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)
350001000779	31	Rio Rancho High	Public	9-12	301 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 896-5600	2,554	108	23.5	35.8%	772 (30.2%)	43 (1.7%)	1,503 (58.8%)	32 (1.3%)	71 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	131 (5.1%)	$7,582							80.8	72.4	41	10
350063000232	32	Corona High	Public	7-12	531 Franklin St	Corona	88318	Lincoln County	Corona	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 849-1911	36	6	5.5	91.7%	27 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,078							78.1	89.8	21	11
350186000638	33	Mora High	Public	9-12	#10 Ranger Drive	Mora	87732	Mora County	Mora	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 387-3100	114	8	14.2	100.0%	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,047							77.8	37.9	91	58
350015101088	34	SW Aeronautics Mathematics And Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4100 Aerospace Pkwy Bw	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	SW Aeronautics Mathematics And Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	306	16	18.9	19.6%	117 (38.2%)	7 (2.3%)	153 (50.0%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$10,269							77.4	83.4	28	6
350006000822	35	Public Academy For Performing Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	11800 Princess Jeanne Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 830-3128	448	31	14.4	42.4%	175 (39.1%)	12 (2.7%)	243 (54.2%)	8 (1.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$7,196							77.3	83.7	27	8
350129000360	36	Hondo High	Public	7-12	111 Don Pablo Lane	Hondo	88336	Lincoln County	Hondo Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 653-4411	60	7	8.9	98.3%	16 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,313							75.1	27.7	113	77
350006000038	37	Cibola High	Public	9-12	1510 Ellison Dr NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0110	1,622	92	17.6	60.9%	340 (21.0%)	46 (2.8%)	1,030 (63.5%)	39 (2.4%)	107 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (3.6%)	$8,681							74.8	36	95	58
350159000421	38	Logan High	Public	9-12	301 North 2nd St	Logan	88426	Quay County	Logan	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 487-2252	89	5	16.7	49.4%	60 (67.4%)	3 (3.4%)	23 (25.8%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,319							72.6	56.8	58	20
350150001090	39	Centennial High School	Public	9-12	1950 S Sonoma Ranch Blvd	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 527-9330	1,664	89	18.6	51.3%	327 (19.7%)	40 (2.4%)	1,229 (73.9%)	21 (1.3%)	15 (0.9%)	12 (0.7%)	20 (1.2%)	$8,017							72.5	59.1	55	16
350079000251	40	Dora High	Public	7-12	100 School St	Dora	88115	Roosevelt County	Dora	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 477-2216	102	10	10.4	45.1%	70 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$13,304							72.2	88.7	22	18

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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.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.