Best High Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT School Day and NM-ASR and NM-MSSA test scores by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The most recent update was on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 190)	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)
350249000575	61	Springer High	Public	7-12	1401 8th St	Springer	87747	Colfax County	Springer	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 483-3432	56	7	8.4	100.0%	8 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,609							54.2			(n/a)
350168000439	62	Los Lunas High	Public	9-12	1776 Emilio Lopez Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	1,450	78	18.5	95.2%	297 (20.5%)	7 (0.5%)	996 (68.7%)	4 (0.3%)	118 (8.1%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.8%)	$7,812							54.2	32.3	101	39
350006001028	63	Corrales International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5500 Wilshire Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87113	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-9733	255	19	13.6	34.9%	58 (22.7%)	8 (3.1%)	170 (66.7%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$10,091							53.7	65.2	47	16
350162000424	64	Lordsburg High	Public	9-12	501 West Fourth St	Lordsburg	88045	Hidalgo County	Lordsburg	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 542-3782	131	9	14.6	54.2%	13 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,111							53.5	47.1	70	6
350225000513	65	Goddard High	Public	9-12	701 East Country Club	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-4800	1,104	66	16.6	100.0%	391 (35.4%)	17 (1.5%)	681 (61.7%)	8 (0.7%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,218							53.2	43.9	76	11
350120000340	66	Hagerman High	Public	9-12	406 North Cambridge Ave	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Hagerman	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 752-3254	125	14	9.1	96.8%	27 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,504							52.3	21.1	136	70
350150000386	67	Las Cruces High	Public	9-12	1750 El Paseo Rd	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9400	1,806	97	18.5	99.5%	279 (15.4%)	55 (3.0%)	1,427 (79.0%)	8 (0.4%)	19 (1.1%)	5 (0.3%)	13 (0.7%)	$8,673							52.2	32.2	102	35
350099000787	68	Piedra Vista High	Public	9-12	5700 College Blvd	Farmington	87402	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8880	1,591	82	19.3	55.9%	483 (30.4%)	3 (0.2%)	540 (33.9%)	6 (0.4%)	483 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.8%)	$8,264							52.2	45.2	74	6
350255000586	69	Tatum High	Public	9-12	307 West 3rd Street	Tatum	88267	Lea County	Tatum	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 398-4455	111	9	12.8	49.5%	55 (49.5%)	1 (0.9%)	54 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,560							51.7			(n/a)
350126000350	70	Hobbs High	Public	9-12	800 North Jefferson	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-0200	2,291	129	17.7	59.1%	513 (22.4%)	71 (3.1%)	1,684 (73.5%)	14 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$9,488							51.1	28.3	110	40

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT School Day English Language Arts, SAT School Day Mathematics, 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.