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)
350006000106	41	Sandia High	Public	9-12	7801 Candelaria NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 294-1511	1,728	101	17.1	32.1%	452 (26.2%)	60 (3.5%)	950 (55.0%)	74 (4.3%)	111 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (4.7%)	$8,994							71.9	80.6	33	8
350013100810	42	Amy Biehl Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	123 4th St SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Amy Biehl Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-9409	222	19	11.9	48.2%	51 (23.0%)	8 (3.6%)	153 (68.9%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$11,354							70.5	65.5	46	4
350000100608	43	Vaughn High	Public	7-12	101 4th	Vaughn	88353	Guadalupe County	Vaughn	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 584-2283	21	6	3.5	95.2%	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								68.9	38.7	90	47
350258000589	44	Texico High	Public	9-12	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	171	13	13.5	42.7%	82 (48.0%)	5 (2.9%)	79 (46.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,347							68.8	80.9	32	12
350069001144	45	Early College High School	Public	9-12	2300 E. Pine St.	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 543-1049	165	9	17.8	100.0%	34 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (77.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$11,032							68.5	93.7	12	33
350003000001	46	Alamogordo High	Public	9-12	103 Cuba Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6500	1,579	85	18.6	33.9%	654 (41.4%)	79 (5.0%)	689 (43.6%)	28 (1.8%)	28 (1.8%)	8 (0.5%)	93 (5.9%)	$8,611							68.2	61.5	53	7
350012501069	47	The Masters Program	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 Richards Ave	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	The Masters Program	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 428-7320	242	15	15.8	38.0%	82 (33.9%)	3 (1.2%)	141 (58.3%)	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,430							68.1	86	25	22
350014801089	48	Mission Achievement And Success 1.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1718 Yale Blvd SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	1,168	101	11.5	100.0%	73 (6.3%)	54 (4.6%)	970 (83.0%)	33 (2.8%)	31 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	$8,924							67.3	82	31	17
350177000452	49	Magdalena High	Public	9-12	201 Duggins Dr	Magdalena	87825	Socorro County	Magdalena	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 854-2241	88	11	8	98.9%	16 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,566							66.8			(n/a)
350183000466	50	Melrose High	Public	9-12	100 Missouri Ave	Melrose	88124	Curry County	Melrose	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 253-4267	89	6	15.7	23.6%	70 (78.7%)	1 (1.1%)	16 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$22,843							66.6	77.6	37	13

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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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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.