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)
350057000221	261	Sandia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Lore St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	316	20	15.7	107.3%	72 (22.8%)	20 (6.3%)	214 (67.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	$8,341							36.3	44	231	30
350006000036	262	Chaparral Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6325 Milne Rd NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-3301	540	45	12	100.7%	81 (15.0%)	10 (1.9%)	395 (73.1%)	7 (1.3%)	22 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.1%)	$11,491							36.3	35.1	284	22
350108000659	263	Chaparral Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Lisa Dr	Chaparral	88081	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	429	35	12.2	100.0%	30 (7.0%)	3 (0.7%)	394 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,456							36.3	44.9	225	38
350168000438	264	Raymond Gabaldon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	454 Coronado Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	378	30	12.5	83.3%	63 (16.7%)	4 (1.1%)	299 (79.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$9,064							36.1	40.1	255	9
350069000242	265	Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 South 10th St	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 546-2502	327	23	13.9	100.0%	34 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	286 (87.5%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,481							36.1	52.3	194	71
350075000247	266	Dexter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 West 1st	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	358	22	16.5	99.4%	66 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	291 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,105							35.2	55.4	180	86
350006000782	267	Painted Sky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 Gavin Dr NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7763	558	44	12.8	100.4%	49 (8.8%)	7 (1.3%)	460 (82.4%)	7 (1.3%)	28 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	$8,854							34.9	44.9	224	43
350017901136	268	Hozho Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	515 Park Ave	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Hozho Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 722-4463	685	55	12.3	99.1%	119 (17.4%)	3 (0.4%)	240 (35.0%)	10 (1.5%)	273 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.7%)	$9,654							34.5	28.5	314	46
350030000859	269	Jefferson Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 South Canal St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	258	1	232.4	66.7%	112 (43.4%)	1 (0.4%)	136 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$8,598							34.5	41.1	248	21
350111000797	270	Tobe Turpen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3310 Manuelito	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5000	394	23	17.1	99.0%	38 (9.6%)	4 (1.0%)	64 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,357							34.5	30.2	305	35

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.