Beta You're viewing our redesigned school list. Prefer the classic layout?

Best Public Schools in Rio Arriba County, NM

At a glance

Schools

3,127

Students

Districts

Top rankedMesa Vista High40^th of 132 New Mexico high schools

▲

Biggest riser

James Rodriguez Elementary up 17 spots statewide this year

◉

Smallest classes

Dulce Elementary 8.2 students per teacher

✦

Newly ranked this year

Mesa Vista High and 4 more

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

1★

0★

20 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

See the top-ranked New Mexico schools →

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)		SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)		NM-ASR Science (2026)				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th 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 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
Chama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	182 North Pine Ave	Chama	87520	Rio Arriba County	Chama Valley Indep. Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 588-7285	52	9	5.5	13.5%	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (92.3%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	8	340^th of 346 public elementary schools	1.7%					(n/a)					18.0				16.7	29.4	24.7				24.4	< 20%	9.4	9.0				7.3	$14,189
Chama Middle	Public	6-8	181 North Pine Ave	Chama	87520	Rio Arriba County	Chama Valley Indep. Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(575) 588-7285				—															(n/a)						17.4						25.4	35.7	27.0	29.3				14.0	7.1	< 10%	8.8	$14,189
Escalante Middle/High School	Public	7-12	Stateroute 531 1158	Tierra Amarilla	87575	Rio Arriba County	Chama Valley Indep. Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 588-7285	134	12	11.1	28.4%	9 (6.7%)	3 (2.2%)	111 (82.8%)	4 (3.0%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	129^th of 132 public high schools	2.3%					(n/a)	18.7		< 5%	< 5%			12.2	11.6															$14,189
Tierra Amarilla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Bulding 170 State Rd 531	Tierra Amarilla	87575	Rio Arriba County	Chama Valley Indep. Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 588-7285	76	8	10.1	11.8%	5 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (86.8%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)								(n/a)															26.2							21.4	$14,189
Dulce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Mundo Dr	Dulce	87528	Rio Arriba County	Dulce Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 759-3353	264	32	8.2	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (20.1%)	2 (0.8%)	202 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	5	345^th of 346 public elementary schools	0.3%					(n/a)					< 20%			< 20%	15.1	30.0	16.7				20.0	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%				5.2	$16,394
Dulce High	Public	9-12	113 Hawk Dr	Dulce	87528	Rio Arriba County	Dulce Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 759-3353	160	16	9.8	95.6%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)	3 (1.9%)	130 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)								(n/a)	21.4		< 20%	< 20%			< 20%	< 20%															$18,022
Dulce Middle	Public	6-8	113 Hawks Dr	Dulce	87528	Rio Arriba County	Dulce Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 759-3225	130	9	14.0	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	12.6	175^th of 191 public middle schools	8.4%					(n/a)						16.7						28.1	< 20%	21.4	18.0				< 20%	< 20%	< 20%	< 10%	$15,914
Abiquiu Elementary	Public	K-6	Hwy 84/285 213412	Abiquiu	87510	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 685-4457	68	8	8.9	44.1%	5 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															21.2							< 20%	$14,365
Alcalde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	State Rd 68 County Rd 138a	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 852-4253	151	13	11.6	51.7%	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	143 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															25.9							13.8	$11,487
Chimayo Elementary	Public	K-6	State Rd 76 County Rd 93 Building 31	Chimayo	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 351-4207	112	8	14.9	54.5%	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	103 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															40.0							< 20%	$13,418
Dixon Elementary	Public	K-6	220 New Mexico Highway 75	Dixon	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 579-4325	50	5	10.5	48.0%	7 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)								(n/a)															44.1							38.2	$12,218
James Rodriguez Elementary	Public	1-6	420 North Coronado Ave	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-2256	233	18	13.2	48.9%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.1	311^th of 346 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.9	328^th of 345 public elementary schools	4.9%	17					< 20%			< 20%	33.3	30.4	30.6	< 20%			26.0	< 20%	17.4	< 20%	< 20%			13.7	$10,059
