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)
350090000264	241	Chimayo Elementary	Public	K-6	State Rd 76 County Rd 93 Buil	Chimayo	87522	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 351-4207	116	9	12.6	99.1%	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	106 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,418							39.8	33.5	290	49
350006000683	242	Marie M Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Mojave NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 897-3080	395	33	11.9	111.4%	59 (14.9%)	8 (2.0%)	293 (74.2%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$9,677							39.4	45.5	220	22
350099000280	243	Animas Elementary	Public	K-5	1612 Hutton Ave	Farmington	87402	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8601	362	29	12.4	76.2%	52 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$9,000							39.4	36.9	273	30
350001000650	244	Puesta Del Sol Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Southern Blvd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 994-3305	569	23	24.6	70.3%	127 (22.3%)	6 (1.1%)	395 (69.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$8,908							39.4	32.6	294	50
350168000866	245	Los Lunas Family School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	111 Monica Road	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 866-8231	70	8	8.5	88.6%	13 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$1,738							39.1	21.5	362	117
350006000045	246	Dolores Gonzales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Atlantic St SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2020	313	32	9.9	100.6%	30 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	276 (88.2%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,633							38.7	38.4	266	20
350099000693	247	Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Wildflower Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8676	449	34	13.2	65.0%	74 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	$7,887							38.7	34.2	286	39
350093000791	248	Upper Elementary	Public	2-6	624 8th St	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2001	181	20	9.1	100.0%	38 (21.0%)	1 (0.6%)	140 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,292							38.2	60.8	160	88
350006000110	249	Sombra Del Monte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9110 Shoshone Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 291-6842	226	18	12.9	100.0%	56 (24.8%)	14 (6.2%)	125 (55.3%)	8 (3.5%)	15 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$9,489							38.1	53.1	192	57
350249000576	250	Wilferth Elementary	Public	3-6	311 Miranda	Springer	87747	Colfax County	Springer	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 483-3485	29	3	8.5	100.0%	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,249							38.1	30.4	304	54

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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.