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)
350006001026	181	Albuquerque Talent Development Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1800 Atrisco Rd NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 503-2465	125	9	13.2	108.0%	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	114 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$13,004							11.5	17.1	150	31
350011700891	182	Cesar Chavez Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	1325 Palomas Dr SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Cesar Chavez Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0558	183	11	16.2	100.0%	11 (6.0%)	6 (3.3%)	142 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.9%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	$11,619							10.3			(n/a)
350108000880	183	Desert Pride Academy	Public	7-12	100 Shrode Rd	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 882-0142	240	17	14.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	240 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								10.1			(n/a)
350006001112	184	Technology Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10500 Research Rd SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-2266	315	12	25.7	99.7%	28 (8.9%)	7 (2.2%)	264 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$9,639							9.3			(n/a)
350174000796	185	New Hope Alternative High	Public	9-12	601 North 5th St	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 739-2415	114	8	14.8	99.1%	18 (15.8%)	1 (0.9%)	95 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,110							9.3			(n/a)
350017701126	186	Six Directions Indigenous School	Public, Charter	6-12	2055 Nm 602	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Six Directions Indigenous School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 863-1900	60	4	15	78.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$16,208							9.1			(n/a)
350039000654	187	Newcomb High	Public	9-12	Us 491	Newcomb	87455	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 696-3417	230	17	13.4	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,849							8.8	7.5	169	18
350006001074	188	Ace Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1240 Bellamah Ave. NW	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-4733	253	21	12.2	100.4%	31 (12.3%)	6 (2.4%)	214 (84.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,979							8			(n/a)
350024000771	189	Charlie Y. Brown Alt	Public	9-12	924 South Bloomfield Blvd	Bloomfield	87413	San Juan County	Bloomfield	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 634-3940	85	6	15.3	100.0%	34 (40.0%)	3 (3.5%)	17 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,166							8	12.8	158	31
350006000854	190	El Camino Real Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3713 Isleta Blvd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 314-2212	320	32	10.1	44.7%	15 (4.7%)	5 (1.6%)	294 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$9,001							7	12.1	160	30

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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.

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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.