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)
350189000467	331	Moriarty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 School Loop	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	411	30	13.6	100.0%	120 (29.2%)	2 (0.5%)	279 (67.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$8,680							24.2	38.9	263	68
350201000479	332	Pecos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	North Nm Hwy 63	Pecos	87552	San Miguel County	Pecos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 757-4700	194	20	9.7	62.4%	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	184 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,073							24.2	23.9	349	17
350099000282	333	Bluffview Elementary	Public	K-5	1204 Camino Real	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8603	364	27	13.3	65.4%	74 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	121 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	$9,453							24.1	17.1	387	54
350006000925	334	Christine Duncan Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Atrisco Dr. NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 839-4971	431	35	12.4	78.2%	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	416 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,587							24.1	17.6	385	51
350006000043	335	Lew Wallace Elementary	Public	K-5	513 Sixth St NW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 848-9409	153	18	8.5	100.0%	15 (9.8%)	8 (5.2%)	118 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$10,594							23.9	32.4	296	39
350018401149	336	Raices Del Saber Xinachtli Community	Public, Charter	K-5	2211 North Valley Drive	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Raices Del Saber Xinachtli Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 571-2177	133	11	12.3	44.4%	5 (3.8%)	1 (0.8%)	123 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								23.8	38.1	267	69
350090000266	337	James Rodriguez Elementary	Public	1-6	420 North Coronado Ave	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-2256	231	19	12.1	72.7%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (92.6%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,059							23.5	15.9	393	56
350006000035	338	Carlos Rey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Cerrillos Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7738	474	45	10.4	100.6%	24 (5.1%)	9 (1.9%)	426 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$8,492							23.1	36.3	280	58
350150000389	339	Mac Arthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 N 4th St	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9556	352	27	13	99.4%	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	328 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,671							23.1	26.7	329	10
350090000260	340	Alcalde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	State Rd 68 County Rd 138a	Espanola	87511	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 852-4253	160	11	14.7	90.6%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,487							22.7	21.4	363	23

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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.