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Best Public Schools in Hidalgo County, NM

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Schools

568

Students

Districts

Top rankedAnimas 7-12 School40^th of 131 New Mexico high schools

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Biggest riser

Animas 7-12 School up 16 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lordsburg High 10.1 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (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	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Total
Animas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Panther Dr	Animas	88020	Hidalgo County	Animas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 548-2299	48	6	8.1	100.0%	18 (37.5%)	1 (2.1%)	26 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)										38.9		$17,156
Animas 7-12 School	Public	7-12	1 Panther Dr	Animas	88020	Hidalgo County	Animas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 548-2299	90	7	13.6	100.0%	54 (60.0%)	1 (1.1%)	27 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	61.9	40^th of 131 public high schools	69.5%		57.6	56^th of 172 public high schools	67.4%	16	46.7	53.3	48.3						64.3	50.0		$16,314
Animas Middle	Public	5-6	1 Panther Dr	Animas	88020	Hidalgo County	Animas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 548-2299	27	2	13.5	100.0%	13 (48.1%)	1 (3.7%)	12 (44.4%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$16,690
Dugan-Tarango Middle	Public	5-8	1352 Hardin St	Lordsburg	88045	Hidalgo County	Lordsburg	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 542-9806	124	11	11.4	100.0%	19 (15.3%)	2 (1.6%)	101 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	53.4	67^th of 192 public middle schools	65.1%		39.9	74^th of 165 public middle schools	55.2%	7			21.2			35.7	29.2	57.9	50.0	44.7	10.4	$13,860
Lordsburg High	Public	9-12	501 West Fourth St	Lordsburg	88045	Hidalgo County	Lordsburg	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 542-3782	121	12	10.1	100.0%	11 (9.1%)	1 (0.8%)	109 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	118^th of 131 public high schools	9.9%		52.9	65^th of 172 public high schools	62.2%	53	21.6	27.0										$14,111
R.V.Traylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Ownby	Lordsburg	88045	Hidalgo County	Lordsburg	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 542-3252	158	13	12.1	100.0%	19 (12.0%)	5 (3.2%)	134 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				40.0	42.9					41.3		$11,783

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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.