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)
350150000376	391	Alameda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 N. Alameda Blvd	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9486	336	29	11.5	98.8%	32 (9.5%)	4 (1.2%)	291 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,652							14.9	36.5	276	115
350156000411	392	Don Cecilio Martinez Elementary	Public	2-3	412 Santa Fe St	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2861	197	14	14.4	100.0%	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	179 (90.9%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,802							14.9	16.4	390	2
350099000281	393	Apache Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West Apache	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8602	448	38	11.6	68.3%	45 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	303 (67.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.9%)	$8,685							14.7	15.1	396	3
350111000309	394	Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Cedar Ave	Navajo	87328	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3500	323	15	21.5	94.1%	13 (4.0%)	4 (1.2%)	34 (10.5%)	3 (0.9%)	265 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,665							14.7	28.1	319	75
350006000037	395	Chelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Constitution Av NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-5655	337	29	11.8	100.0%	62 (18.4%)	16 (4.7%)	177 (52.5%)	5 (1.5%)	56 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$8,869							14.7	28.5	315	80
350216000495	396	Alta Vista Intermediate	Public	4-5	4 Wildcat Rd	Questa	87556	Taos County	Questa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 586-0032	44	7	5.8	93.2%	6 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,270							14.3	22.5	357	39
350150000395	397	Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 E California Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9586	377	32	11.9	99.5%	37 (9.8%)	22 (5.8%)	309 (82.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,275							14.3	20.3	371	26
350150000396	398	Booker T. Washington	Public	PK, KG-5	755 East Chestnut Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9595	392	31	12.6	98.5%	29 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	357 (91.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,990							13.7	15.5	395	3
350003000010	399	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 North Florida	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5400	170	16	10.6	60.0%	55 (32.4%)	6 (3.5%)	102 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$7,485							13.4	9.4	424	25
350006000026	400	Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12800 Copper St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-7735	332	25	13.4	100.0%	52 (15.7%)	17 (5.1%)	175 (52.7%)	6 (1.8%)	52 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	$10,493							13.3	18.7	378	22

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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.

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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.