Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NM-ASR and NM-MSSA test scores by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The most recent update was on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

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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)
350186000637	311	Mora Elementary	Public	1-5	Hwy 518 And Ranger Dr	Mora	87732	Mora County	Mora	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 387-3132	160	11	14.3	100.0%	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,879							28.5	41.8	244	67
350060000226	312	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Cedar St	Santa Clara	88026	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	136	16	8.2	100.0%	14 (10.3%)	1 (0.7%)	121 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,745							28.3	44.3	229	83
350237000552	313	Tesuque Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1555 Bishops Lodge Rd	Tesuque	87506	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4100	68	6	10.9	100.0%	9 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (69.1%)	2 (2.9%)	10 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,713							27.9	52.2	195	118
350006000048	314	East San Jose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Thaxton Ave SE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2005	335	34	9.8	100.6%	17 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	307 (91.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$10,126							27.9	28.1	318	4
350129000359	315	Hondo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	111 Don Pablo Lane	Hondo	88336	Lincoln County	Hondo Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 653-4411	66	10	6.8	97.0%	10 (15.2%)	1 (1.5%)	52 (78.8%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$18,524							27.8	38.5	264	51
350069001035	316	Ruben S. Torres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 8th St NW	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 544-2723	390	32	12.3	99.7%	36 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	344 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$10,277							27.6	17.8	383	67
350117000333	317	Milan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	404 Sand	Milan	87021	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2727	417	32	13	97.1%	95 (22.8%)	7 (1.7%)	222 (53.2%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,237							27.6	33.1	293	24
350006000040	318	Cochiti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 San Isidro Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 345-1432	196	19	10.5	101.5%	17 (8.7%)	3 (1.5%)	160 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$10,819							27.5	25.5	335	17
350246000789	319	Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 Franciso De Avad	Socorro	87801	Socorro County	Socorro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 835-1086	361	30	12	87.5%	39 (10.8%)	8 (2.2%)	285 (78.9%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,715							27.3	22.2	358	39
350006000087	320	Mission Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Mission Av NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-5269	356	28	12.9	101.4%	41 (11.5%)	12 (3.4%)	242 (68.0%)	6 (1.7%)	45 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$10,106							27.3	24.5	343	23

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.