Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 435)	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)
350126000357	151	Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 East Humble	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2100	156	13	11.5	100.0%	20 (12.8%)	11 (7.1%)	123 (78.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$8,196							62.6	21	337	186
350001000952	152	Maggie Cordova Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Veranda Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 994-0229	674	56	12	100.0%	169 (25.1%)	14 (2.1%)	427 (63.4%)	6 (0.9%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.1%)	$8,930							62.5	54.2	143	9
350108000719	153	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4085 McNutt Rd	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	483	40	12.2	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	481 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,714							62.5	26.2	301	148
350069000236	154	Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 East Maple	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 546-9712	279	25	11.3	99.6%	22 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	247 (88.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$12,814							62.4	46.6	179	25
350108000904	155	Santa Teresa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Commerciantes	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	501	35	14.3	100.0%	42 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	455 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,637							62.4	48.7	166	11
350126000667	156	Stone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Calle Sur	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2500	404	23	17.2	100.0%	131 (32.4%)	8 (2.0%)	249 (61.6%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$6,496							62	63	112	44
350006000642	157	Chamiza Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 Homestead Cir NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-5174	291	22	13.4	45.7%	74 (25.4%)	4 (1.4%)	192 (66.0%)	5 (1.7%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,588							61.7	67	96	61
350006000028	158	Arroyo Del Oso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6504 Harper NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-9393	297	21	14.4	100.0%	65 (21.9%)	8 (2.7%)	160 (53.9%)	20 (6.7%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$8,837							61.3	51.4	158
350019001167	159	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	K-7	1401 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 681-3536	80	7	12.1	52.5%	14 (17.5%)	3 (3.8%)	55 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								61.2			(n/a)
350093000791	160	Upper Elementary	Public	2-6	624 8th St	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2001	179	17	10.4	100.0%	44 (24.6%)	1 (0.6%)	130 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,292							60.8	60.3	127	33

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.