Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 435)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
350267000968	321	Tularosa Intermediate	Public	3-6	304 1st Street	Tularosa	88352	Otero County	Tularosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 585-8800	268	20	13.6	92.5%	60 (22.4%)	3 (1.1%)	135 (50.4%)	1 (0.4%)	65 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$8,019							28	29.4	277	44
350010600873	322	North Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7939 4th Street NW	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	North Valley Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-0501	380	32	11.9	57.6%	61 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	298 (78.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$7,304							28	40.7	217	105
350280001124	323	Shiwi Ts'ana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	38 Zuni Route 301 North	Zuni	87327	McKinley County	Zuni	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 782-4441	480	37	13.1	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	14 (2.9%)	453 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,896							27.8	12.6	381	58
350048000199	324	Eagle Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	132 North Collison	Eagle Nest	87718	Colfax County	Cimarron	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 376-2445	96	10	9.4	49.0%	54 (56.3%)	1 (1.0%)	38 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$17,141							27.7	48.1	170	154
350069000238	325	Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7450 Altura Rd. SE	Columbus	88029	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 531-2710	494	36	13.5	100.0%	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	485 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,911							27.6	13.1	379	54
350273000611	326	Wagon Mound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Park Avenue	Wagon Mound	87752	Mora County	Wagon Mound	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 666-3001	43	7	5.8	100.0%	10 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,795							27			(n/a)
350204000480	327	Penasco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13 School Rd	Penasco	87553	Taos County	Penasco	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 587-2230	136	4	35.1	100.0%	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,409							26.9	44.7	190	137
350042000195	328	Tierra Amarilla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Bulding 170 State Rd 531	Tierra Amarilla	87575	Rio Arriba County	Chama Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 588-7285	101	11	9.5	100.0%	6 (5.9%)	1 (1.0%)	85 (84.2%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.0%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$14,189							26.9	31.7	269	59
350150000389	329	Mac Arthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 N 4th St	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9556	353	27	12.9	100.0%	22 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	329 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,671							26.7	29.8	276	53
350150000884	330	Columbia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4555 Elks Dr	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-1561	225	22	10.4	100.0%	17 (7.6%)	9 (4.0%)	195 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,474							26.1	26	302	28

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM Combined Language Arts, NM Combined Mathematics, NM Combined Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, 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.