 28	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	1,322	78	17	100.0%	17 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1,302 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,433							31.3	21.4	133	9
350111000662	125	Ramah High	Public	6-12	74 S Bloomfield Ave	Ramah	87321	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3800	287	15	19.7	100.0%	55 (19.2%)	3 (1.0%)	46 (16.0%)	6 (2.1%)	172 (59.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$15,514							31.2	49.1	67	58
350156000418	126	West Las Vegas High School	Public	9-12	157 Moreno St	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2500	399	26	15.4	100.0%	34 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	359 (90.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,363							30.8	42.7	78	48
350069000239	127	Deming High	Public	9-12	1300 S. Iron St.	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 546-2678	1,279	91	14	99.9%	120 (9.4%)	15 (1.2%)	1,125 (88.0%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)	$9,751							30.4	30.9	105	22
350006000809	128	South Valley Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3426 Blake Road SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3132	606	50	12	99.5%	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	592 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,739							30.3	18.2	145	17
350006001056	129	The International School At Mesa Del Sol	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2000 Bobby Foster Rd	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 508-3295	334	29	11.5	47.0%	77 (23.1%)	1 (0.3%)	235 (70.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$9,046							30.1	45.9	72	57
350246000571	130	Socorro High	Public	9-12	1200 Michigan St	Socorro	87801	Socorro County	Socorro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 835-0700	450	27	16.9	98.0%	77 (17.1%)	7 (1.6%)	344 (76.4%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,966							30.1	23	126	4

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.