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)
350014801146	141	Mission Achievement And Success 2.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1255 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	937	77	12.1	100.0%	45 (4.8%)	21 (2.2%)	844 (90.1%)	12 (1.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)								61	86.8	59	82
350213000492	142	Quemado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Hwy 60	Quemado	87829	Catron County	Quemado	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 773-4700	86	8	10.5	58.1%	56 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.0%)	$21,160							60.3	85.1	65	77
350150000393	143	Mesilla Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	955 West Union Ave	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9615	353	29	12.1	100.0%	42 (11.9%)	4 (1.1%)	302 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,652							60	53.5	188	45
350108001032	144	North Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Cascade Ave	San Miguel	88058	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	265	22	11.9	100.0%	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	255 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,326							59.9	46.6	216	72
350006000028	145	Arroyo Del Oso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6504 Harper NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-9393	297	21	14.4	100.0%	65 (21.9%)	8 (2.7%)	160 (53.9%)	20 (6.7%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$8,837							59.9	61.3	158	13
350225000505	146	Berrendo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 West Pine Lodge Rd	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2875	344	21	16.3	100.0%	149 (43.3%)	7 (2.0%)	184 (53.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,881							59.7	58.5	169	23
350153000402	147	Los Ninos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	474 Legion Dr	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5720	339	23	14.8	100.0%	17 (5.0%)	4 (1.2%)	313 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,710							59.6	29.1	313	166
350168001029	148	Sundance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 Sundance SW	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	561	32	17.4		103 (18.4%)	2 (0.4%)	368 (65.6%)	5 (0.9%)	69 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$7,964							59.2	79.5	82	66
350225000512	149	Nancy Lopez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 East Bland St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3500	205	15	13.2	100.0%	22 (10.7%)	7 (3.4%)	175 (85.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,263							59.2	53.8	186	37
350039001115	150	Judy Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Cr 6580	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-6285	493	38	12.9	100.0%	75 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	332 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$11,168							58.8	50.3	200	50

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.