Best High Schools in New Mexico for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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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, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 154)	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 (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
350006000916	1	Early College Academy	Public	9-12	807 Mountain Rd NE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 247-3658	217	0	723.3	18.9%	61 (28.1%)	5 (2.3%)	129 (59.4%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	$2,851							99.4%	98.9%	0.40%
350237001106	2	Mandela International Magnet (Mims)	Public	7-12	1604 Agua Fria	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-1901	293	26	11.1	29.0%	137 (46.8%)	6 (2.0%)	129 (44.0%)	13 (4.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,565							98.7%	97.9%	0.81%
350150001064	3	Arrowhead Park Early College High School	Public	9-12	3400 South Espina St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 527-9540	0	21	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$9,868							98.1%	97.4%	0.68%
350006000698	4	La Cueva High	Public	9-12	7801 Wilshire NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 823-2327	1,816	96	18.9	12.2%	732 (40.3%)	22 (1.2%)	773 (42.6%)	170 (9.4%)	38 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	79 (4.4%)	$7,910							97.4%	96.8%	0.56%
350099001119	5	San Juan College High School	Public	9-12	4601 College Boulevard	Farmington	87402	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 566-3986	284	11	26.5	20.1%	117 (41.2%)	2 (0.7%)	74 (26.1%)	16 (5.6%)	49 (17.3%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (8.8%)	$6,875							96.8%	98.4%	1.67%
350006001075	6	Nex Gen Academy	Public	9-12	5325 Montgomery NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 878-6400	237	20	11.7	20.3%	101 (42.6%)	9 (3.8%)	108 (45.6%)	5 (2.1%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$8,453							96.1%	93.7%	2.42%
350012201071	7	Abq School Of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13201 Lomas Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Abq School Of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 312-7711	910	51	17.9	54.8%	385 (42.3%)	43 (4.7%)	380 (41.8%)	41 (4.5%)	17 (1.9%)	7 (0.8%)	37 (4.1%)	$6,044							95.5%	95.3%	0.19%
350011901058	8	Nm School For The Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Montezuma Avenue	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Nm School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 310-4194	329	24	13.8	22.2%	143 (43.5%)	7 (2.1%)	142 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.4%)	$11,007							94.8%	96.3%	1.51%
350001000954	9	Rio Rancho Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1330 Jackie Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 892-7222	205	10	20.4	16.1%	96 (46.8%)	6 (2.9%)	91 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$8,965							94.2%	92.6%	1.52%
350012601070	10	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							93.5%	94.2%	0.70%

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.