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)
350012601070	11	The Ask Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4550 Sundt Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	The Ask Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-0757	625	40	15.6	16.8%	288 (46.1%)	19 (3.0%)	274 (43.8%)	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$7,130							93.3	97.1	9	2
350006001075	12	Nex Gen Academy	Public	9-12	5325 Montgomery NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 878-6400	237	20	11.7	20.3%	101 (42.6%)	9 (3.8%)	108 (45.6%)	5 (2.1%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$8,453							93.2	83.4	29	17
350084000256	13	Elida High	Public	7-12	101 North Church	Elida	88116	Roosevelt County	Elida	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 274-6211	87	9	9.6	65.5%	72 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.4%)	$15,241							92.9	49.6	66	53
350001000954	14	Rio Rancho Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1330 Jackie Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 892-7222	205	10	20.4	16.1%	96 (46.8%)	6 (2.9%)	91 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$8,965							92.3	97.7	8	6
350213000493	15	Quemado High	Public	7-12	Hwy 60	Quemado	87829	Catron County	Quemado	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 773-4700	71	7	9.9	64.8%	48 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$20,462							91	63.9	48	33
350030001109	16	Carlsbad Early College High	Public	9-12	1500 University Dr	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-9415	181	11	16.8	16.0%	83 (45.9%)	2 (1.1%)	90 (49.7%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,500							89.8	95.4	11	5
350054000207	17	Cloudcroft High	Public	9-12	310 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 601-4416	113	12	9.2	45.1%	85 (75.2%)	1 (0.9%)	23 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$13,689							88.7	89.8	20	3
350016701103	18	Explore Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5100 Masthead St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Explore Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 305-5300	1,204	93	12.9	21.8%	541 (44.9%)	47 (3.9%)	542 (45.0%)	41 (3.4%)	23 (1.9%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	$8,648							88.6	90.9	16	2
350072000246	19	Des Moines High	Public	7-12	500 Des Moines Avenue	Des Moines	88418	Union County	Des Moines	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 278-2611	51	6	7.9	37.3%	38 (74.5%)	1 (2.0%)	12 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,539							88.6	96.5	10	9
350225001128	20	Early College High School	Public	9-12	52 University Blvd (Enmu R Ca	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 624-7020	177	10	18.2	100.0%	56 (31.6%)	3 (1.7%)	111 (62.7%)	5 (2.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$5,409							87.3			(n/a)

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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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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.