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)
350006000032	421	Bel-Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4725 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 888-4033	252	25	9.9	100.0%	32 (12.7%)	8 (3.2%)	164 (65.1%)	4 (1.6%)	33 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	$10,961							10.1	10.3	396	25
350039000181	422	Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N Hwy 491 Mesa School Rd	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-4529	293	19	15.4	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	270 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,357							10.1	20.2	343	79
350090000276	423	Tony Quintana Elementary	Public	K-6	18670 Us 84/285	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-3213	210	20	10.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	199 (94.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,647							9.7	23.7	320	103
350003000010	424	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 North Florida	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5400	182	15	12.5	57.1%	61 (33.5%)	4 (2.2%)	104 (57.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	$7,485							9.4	45.2	189	235
350111030021	425	David Skeet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Rt 45 Jones Ranch Rd	Vanderwagen	87326	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1700	250	13	19.2	100.0%	18 (7.2%)	2 (0.8%)	34 (13.6%)	1 (0.4%)	194 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,083							8.7	21	339	86
350237000645	426	R.M. Sweeney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Airport Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1500	276	23	11.8	100.0%	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	267 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,008							8.1	7.3	403	23
350006000027	427	Armijo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Gatewood Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2920	249	21	11.8	100.0%	11 (4.4%)	2 (0.8%)	232 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,526							8.1	9.6	399	28
350006000029	427	Atrisco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Atrisco Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2772	248	30	8.1	100.0%	20 (8.1%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,543							8.1			(n/a)
350006000051	429	Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	620 Georgia St SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-9091	358	35	10.2	100.0%	29 (8.1%)	25 (7.0%)	246 (68.7%)	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$10,700							7.9	6.5	404	25
350021000153	430	Santo Domingo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Hwy 22 West	Santo Domingo Pueblo	87052	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-4441	246	21	11.7	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$11,582							7.5			(n/a)

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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:

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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.