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)
350006000647	191	Edmund G Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Palomas NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-0185	405	30	13.5	100.0%	89 (22.0%)	5 (1.2%)	243 (60.0%)	12 (3.0%)	40 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$8,803							50.8	40.2	253	62
350126000346	192	Coronado Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 North Brazos	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2300	368	23	16.1	100.0%	71 (19.3%)	22 (6.0%)	259 (70.4%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$7,978							50.8	75.4	97	95
350003000008	193	La Luz Elementary	Public	K-5	99 Alamo	La Luz	88337	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5300	215	12	18.6	53.5%	93 (43.3%)	3 (1.4%)	112 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	$8,366							50.4	63.8	147	46
350150000382	194	Dona Ana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5551 Camino De Flores	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9506	399	30	13.3	100.0%	37 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,823							50.4	53.7	187	7
350030001156	195	Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1609 W Lea Street	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 234-3304	760	45	17	44.5%	153 (20.1%)	8 (1.1%)	589 (77.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)								50.1	43.1	237	42
350168000441	196	Peralta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3645 Hwy 47	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	248	17	14.9	100.0%	61 (24.6%)	1 (0.4%)	172 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$9,861							48.6	73.1	105	91
350204000480	197	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							48.3	26.9	327	130
350010600873	198	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							47.7	28	322	124
350240000556	199	Santa Rosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	658 5th St	Santa Rosa	88435	Guadalupe County	Santa Rosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 472-3171	201	18	11.2	98.5%	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	192 (95.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,353							47.6	48.4	207	8
350108001125	200	Yucca Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	580 Angelina Blvd	Chaparral	88081	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 824-8210	473	33	14.3	100.0%	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	462 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,310							47.4	52.2	196	4

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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.