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)
350111000305	151	Indian Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3604 Ciniza Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2900	302	18	17.2	100.0%	30 (9.9%)	5 (1.7%)	73 (24.2%)	8 (2.6%)	176 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$12,401							58.4	71.9	114	37
350198000476	152	Ojo Caliente Elementary	Public	4-6	Hwy 285 Junction 111	Ojo Caliente	87549	Taos County	Mesa Vista	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 583-2316	59	3	18.1	100.0%	6 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,830							58.1	40.5	250	98
350219000501	153	Raton Intermediate	Public	3-6	500 South Third	Raton	87740	Colfax County	Raton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 445-9881	234	21	11.4	48.3%	54 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,233							58	62.9	150	3
350150000394	154	University Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 South Locust St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9649	358	30	12.1	100.0%	46 (12.8%)	12 (3.4%)	270 (75.4%)	18 (5.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$11,880							57.9	63.4	148	6
350150000688	155	East Picacho Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4450 North Valley Dr	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9516	495	32	15.7	100.0%	111 (22.4%)	2 (0.4%)	378 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,519							57.5	58.6	168	13
350210000417	156	Valencia Elementary	Public	3-4	1415 South Globe	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 356-7090	389	30	12.9	62.0%	108 (27.8%)	8 (2.1%)	253 (65.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	$9,182							57.3	55.4	179	23
350001001034	157	Cielo Azul Elementary	Public	K-5	3804 Shiloh Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-2320	698	49	14.2	18.5%	206 (29.5%)	27 (3.9%)	375 (53.7%)	6 (0.9%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.2%)	$8,635							57.3	54.5	185	28
350150000385	158	Jornada Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Elks Dr	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9536	490	33	14.9	100.0%	58 (11.8%)	5 (1.0%)	416 (84.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$8,912							57.3	51.3	199	41
350102000294	159	Floyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1564 Nm 267	Floyd	88118	Roosevelt County	Floyd	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 478-2211	101	8	12.5	85.1%	36 (35.6%)	3 (3.0%)	61 (60.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,661							57.2	70.7	122	37
350006001050	160	Cien Aguas International	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Randolph Rd. SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-0001	422	32	13.3	85.8%	59 (14.0%)	2 (0.5%)	353 (83.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,455							57.2	63.2	149	11

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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.