Best High Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 190)	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)
350006000063	151	Highland High	Public	9-12	4700 Coal Av SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 265-3711	1,169	81	14.3	100.4%	85 (7.3%)	62 (5.3%)	854 (73.1%)	24 (2.1%)	94 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.2%)	$11,903							21.2	12.1	161	10
350111000545	152	Gallup Central Alternative	Public	6-12	325 Marguerite St	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	146	10	14.6	94.5%	19 (13.0%)	6 (4.1%)	58 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (39.7%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	$13,651							21.1			(n/a)
350168000807	153	Century Alt High	Public	9-12	32 Sun Valley Rd	Los Lunas	87031	McKinley County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	365	10	35.7	95.1%	57 (15.6%)	5 (1.4%)	270 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$9,869							20.4			(n/a)
350006001117	154	Siembra Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	524 Central Ave SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 205-0329	359	11	32.3	98.9%	42 (11.7%)	16 (4.5%)	276 (76.9%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$11,053							20.2	9.7	164	10
350006001099	155	Ecademy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 247-4209	1,035	43	24.2	78.6%	171 (16.5%)	32 (3.1%)	706 (68.2%)	16 (1.5%)	61 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.5%)	$9,635							19.8	23.8	123	32
350012301066	156	Abq Sign Language Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	620 Lomas Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Abq Sign Language Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 244-7553	146	19	7.6	100.0%	37 (25.3%)	8 (5.5%)	83 (56.8%)	4 (2.7%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$26,954							19.8	14.8	152	4
350021000148	157	Bernalillo High	Public	9-12	250 Isidro Sanchez Rd	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-2388	856	51	16.7	100.0%	23 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	414 (48.4%)	2 (0.2%)	379 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	$11,179							19.6	13.8	155	2
350006000852	158	Los Puentes Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	4012 4th St. NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 342-5959	102	3	32.9	64.7%	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$19,508							19.1	9.1	165	7
350006000100	159	Rio Grande High	Public	9-12	2300 Arenal Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 873-0220	1,500	103	14.5	100.7%	43 (2.9%)	8 (0.5%)	1,421 (94.7%)	3 (0.2%)	18 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	$9,858							19.1	13.6	156	3
350237000788	160	Desert Sage Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2504 Camino Entrada	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 467-0310	281	13	21.3	62.3%	24 (8.5%)	4 (1.4%)	240 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,359							19	25.7	117	43

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.