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)
350021000728	411	Wd Carroll Elementary	Public	K-3	842 Camino Don Tomas	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-4441	256	22	11.7	100.0%	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (73.0%)	3 (1.2%)	50 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$11,950							10.8			(n/a)
350006000077	412	Lavaland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 57th St NW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-4911	420	34	12.4	100.0%	26 (6.2%)	5 (1.2%)	374 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$8,894							10.7	13.3	408	4
350237000535	413	El Camino Real Academy Community	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 S. Meadows	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1300	778	55	14	100.0%	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	760 (97.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,112							10.4	11.9	415	2
350006000051	414	Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	620 Georgia St SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-9091	358	35	10.2	100.0%	29 (8.1%)	25 (7.0%)	246 (68.7%)	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$10,700							10.4	7.9	429	15
350057000217	415	Lockwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1113 S. Oak St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	338	19	17.7	100.0%	38 (11.2%)	2 (0.6%)	293 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$8,832							10.2	13.8	406	9
350006000120	416	Wherry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Bldg 25000 - Kafb East	Albuquerque	87116	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-2434	285	23	12.2	100.0%	26 (9.1%)	4 (1.4%)	212 (74.4%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$10,027							10	14.6	400	16
350006000093	417	Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 Hughes Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 873-8512	359	28	13	100.0%	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (91.9%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,018							9.9	12.7	412	5
350006000064	418	Hodgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Morningside Dr NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9855	425	34	12.5	100.0%	79 (18.6%)	15 (3.5%)	224 (52.7%)	9 (2.1%)	75 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$11,974							9.9	14.1	404	14
350123000753	419	Rio Grande Elementary	Public	3-5	940 East Herrera	Hatch	87937	Do�a Ana County	Hatch Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 267-8260	230	16	14	95.2%	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	221 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,160							9.7	14.5	401	18
350237000645	420	R.M. Sweeney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Airport Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1500	276	23	11.8	100.0%	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	267 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,008							8.8	8.1	426	6

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.