Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 433)	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)
350039000773	251	Eva B Stokely Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	West Hwy 64	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-5109	224	21	10.7	100.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	3 (1.3%)	209 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$13,874							37.9	42.2	243	8
350015301083	252	McCurdy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 Calle Arbolera	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	McCurdy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 692-6090	540	32	16.8	68.5%	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	496 (91.9%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$7,481							37.9	25.6	334	82
350225000511	253	El Capitan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2807 West Bland St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3400	396	24	16.8	100.0%	91 (23.0%)	13 (3.3%)	289 (73.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,309							37.8	58	172	81
350111000300	254	Crownpoint Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	#1 Codetalker Dr.	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1500	331	20	16.5	100.0%	15 (4.5%)	7 (2.1%)	37 (11.2%)	7 (2.1%)	257 (77.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,434							37.8	21.6	361	107
350168000703	255	Ann Parish Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	112 Meadow Lake	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	373	24	15.4	100.0%	42 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$9,704							37.6	45.2	222	33
350099000289	256	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 North Butler Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8607	476	35	13.4	100.0%	120 (25.2%)	7 (1.5%)	146 (30.7%)	2 (0.4%)	167 (35.1%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)	$8,007							37.5	58.4	171	85
350156000412	257	Tony Serna Junior Elementary	Public	4	1725 New Mexico Ave	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2621	109	7	14.8	100.0%	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (95.4%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,027							37.5	52.4	193	64
350057000211	258	Cameo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Cameo St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	282	18	16.1	100.0%	38 (13.5%)	14 (5.0%)	221 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$8,645							37.4	31.1	301	43
350120000339	259	Hagerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	406 North Cambridge Ave	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Hagerman	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 752-3254	180	16	11	100.0%	40 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,552							37.3	49.5	206	53
350057000215	260	La Casita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Davis St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	243	17	14.3	100.0%	5 (2.1%)	4 (1.6%)	234 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,544							37.1	31.5	299	39

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on 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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.