Best High Schools in New Mexico

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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)
350171000443	101	Loving High	Public	9-12	602 South Sixth	Loving	88256	Eddy County	Loving	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 745-2020	191	16	11.9	100.0%	43 (22.5%)	3 (1.6%)	144 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,921							39.2	51.5	62	39
350168000866	102	Los Lunas Family School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	111 Monica Road	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 866-8231	245	10	23.5	100.0%	38 (15.5%)	2 (0.8%)	183 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$1,738							39.1	21.5	132	30
350060000227	103	Cobre High	Public	9-12	1300 Tom Foy Blvd	Bayard	88023	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 537-4020	276	20	14	100.0%	24 (8.7%)	2 (0.7%)	249 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,533							38.6	21.2	135	32
350267000605	104	Tularosa High	Public	9-12	1305 8th Street	Tularosa	88352	Otero County	Tularosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 585-8800	272	22	12.1	94.9%	64 (23.5%)	3 (1.1%)	119 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (29.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	$12,289							37.1	18.2	146	42
350111000768	105	Miyamura High School	Public	9-12	680 South Boardman	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1900	1,393	54	26	100.0%	112 (8.0%)	6 (0.4%)	341 (24.5%)	24 (1.7%)	891 (64.0%)	2 (0.1%)	17 (1.2%)	$11,416							37	22.6	128	23
350015000135	106	Aztec High	Public	9-12	500 East Chaco	Aztec	87410	San Juan County	Aztec	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 334-9474	682	43	15.7	100.0%	258 (37.8%)	4 (0.6%)	279 (40.9%)	2 (0.3%)	115 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	$8,797							36.8	40	86	20
350168000989	107	Valencia High	Public	9-12	301 Bonita Vista Blvd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	887	47	18.7	100.0%	211 (23.8%)	9 (1.0%)	627 (70.7%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$8,815							36.7	23.8	124	17
350039000179	108	Kirtland Central High	Public	9-12	550 County Road 6100	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-5881	713	43	16.5	100.0%	58 (8.1%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	563 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	$13,440							36.1	22.6	127	19
350207000483	109	Pojoaque High	Public	9-12	1574 State Road 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 455-2282	636	33	19.4	54.2%	37 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,106							35.7	26.5	115	6
350090000268	110	Espanola Valley High	Public	9-12	1111 El Llano Rd	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-7357	869	43	20.3	100.0%	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	744 (85.6%)	17 (2.0%)	75 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	$9,928							35.5	21.6	131	21

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.