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)
350225000525	291	Washington Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	408 North Washington Ave	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3625	318	18	18.1	100.0%	63 (19.8%)	5 (1.6%)	248 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,488							31.4	33.8	288	3
350057000209	292	Arts Academy At Bella Vista	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Cesar Chavez Dr	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	353	20	17.3	100.0%	35 (9.9%)	37 (10.5%)	268 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	$9,881							31.4	19.6	375	83
350280101127	293	Pecos Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1841 Old Route 66 Suite B	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Pecos Cyber Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 886-3900	1,276	70	18.2	38.2%	393 (30.8%)	18 (1.4%)	740 (58.0%)	5 (0.4%)	58 (4.5%)	5 (0.4%)	57 (4.5%)								31.3	39.5	261	32
350006001163	294	Ecademy K-8	Public, Virtual	K-8	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 247-4209	747	53	14.2	52.2%	88 (11.8%)	29 (3.9%)	504 (67.5%)	7 (0.9%)	76 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)								31.1	19.8	373	79
350015000137	295	McCoy Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	901 North McCoy Ave	Aztec	87410	San Juan County	Aztec	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 334-9474	396	27	14.5	100.0%	152 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	159 (40.2%)	1 (0.3%)	61 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$11,297							31.1	53.1	191	104
350019001167	296	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	K-7	1401 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 681-3536	80	7	12.1	52.5%	14 (17.5%)	3 (3.8%)	55 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								31	61.2	159	137
350150000884	297	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							30.8	26.1	330	33
350252000580	298	Ranchos De Taos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Ranchos Elementary Rd	Ranchos De Taos	87557	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	272	24	11.4	100.0%	17 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	238 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,003							30.7	35.4	283	15
350162000426	299	R.V.Traylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Ownby	Lordsburg	88045	Hidalgo County	Lordsburg	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 542-3252	155	11	14	58.7%	24 (15.5%)	1 (0.6%)	129 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,783							30.6	13.2	409	110
350225000517	300	Monterrey Elementary	Public	K-5	910 West Gayle St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3475	409	27	15.2	100.0%	56 (13.7%)	6 (1.5%)	343 (83.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,862							30.3	53.3	189	111

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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.