Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico for African American 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, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 17)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
350012201071	1	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							94.1%	94.0%	0.12%
350057000224	2	Zia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Norris St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 769-4300	381	22	17.3	100.0%	182 (47.8%)	21 (5.5%)	151 (39.6%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$7,685							88.2%	92.1%	3.91%
350003000006	3	Holloman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Arnold	Alamogordo	88330	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 812-6100	490	25	19.6	27.1%	249 (50.8%)	39 (8.0%)	116 (23.7%)	10 (2.0%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	67 (13.7%)	$7,119							82.4%	93.8%	11.41%
350001001039	4	Sandia Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Franklin Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 338-2526	690	47	14.8	10.9%	194 (28.1%)	14 (2.0%)	388 (56.2%)	15 (2.2%)	36 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	$9,047							76.5%	83.8%	7.36%
350003000013	5	Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	2211 Puerto Rico Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5800	301	18	17.2	41.2%	125 (41.5%)	14 (4.7%)	130 (43.2%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)	$8,417							70.6%	88.9%	18.33%
350014801089	6	Mission Achievement And Success 1.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1718 Yale Blvd SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	1,168	101	11.5	100.0%	73 (6.3%)	54 (4.6%)	970 (83.0%)	33 (2.8%)	31 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	$8,924							64.7%	75.3%	10.58%
350168000722	7	Katherine Gallegos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	236 Dom Pasqual Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	635	33	19.1	100.0%	120 (18.9%)	6 (0.9%)	482 (75.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	$7,700							58.8%	87.1%	28.24%
350001001034	8	Cielo Azul Elementary	Public	K-5	3804 Shiloh Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-2320	698	49	14.2	18.5%	206 (29.5%)	27 (3.9%)	375 (53.7%)	6 (0.9%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.2%)	$8,635							52.9%	63.7%	10.80%
350006000105	8	Sandia Base Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21001 Wyoming SE Kafb East	Albuquerque	87116	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 268-4356	349	22	15.5	30.4%	135 (38.7%)	28 (8.0%)	127 (36.4%)	8 (2.3%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (10.6%)	$6,926							52.9%	75.8%	22.81%
350003000004	10	Sunset Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2410 10th St	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5200	466	28	16.5	53.0%	148 (31.8%)	17 (3.6%)	252 (54.1%)	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$8,016							41.2%	62.1%	20.95%

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.