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)
350150000730	211	Sunrise Elementary	Public	3-5	5300 N Holman Rd	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9626	351	25	14	98.6%	30 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	317 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,045							45.1	42.3	242	31
350003000016	212	Yucca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Dale Scott Blvd	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6900	219	13	16.8	45.2%	69 (31.5%)	15 (6.8%)	108 (49.3%)	5 (2.3%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	$7,573							45	49.6	203	9
350060000225	213	Bayard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Park St	Bayard	88023	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	163	20	8.1	100.0%	14 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,521							44.9	43.4	234	21
350006000824	214	Seven Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Seven Bar Loop NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 899-2797	495	34	14.6	68.9%	105 (21.2%)	18 (3.6%)	291 (58.8%)	10 (2.0%)	45 (9.1%)	4 (0.8%)	22 (4.4%)	$9,338							44.8	42.5	239	25
350018901166	215	Thrive Community School	Public, Charter	K-7	7300 Old Santa Fe Trail	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Thrive Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 982-1990	249	22	11.3	12.0%	90 (36.1%)	6 (2.4%)	144 (57.8%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)								44.7	60.2	162	53
350126000686	216	College Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 College Ln	Hobbs	88242	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2600	523	31	16.7	41.9%	150 (28.7%)	6 (1.1%)	358 (68.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$6,916							44.7	59.1	167	49
350018801160	217	Explore Academy Las Cruces	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-10	850 N Telshor Blvd	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Explore Academy Las Cruces	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 888-4476	343	25	13.5	44.3%	105 (30.6%)	10 (2.9%)	216 (63.0%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)								44.6			(n/a)
350018030003	218	La Merced Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Alame Loop	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-2100	433	28	15.4	68.8%	86 (19.9%)	4 (0.9%)	336 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,239							44.4	50.3	201	17
350237000542	219	Francis X. Nava Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2655 Siringo Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1200	154	13	11.5	98.7%	20 (13.0%)	2 (1.3%)	123 (79.9%)	3 (1.9%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,170							44.4	14.9	398	179
350243000561	220	Harrison Schmitt Elementary	Public	1-6	4042 Hwy 90 SW	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2170	333	25	13.3	53.5%	85 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$8,850							43.8	37.4	270	50

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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.
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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.