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)
350018501150	181	Aces Technical Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	4501 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Aces Technical Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 506-1186	162	17	9.5	58.6%	36 (22.2%)	16 (9.9%)	83 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)								52.1	42.4	241	60
350060000229	182	San Lorenzo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5 Galaz St	San Lorenzo	88041	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	68	7	10.3	100.0%	27 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,066							52	78.9	86	96
350111000306	183	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mollica Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3000	488	26	18.7	100.0%	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	138 (28.3%)	3 (0.6%)	311 (63.7%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$11,721							51.9	36.9	274	91
350237000539	184	Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-6	2451 Avenida Chaparral	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1400	192	16	12.1	100.0%	24 (12.5%)	6 (3.1%)	153 (79.7%)	7 (3.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,184							51.9	43.3	236	52
350225000508	185	Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	2701 North Garden Ave	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3325	509	31	16.3	100.0%	153 (30.1%)	15 (2.9%)	332 (65.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,788							51.8	72	113	72
350017201116	186	Sandoval Academy Of Bilingual Education	Public, Charter	K-8	4321 Fulcrum Way NE Suite A	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Sandoval Academy Of Bilingual Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 771-0555	228	17	13.3	75.9%	22 (9.6%)	6 (2.6%)	192 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	$7,858							51.8	49.6	204	18
350108001065	187	Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1440 Hwy 478	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-3050	419	32	13	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	411 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,279							51.5	59.9	164	23
350111000308	188	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Old Zuni Rd	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3400	366	24	15.5	100.0%	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	110 (30.1%)	8 (2.2%)	219 (59.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$11,987							51.5	75.2	98	90
350111000732	189	Chee Dodge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	641 N Hwy 491	Yatahey	87375	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1300	252	13	19.3	100.0%	18 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (77.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,579							51.4	39.5	260	71
350024000155	190	Blanco Elementary	Public	1-6	7313 Us Hwy 64	Bloomfield	87413	San Juan County	Bloomfield	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 634-3900	161	14	11.5	100.0%	51 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$10,851							51.2	41.4	245	55

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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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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.