Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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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)
350225000509	231	East Grand Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3773 East Grand Plains	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3350	188	17	11.2	100.0%	39 (20.7%)	1 (0.5%)	147 (78.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,194							42.1	40.3	251	20
350001000101	232	Rio Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	4601 Pepe Ortiz Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 892-0220	504	35	14.6	60.9%	135 (26.8%)	4 (0.8%)	308 (61.1%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$9,461							42	58.4	170	62
350117000334	233	Mount Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1607 Del Norte	Grants	87020	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2740	373	36	10.3	96.8%	41 (11.0%)	14 (3.8%)	111 (29.8%)	3 (0.8%)	200 (53.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,740							41.8	40.1	256	23
350189000760	234	Route 66 Elementary	Public	K-5	805 Barton Rd	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	291	25	11.8	100.0%	136 (46.7%)	2 (0.7%)	147 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,269							41.2	46.6	215	19
350069000941	235	Bataan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Hwy 418 SW	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 544-0900	531	35	15.1	100.0%	62 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	454 (85.5%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$9,486							41.2	29.4	310	75
350207000482	236	Pablo Roybal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1574 State Rd 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 455-2282	399	29	13.5	47.9%	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	300 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,857							41.2	35.7	282	46
350006001087	237	William W & Josephine Dorn Charter Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	1119 Edith Blvd SE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 243-1434	49	6	8.6	79.6%	10 (20.4%)	10 (20.4%)	23 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,473							40.8			(n/a)
350013400923	238	Albuquerque Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7500 La Morada NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7706	408	27	15.1	100.0%	304 (74.5%)	4 (1.0%)	97 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,432							40.8	44.4	228	10
350207000723	239	Pojoaque Intermediate	Public	4-5	1574 State Road 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 455-2282	192	12	15.4	59.4%	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (75.5%)	1 (0.5%)	37 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,390							40.8	47.7	211	28
350006000041	240	Collet Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morris St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-3010	351	30	11.8	86.9%	101 (28.8%)	11 (3.1%)	185 (52.7%)	6 (1.7%)	29 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$10,554							39.9	44	230	10

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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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.