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)
350024000156	111	Bloomfield High	Public	9-12	520 North First St	Bloomfield	87413	San Juan County	Bloomfield	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 634-3400	777	45	17.3	100.0%	232 (29.9%)	13 (1.7%)	203 (26.1%)	5 (0.6%)	318 (40.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,844							35.4	35.2	96	15
350006000918	112	Native American Community Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1000 Indian School Rd	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 266-0992	455	50	9.1	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$11,132							35.1	20.7	138	26
350015301083	113	McCurdy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 Calle Arbolera	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	McCurdy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 692-6090	540	32	16.8	68.5%	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	496 (91.9%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$7,481							34.9	25.6	118	5
350057001155	114	Cms Iacademy At Lincoln Jackson	Public, Alternative	K-12	206 Alphon St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	148	9	16.2	100.0%	36 (24.3%)	8 (5.4%)	103 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								33.5	23.6	125	11
350225000521	115	Roswell High	Public	9-12	500 West Hobbs St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3200	1,438	80	17.9		212 (14.7%)	35 (2.4%)	1,182 (82.2%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,291							33.3	20.4	139	24
350042000194	116	Escalante Middle/High School	Public	7-12	Stateroute 531 1158	Tierra Amarilla	87575	Rio Arriba County	Chama Valley	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 588-7285	147	14	10.3	98.0%	14 (9.5%)	1 (0.7%)	118 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,189							33	15	151	35
350006000044	117	Del Norte High	Public	9-12	5323 Montgomery NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 883-7222	1,070	65	16.3	100.0%	125 (11.7%)	49 (4.6%)	631 (59.0%)	33 (3.1%)	184 (17.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.4%)	$10,957							33	20.4	140	23
350111000318	118	Tohatchi High	Public	9-12	Cougar Lane N 491	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	360	18	20	100.0%	12 (3.3%)	8 (2.2%)	41 (11.4%)	9 (2.5%)	288 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,807							32.6	14	154	36
350201000478	119	Pecos High	Public	9-12	North Nm Hwy 63	Pecos	87552	San Miguel County	Pecos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 757-4700	183	1	140.7	95.6%	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,381							32.6	30.6	106	13
350237000724	120	Capital High	Public	9-12	4851 Paseo Del Sol	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1000	1,398	81	17.2	99.8%	59 (4.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1,297 (92.8%)	15 (1.1%)	22 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,879							32.6	21.9	129	9

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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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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.