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)
350012301066	361	Abq Sign Language Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	620 Lomas Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Abq Sign Language Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 244-7553	125	18	6.9	100.0%	31 (24.8%)	5 (4.0%)	74 (59.2%)	4 (3.2%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$26,954							19.8	14.8	399	38
350177000453	362	Magdalena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Duggins Dr	Magdalena	87825	Socorro County	Magdalena	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 854-2241	123	11	11	100.0%	24 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,525							19.1	29.9	308	54
350006000079	363	Los Padillas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2525 Los Padillas Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0108	234	25	9.2	100.0%	15 (6.4%)	1 (0.4%)	215 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,586							19.1	22.5	356	7
350237000788	364	Desert Sage Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2504 Camino Entrada	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 467-0310	313	21	14.8	100.0%	24 (7.7%)	9 (2.9%)	259 (82.7%)	3 (1.0%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,359							19	25.7	333	31
350096000624	365	Mettie Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1715 Avenue M	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-2440	346	23	14.8	70.8%	114 (32.9%)	4 (1.2%)	228 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,567							18.9	24.1	347	18
350090000271	366	Hernandez Elementary	Public	K-6	State Road 84/285 #1934b	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-4008	90	7	13.2	100.0%	8 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,371							18.9	21	365	1
350069000238	367	Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7450 Altura Rd. SE	Columbus	88029	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 531-2710	494	36	13.5	100.0%	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	485 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,911							18.8	27.6	325	42
350111000315	368	Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	#6 Fourth Ave	Thoreau	87323	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4400	400	22	18.1	100.0%	22 (5.5%)	5 (1.3%)	49 (12.3%)	5 (1.3%)	316 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,558							18.7	15.8	394	26
350090000270	369	Eutimio Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Zuni Ln	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-2391	331	27	12.2	100.0%	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	298 (90.0%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,638							18.6	30.1	306	63
350111000317	370	Tohatchi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Chuska Rd	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	222	13	17	100.0%	11 (5.0%)	3 (1.4%)	25 (11.3%)	5 (2.3%)	175 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,290							18.1	33.2	292	78

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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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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.