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)
350006000017	111	A. Montoya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Public School Rd	Tijeras	87059	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 281-0880	410	29	14.3	44.1%	171 (41.7%)	2 (0.5%)	213 (52.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$9,578							70.1	70.9	120	9
350018000146	112	Rio Grande Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Eastside School Rd	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-2200	357	26	14	100.0%	52 (14.6%)	4 (1.1%)	299 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,150							70.1	59.2	166	54
350180000460	113	Maxwell Elementary	Public	K-6	4th St And Parque	Maxwell	87728	Colfax County	Maxwell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 375-2371	46	6	7.1	100.0%	22 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,608							70	94	36	77
350006001054	114	Coronado Elementary	Public	K-5	601 4th St SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 843-8283	308	22	14.2	30.2%	34 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	269 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$8,536							69.9	69.1	129	15
350030000170	115	Monterrey Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Johnson St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3309	329	21	15.8	30.4%	126 (38.3%)	5 (1.5%)	188 (57.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,032							69.8	83.2	71	44
350006000042	116	Comanche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Pennsylvania St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 884-5275	322	25	12.8	100.0%	94 (29.2%)	11 (3.4%)	166 (51.6%)	7 (2.2%)	36 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$8,970							69.8	59.8	165	49
350252000790	117	Arroyo Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Hondo Seco Rd	Arroyo Seco	87514	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	102	11	9.3	100.0%	21 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (68.6%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.8%)	$9,917							69.8	73.6	102	15
350108000656	118	Loma Linda Elementary	Public	K-6	1451 Donaldson Ave	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	297	24	12.1	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	293 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,935							69.4	48.2	209	91
350048000197	119	Cimarron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	132 North Collison Ave	Cimarron	87714	Colfax County	Cimarron	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 376-2445	59	8	7.3	78.0%	15 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,738							68.9			(n/a)
350222000503	120	Reserve Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Mountaineer Rd.	Reserve	87830	Catron County	Reserve	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 533-6241	60	9	7	81.7%	31 (51.7%)	1 (1.7%)	25 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,527							68.5	88.1	55	65

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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.