Best High Schools in New Mexico for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in New Mexico!

Every year, the New Mexico Public Education Department shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 30)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
350015101088	1	SW Aeronautics Mathematics And Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4100 Aerospace Pkwy Bw	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	SW Aeronautics Mathematics And Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	278	12	22.3	31.7%	228 (82.0%)	3 (1.1%)	30 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$10,269							96.7%	82.1%	14.56%
350016701103	2	Explore Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5100 Masthead St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Explore Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 305-5300	1,204	93	12.9	21.8%	541 (44.9%)	47 (3.9%)	542 (45.0%)	41 (3.4%)	23 (1.9%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	$8,648							93.3%	90.5%	2.81%
350013800938	3	Aldo Leopold Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	410 W 10th St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Aldo Leopold Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 538-2547	182	17	10.9	57.1%	102 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (40.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$24,523							90.0%	88.4%	1.58%
350017300950	4	Tierra Encantada Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	4601 Mission Bend	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Tierra Encantada Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 983-3337	289	14	20.5	20.1%	20 (6.9%)	5 (1.7%)	259 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,361							86.7%	28.4%	58.25%
350013700819	5	Southwest Secondary Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	10301 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Southwest Secondary Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	147	10	15	36.7%	67 (45.6%)	7 (4.8%)	56 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$10,776							83.3%	60.0%	23.33%
350280101127	6	Pecos Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1841 Old Route 66 Suite B	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Pecos Cyber Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 886-3900	1,276	70	18.2	38.2%	393 (30.8%)	18 (1.4%)	740 (58.0%)	5 (0.4%)	58 (4.5%)	5 (0.4%)	57 (4.5%)								80.0%	35.3%	44.74%
350012601070	7	The Ask Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4550 Sundt Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	The Ask Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-0757	625	40	15.6	16.8%	288 (46.1%)	19 (3.0%)	274 (43.8%)	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$7,130							76.7%	94.2%	17.54%
350006000853	8	Digital Arts And Technology Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1011 Lamberton NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 341-0888	348	27	12.8	42.2%	94 (27.0%)	2 (0.6%)	235 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$9,929							73.3%	62.6%	10.70%
350168000989	9	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							70.0%	43.7%	26.32%
350006000808	10	East Mountain High School	Public, Charter	9-12	25 La Madera Road	Sandia Park	87047	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 281-7400	376	26	14.2	22.9%	244 (64.9%)	8 (2.1%)	102 (27.1%)	10 (2.7%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,095							66.7%	85.8%	19.12%

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About our rankings:

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

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.