Espanola Valley High	Public	9-12	1111 El Llano Rd	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-7357	0	45	18.6	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	15.7	121^st of 132 public high schools	8.3%		27.7	87^th of 131 public high schools	33.6%	34	24.3		5.0				17.3																$9,928
Eutimio Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Zuni Ln	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-2391	339	26	12.9	49.9%	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	323 (95.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	10.4	335^th of 346 public elementary schools	3.2%		17.3	311^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.9%	24					< 20%			< 20%	22.4	21.3	20.9	33.3			23.9	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%			8.7	$11,638
Hernandez Elementary	Public	K-6	State Road 84/285 #1934b	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-4008	85	9	9.2	48.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	82 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															33.3							26.8	$11,371
San Juan Elementary	Public	K-6	411 State Rd 74	Ohkay Owingeh	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 852-4225	141	14	10.1	39.7%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (66.0%)	1 (0.7%)	39 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)								(n/a)										48.2					29.5							< 10%	$10,855
Velarde Elementary	Public	K-6	State Road 68 County Road 51 #14	Velarde	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 852-4331	39	4	8.9	59.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															50.0								$14,322
Los Ninos Elementary	Public	PK-K	323 North Coronado Ave	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-6819	71	7	9.5	45.1%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)																							$18,699
Carlos F. Vigil Middle	Public	7-8	1260 Industrial Park Rd	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-1348	379	27	14.0	44.6%	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	345 (91.0%)	4 (1.1%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11.3	182^nd of 191 public middle schools	4.7%		16.3	170^th of 192 public middle schools	11.5%	12						11.3							32.0	25.3	28.6					9.2	6.9	8.0	$11,175
Coronado High	Public	9-12	1903 State Highway 96	Gallina	87017	Rio Arriba County	Jemez Mountain Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 638-5419	37	2	21.1	37.8%	3 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (83.8%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)								(n/a)																							$21,897
Gallina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1903 State Highway 96	Gallina	87017	Rio Arriba County	Jemez Mountain Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 638-5419	47	5	10.4	38.3%	7 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (78.7%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)																							$17,231
Lybrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	State Rd 550 HCR 17	Cuba	87018	Rio Arriba County	Jemez Mountain Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 385-5001	69	6	11.0	73.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)															< 20%							< 20%	$21,264
Coronado Middle	Public	6-8	1903 State Highway 96	Gallina	87017	Rio Arriba County	Jemez Mountain Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 638-5419	25	1	33.3	36.0%	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																							$16,659
El Rito Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	10 Elementary Rd	El Rito	87530	Rio Arriba County	Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 581-4273	63	6	11.2	49.2%	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$14,830
Mesa Vista High	Public	9-12	Hwy 285 Junction 111	Ojo Caliente	87549	Rio Arriba County	Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 583-2274	93	11	8.4	43.0%	10 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.6	40^th of 132 public high schools	69.7%					(n/a)	52.6						42.1																$14,830
Ojo Caliente Elementary	Public	4-6	Hwy 285 Junction 111	Ojo Caliente	87549	Rio Arriba County	Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 583-2316	55	4	14.1	40.0%	7 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												57.1			44.2			53.3	50.0			41.9	$14,830
Mesa Vista Middle	Public	7-8	Hwy 285 Junction 111	Ojo Caliente	87549	Rio Arriba County	Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 583-2274	51	4	12.7	39.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													46.4	33.3	39.7							< 20%	$14,830
Kha'p'o Community School	Public	K-6	625 Kee Street	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Kha'p'o Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 753-4406	98	1	98.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ohkay Owingeh Community School	Public	K-6	307 Community School Rd	Ohkay Owingeh	87566	Rio Arriba County	Ohkay Owingeh Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 852-2154	105	5	21.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

SchoolDigger rankings lists for New Mexico:

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

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.