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)
350237000534	31	Acequia Madre Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Acequia Madre St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4000	138	12	11.6	22.5%	64 (46.4%)	6 (4.3%)	55 (39.9%)	11 (8.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,252							93.1	95.8	27	4
350165000427	32	Aspen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2182 33rd St	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2275	445	35	12.6	22.2%	210 (47.2%)	9 (2.0%)	168 (37.8%)	26 (5.8%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$11,702							93	98.3	16	16
350165000428	33	Barranca Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	57 Loma Del Escolar	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2730	419	34	12.3	16.7%	242 (57.8%)	2 (0.5%)	143 (34.1%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.1%)	$11,021							92.9	94.8	32	1
350057000224	34	Zia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Norris St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 769-4300	381	22	17.3	100.0%	182 (47.8%)	21 (5.5%)	151 (39.6%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$7,685							92.8	94	37	3
350237000537	35	Atalaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	721 Camino Cabra	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4400	271	22	12.4	22.5%	110 (40.6%)	3 (1.1%)	149 (55.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,644							92.7	97.9	19	16
350159000420	36	Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 North 2nd St	Logan	88426	Quay County	Logan	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 487-2252	88	9	9.7	45.5%	67 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$11,668							92.7	99.3	10	26
350054000206	37	Cloudcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 601-4416	165	11	15	46.7%	117 (70.9%)	2 (1.2%)	38 (23.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$12,522							92.2	81.1	78	41
350243000559	38	Cliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	622 State Hwy 211	Cliff	88028	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 535-2051	111	15	7.6	100.0%	89 (80.2%)	2 (1.8%)	18 (16.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$8,507							92.1	94.4	34	4
350189000749	39	South Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	577 State Rd 344	Moriarty	87015	Santa Fe County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 835-5835	304	21	14.7	100.0%	151 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (44.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$8,642							91.6	96.9	25	14
350057030016	40	Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Norris	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 769-4300	427	22	19.3		207 (48.5%)	27 (6.3%)	152 (35.6%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	21 (4.9%)	$7,744							91.5	93.2	40

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.