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)
350255000585	101	Tatum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	115 West 3rd St	Tatum	88267	Lea County	Tatum	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 398-4455	131	10	12.8	55.0%	70 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,658							73.6	82.2	74	27
350006001036	102	Sunset View Elementary	Public	K-5	6121 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-3254	482	28	17.2	39.6%	100 (20.7%)	14 (2.9%)	300 (62.2%)	11 (2.3%)	27 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.0%)	$6,835							72.6	73.1	106	4
350018000143	103	Dennis Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19670 Hwy 314	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1800	296	22	13.2	100.0%	43 (14.5%)	3 (1.0%)	232 (78.4%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$9,163							72.4	70.8	121	18
350012000128	104	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	405 South Sixth	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	148	13	11.7	66.2%	43 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,788							72.3	69.9	127	23
350006000105	105	Sandia Base Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21001 Wyoming SE Kafb East	Albuquerque	87116	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 268-4356	349	22	15.5	30.4%	135 (38.7%)	28 (8.0%)	127 (36.4%)	8 (2.3%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (10.6%)	$6,926							71.1	64.5	143	38
350006000059	106	Griegos Elementary	Public	K-5	4040 San Isidro NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 345-3661	240	17	13.9	100.0%	33 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	202 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,470							71.1	70.6	123	17
350014801089	107	Mission Achievement And Success 1.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1718 Yale Blvd SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	1,168	101	11.5	100.0%	73 (6.3%)	54 (4.6%)	970 (83.0%)	33 (2.8%)	31 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	$8,924							70.6	82	75	32
350012000132	108	Roselawn Elementary	Public	K-5	600 North Roselawn Ave	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	184	18	10.4	70.7%	25 (13.6%)	3 (1.6%)	153 (83.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,441							70.5	67.4	133	25
350117000328	109	Cubero Elementary	Public	K-6	28 Baca Rd.	Cubero	87014	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2705	199	17	11.6	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.6%)	3 (1.5%)	170 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,958							70.2	65.8	137	28
350126000347	110	Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Gypsy	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1600	224	18	12.6	100.0%	18 (8.0%)	8 (3.6%)	197 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,127							70.1	39.3	262	152

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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.