Best High Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT School Day and 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 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)
350006000853	71	Digital Arts And Technology Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1011 Lamberton NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 341-0888	329	25	13	20.7%	77 (23.4%)	6 (1.8%)	226 (68.7%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$9,929							51.1	49.8	64	7
350051000203	72	Clayton High	Public	9-12	323 South 5th St	Clayton	88415	Union County	Clayton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 374-9611	119	9	12.9	71.4%	37 (31.1%)	1 (0.8%)	79 (66.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$14,535							50.3	43.1	77	5
350093000279	73	Estancia High	Public	9-12	9th And Joseph Ave	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2001	185	15	12.4	99.5%	53 (28.6%)	2 (1.1%)	125 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,509							49.6	44.2	75	2
350264000599	74	Tucumcari High	Public	9-12	1001 South 7th St	Tucumcari	88401	Quay County	Tucumcari	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 461-3910	211	17	12.6	100.0%	60 (28.4%)	2 (0.9%)	146 (69.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,996							49.5	63.3	49	25
350243000564	75	Silver High	Public	9-12	3200 North Silver St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2158	645	37	17.6	43.6%	149 (23.1%)	4 (0.6%)	477 (74.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$10,601							48.7	34.5	98	23
350013700819	76	Southwest Secondary Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	10301 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Southwest Secondary Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	145	9	15.5	50.3%	78 (53.8%)	5 (3.4%)	44 (30.3%)	3 (2.1%)	14 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$10,776							48.6	62.7	50	26
350280201021	77	Vista Grande High School	Public, Charter	9-12	213 Paseo Del Canon East	Taos	87571	Taos County	Vista Grande High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(575) 758-5100	67	7	9.2	100.0%	11 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								48			(n/a)
350150000720	78	Organ Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5700 Mesa Grande Dr	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9430	2,063	110	18.6	99.5%	362 (17.5%)	52 (2.5%)	1,587 (76.9%)	13 (0.6%)	14 (0.7%)	10 (0.5%)	25 (1.2%)	$8,399							47.5	36.3	94	16
350108000323	79	Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	100 Airport Rd	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	1,177	69	17	100.1%	42 (3.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1,129 (95.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,819							46.2	18.9	143	64
350009000619	80	Animas 7-12 School	Public	7-12	1 Panther Dr	Animas	88020	Hidalgo County	Animas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 548-2299	84	7	12.7	59.5%	49 (58.3%)	2 (2.4%)	31 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,314							45.9	62.3	52	28

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About our rankings:

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

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.