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)
350039000712	341	Kirtland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Cr 6446	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-5893	380	31	12.2	68.2%	24 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	307 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$11,911							22.4	23.8	350	9
350006000020	342	Adobe Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1724 Camino Del Valle SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-4799	311	25	12.6	100.6%	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	293 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,014							22	30.6	303	39
350237000887	343	Ramirez Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Alta Vista	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3000	417	28	14.7	99.5%	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	397 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,926							21.9	15	397	54
350090000275	344	San Juan Elementary	Public	K-6	411 State Rd 74	Ohkay Owingeh	87566	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 852-4225	167	14	11.9	76.0%	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	110 (65.9%)	1 (0.6%)	48 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$10,855							21.9	10.3	418	74
350006000896	345	Edward Gonzales Elementary	Public	3-5	554 90th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-6214	348	27	12.8	100.9%	13 (3.7%)	5 (1.4%)	310 (89.1%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$8,958							21.8	28.1	320	25
350237000548	346	Kearny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	901 Avenida Campanas	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1800	322	24	13.3	99.4%	24 (7.5%)	3 (0.9%)	277 (86.0%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,685							21.7	21.2	364	18
350006001114	347	George I Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-8	4050 118th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0300	1,099	72	15.2	100.2%	66 (6.0%)	30 (2.7%)	952 (86.6%)	7 (0.6%)	31 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	$7,175							21.6	24	348	1
350099000288	348	McCormick Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Mc Cormick Rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8606	421	33	12.6	71.3%	38 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	159 (37.8%)	5 (1.2%)	190 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	$9,982							21.6	25	339	9
350225000523	349	Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	606 West Oconnor Road	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3575	245	17	14.7	100.0%	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	222 (90.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,293							21.5	20	372	23
350016301094	350	Taos International School	Public, Charter	K-8	118 Este Es Road	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos International School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 776-2469	176	16	10.7	100.0%	12 (6.8%)	2 (1.1%)	156 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,101							21.5	25.4	336	14

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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.