Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NM-ASR and NM-MSSA test scores by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The most recent update was on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

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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)
350006001133	11	Coyote Willow Family School	Public	K-8	7125 Irving Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 253-0050	284	17	17.2	28.2%	151 (53.2%)	3 (1.1%)	110 (38.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$6,075							99.1	99.3	9	2
350150000397	12	White Sands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Viking St White Sands Missi	Las Cruces	88002	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 674-1241	283	25	11.5	97.9%	129 (45.6%)	12 (4.2%)	108 (38.2%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.5%)	$9,615							99.1	97.8	20	8
350258000588	13	Texico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	251	17	15.1	34.7%	133 (53.0%)	3 (1.2%)	111 (44.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,319							99.1	98.4	15	2
350006000726	14	Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary	Public	K-5	11701 San Victorio NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 293-4259	505	37	13.8	42.6%	246 (48.7%)	5 (1.0%)	130 (25.7%)	58 (11.5%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.3%)	$7,956							99	99.5	7	7
350237000553	15	Wood-Gormley Elementary	Public	K-6	141 East Booth St	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4800	299	21	14.3	25.4%	144 (48.2%)	4 (1.3%)	122 (40.8%)	21 (7.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,242							98.9	98.9	13	2
350225000826	16	Sidney Gutierrez Middle	Public, Charter	K-8	69 E. Gail Harris	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 347-9703	196	12	16	100.0%	103 (52.6%)	6 (3.1%)	84 (42.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,411							98.8	99.6	6	10
350006001072	17	New Mexico International School	Public, Charter	K-8	7215 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 503-7670	401	28	14.5	38.4%	152 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	218 (54.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$6,836							98.6	95.3	31	14
350237000538	18	Carlos Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Griffin St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4700	315	22	14.5	24.8%	138 (43.8%)	2 (0.6%)	153 (48.6%)	14 (4.4%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,117							98.5	97.8	21	3
350006000681	19	Dennis Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Barstow NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-1810	578	47	12.4	48.3%	247 (42.7%)	3 (0.5%)	231 (40.0%)	49 (8.5%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$10,419							98.4	95.7	28	9
350237000644	20	El Dorado Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Avenida Torreon	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4900	392	31	12.7	29.8%	211 (53.8%)	5 (1.3%)	166 (42.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,004							98.3	95.6	29	9

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About our rankings:

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:

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

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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.