Best High Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 170)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
350186000638	91	Mora High	Public	9-12	#10 Ranger Drive	Mora	87732	Mora County	Mora	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 387-3100	125	9	14.1	100.0%	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,047							37.9	11.1	151	60
350018000140	92	Belen High	Public	9-12	1619 West Delgado Ave	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1300	1,027	49	20.9	100.0%	185 (18.0%)	14 (1.4%)	796 (77.5%)	4 (0.4%)	21 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$9,581							37.9	33.7	98	6
350006000082	93	Manzano High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12200 Lomas Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 559-2200	1,365	89	15.3	100.0%	262 (19.2%)	54 (4.0%)	838 (61.4%)	52 (3.8%)	102 (7.5%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (4.0%)	$9,622							37.7	29.9	107	14
350150000720	94	Organ Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5700 Mesa Grande Dr	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9430	1,980	104	19		350 (17.7%)	50 (2.5%)	1,517 (76.6%)	12 (0.6%)	12 (0.6%)	11 (0.6%)	28 (1.4%)	$8,399							36.3	28	112	18
350006000038	95	Cibola High	Public	9-12	1510 Ellison Dr NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0110	1,762	101	17.3	34.3%	394 (22.4%)	57 (3.2%)	1,091 (61.9%)	40 (2.3%)	104 (5.9%)	3 (0.2%)	73 (4.1%)	$8,681							36	56.1	57	38
350024000156	96	Bloomfield High	Public	9-12	520 North First St	Bloomfield	87413	San Juan County	Bloomfield	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 634-3400	777	45	17.3	100.0%	232 (29.9%)	13 (1.7%)	203 (26.1%)	5 (0.6%)	318 (40.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,844							35.2	27.6	113	17
350150000390	97	Mayfield High	Public	9-12	1955 North Valley Dr	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9415	1,421	83	17.1		236 (16.6%)	22 (1.5%)	1,145 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	$8,583							34.9	31.5	103	6
350243000564	98	Silver High	Public	9-12	3200 North Silver St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2158	638	35	18	100.0%	153 (24.0%)	2 (0.3%)	459 (71.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$10,601							34.5	32.5	100	2
350159001147	99	Ute Lake Online Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	301 North 2nd St	Logan	88426	Quay County	Logan	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(575) 487-2252	85	2	54.8	56.5%	33 (38.8%)	1 (1.2%)	46 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)								34	45.7	71	28
350231000529	100	Ruidoso High	Public	9-12	125 Warrior Dr	Ruidoso	88345	Lincoln County	Ruidoso	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 258-4910	532	33	15.9	100.0%	167 (31.4%)	3 (0.6%)	275 (51.7%)	7 (1.3%)	73 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$9,716							33.4	57.4	56	44

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM Combined Language Arts, NM Combined Mathematics, NM Combined Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, 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:

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

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

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.