Best Public Schools in Farmington, NM

Summary:

The city of Farmington, New Mexico is home to 21 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 5 high schools. The schools in this district serve a diverse student population and demonstrate a wide range of academic performance.

Among the standout schools in Farmington are Country Club Elementary, which ranks among the top 20 schools in the state and boasts exceptional proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Another high-performing school is San Juan College High School, which ranks 16th out of 131 high schools in New Mexico and has outstanding test scores in Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. In contrast, Apache Elementary and Bluffview Elementary struggle with low proficiency rates and low SchoolDigger ratings.

The data reveals significant disparities in school performance within the Farmington district, with a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. Additionally, the middle schools in the district, particularly Tibbetts Middle School and Mesa View Middle School, perform below the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, suggesting a need for targeted interventions at the middle school level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	NM-ASR Science (2025)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Animas Elementary	Public	K-5	1612 Hutton Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8601	345	26	13.2	100.0%	54 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	28.3	230^th of 345 public elementary schools	33.3%		34.1	246^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.4%	16			26.8			31.6	42.1	37.5				37.1		14.0	26.4				17.2	$9,000
Apache Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West Apache	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8602	375	33	11.2	100.0%	28 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	243 (64.8%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	16.7	315^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.4	379^th of 413 public elementary schools	8.2%	64			18.0			20.9	35.4	23.0				26.4		20.0	24.6				17.6	$8,685
Bluffview Elementary	Public	K-5	1204 Camino Real	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8603	355	25	14.0	100.0%	62 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	128 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	17.5	310^th of 345 public elementary schools	10.1%		19	338^th of 413 public elementary schools	18.2%	28						28.3	39.3	19.0				28.7	18.9	14.3					12.6	$9,453
Country Club Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Foothills Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8604	530	35	15.1		257 (48.5%)	5 (0.9%)	166 (31.3%)	9 (1.7%)	58 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	92.3	20^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.8	26^th of 413 public elementary schools	93.7%	6			49.5			65.6	66.3	65.0				65.6	60.4	59.8	71.1				63.9	$7,570
Farmington High	Public	9-12	2200 Sunset Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 324-0352	1,747	96	18.1	100.0%	429 (24.6%)	12 (0.7%)	428 (24.5%)	5 (0.3%)	736 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (7.8%)	30	80^th of 131 public high schools	38.9%		27	116^th of 172 public high schools	32.6%	36	32.3	9.2			39.2															$8,330
Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 College Blvd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8611	660	40	16.5		219 (33.2%)	3 (0.5%)	185 (28.0%)	6 (0.9%)	187 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.1%)	50.6	75^th of 192 public middle schools	60.9%		51	46^th of 165 public middle schools	72.1%	29				44.4					47.7	49.3	46.2	47.8				38.2	34.0	12.5	28.1	$7,834
Hermosa Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 East 25th	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8612	622	35	17.7	100.0%	192 (30.9%)	1 (0.2%)	189 (30.4%)	4 (0.6%)	170 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.6%)	49.2	79^th of 192 public middle schools	58.9%		52.7	42^nd of 165 public middle schools	74.5%	37				41.0					46.6	47.3	45.8	46.6				32.1	39.1	15.8	29.0	$7,438
Ladera Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	308 East 35th St	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8605	504	31	16.2		225 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	40.7	187^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.8%		55.5	149^th of 413 public elementary schools	63.9%	38			31.3			37.1	49.5	37.5				41.5	21.4	36.3	27.5				28.5	$7,549
McCormick Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Mc Cormick Rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8606	426	30	14.0	100.0%	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	154 (36.2%)	5 (1.2%)	189 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	28.9	226^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.5%		18.3	346^th of 413 public elementary schools	16.2%	120			20.6			30.4	29.0	42.0				33.8	15.2	24.2	40.6				26.2	$9,982
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 North Butler Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8607	438	28	15.9	100.0%	106 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	22	283^rd of 345 public elementary schools	18.0%		33.7	248^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.0%	35			28.8			36.4	33.3	28.8				32.6	16.7	15.5	20.0				17.4	$8,007
Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3801 College Blvd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8608	445	28	15.7	100.0%	146 (32.8%)	3 (0.7%)	143 (32.1%)	4 (0.9%)	109 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.5%)	47.1	156^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.8%		67.1	110^th of 413 public elementary schools	73.4%	46			29.0			40.6	53.1	42.0				45.7	27.5	25.9	42.0				31.5	$8,878
Northeast Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 East 23rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8609	502	32	15.9	100.0%	85 (16.9%)	4 (0.8%)	131 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.2%)	49.6	136^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.6%		71.2	93^rd of 413 public elementary schools	77.5%	43			29.0			35.1	57.8	46.8				46.0	13.4	42.2	45.7				33.2	$7,721
Tibbetts Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 Twin Peaks Blvd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8613	652	38	17.1	100.0%	99 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	136 (20.9%)	2 (0.3%)	350 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.8%)	19.3	162^nd of 192 public middle schools	15.6%		24.7	117^th of 165 public middle schools	29.1%	45				27.1					34.1	33.5	30.2	32.6				19.2	13.8	7.4	13.5	$8,338
Mesa View Middle School	Public	6-8	4451 Wildflower Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8622	461	33	14.1	100.0%	85 (18.4%)	2 (0.4%)	198 (43.0%)	1 (0.2%)	134 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	16.6	168^th of 192 public middle schools	12.5%		17.7	133^rd of 165 public middle schools	19.4%	35				20.8					29.3	34.0	28.9	30.7				23.8	9.2		11.8	$8,831
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Wildflower Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8676	469	31	15.3	100.0%	66 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	205 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (33.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	37.6	197^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.9%		33.7	247^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.2%	50			25.0			40.0	44.2	42.1				42.1	21.3	33.8	25.0				26.6	$7,887
Rocinante High	Public	6-12	3250 East 30th St	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8627	133	16	8.5	100.0%	48 (36.1%)	1 (0.8%)	48 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	10.8	122^nd of 131 public high schools	6.9%		50.4	70^th of 172 public high schools	59.3%	52	19.6				23.1															$8,380
Piedra Vista High	Public	9-12	5700 College Blvd	Farmington	87402	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8880	1,511	85	17.7	100.0%	452 (29.9%)	5 (0.3%)	507 (33.6%)	2 (0.1%)	447 (29.6%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.4%)	40.8	59^th of 131 public high schools	55.0%		38.9	83^rd of 172 public high schools	51.7%	24	37.0	14.1			45.0															$8,264
San Juan College High School	Public	9-12	4601 College Boulevard	Farmington	87402	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 566-3986	300	13	24.0		110 (36.7%)	1 (0.3%)	84 (28.0%)	15 (5.0%)	46 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.7%)	88.2	16^th of 131 public high schools	87.8%					(n/a)	81.7	26.8			85.4															$6,875
Navajo Preparatory School	Public	9-12	1220 West Apache Street	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Navajo Preparatory School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 326-6571	297	24	12.3	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Farmington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kirtland	9.02 mi	7	77^th
Fruitland	10.27 mi	2	91^st
Bloomfield	10.6 mi	9	65^th
Aztec	11.71 mi	7	76^th
Shiprock	27.68 mi	9	94^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.