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Best Public Schools in Torrance County, NM

At a glance

Schools

2,701

Students

Districts

Top rankedEstancia High39^th of 132 New Mexico high schools

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Biggest riser

Upper Elementary up 68 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lower Elementary 9.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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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
Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	624 8th St	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2001	113	12	9.2	27.4%	20 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)																							$12,962
Estancia High	Public	9-12	9th And Joseph Ave	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2001	184	14	13.4	41.8%	41 (22.3%)	3 (1.6%)	132 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	65.2	39^th of 132 public high schools	70.5%		23.3	99^th of 131 public high schools	24.4%	60	41.2		< 20%	< 20%			55.9																$15,509
Estancia Middle	Public	7-8	807 W. Hopewell	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2003	99	6	15.8	50.5%	30 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	28.3	131^st of 191 public middle schools	31.4%		51.5	72^nd of 192 public middle schools	62.5%	59						32.5							21.9	38.5	31.0					21.2	18.0	19.4	$12,438
Upper Elementary	Public	2-6	624 8th St	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2001	179	16	11.4	48.0%	34 (19.0%)	2 (1.1%)	139 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	60.9	97^th of 346 public elementary schools	72.0%		45.6	165^th of 345 public elementary schools	52.2%	68					38.9				62.2	52.9	41.7	38.7			49.3	44.7	38.2	44.4	38.7			41.7	$13,292
Moriarty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 School Loop	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	464	34	13.7	44.6%	127 (27.4%)	2 (0.4%)	309 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	21.9	288^th of 346 public elementary schools	16.8%		18.8	305^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.6%	17					18.5				41.6	35.2	31.8				36.8	24.7	14.1	20.3				20.1	$8,680
Moriarty High	Public	9-12	200 Center St	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 835-5835	671	44	15.3	37.7%	277 (41.3%)	4 (0.6%)	366 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (3.0%)	51.9	53^rd of 132 public high schools	59.8%		29.7	82^nd of 131 public high schools	37.4%	29	47.0		10.6				47.7																$8,998
Moriarty Middle	Public	6-8	200 Center St	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	248	17	14.6	58.1%	86 (34.7%)	2 (0.8%)	149 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	22.5	150^th of 191 public middle schools	21.5%		20.1	158^th of 192 public middle schools	17.7%	8						27.6						19.1	34.9	40.8	31.9				17.7	19.1	< 10%	14.0	$8,602
Route 66 Elementary	Public	K-5	805 Barton Rd	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	278	26	10.5	31.7%	128 (46.0%)	2 (0.7%)	133 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	50.9	146^th of 346 public elementary schools	57.8%		36.8	202^nd of 345 public elementary schools	41.4%	56					46.0				34.3	55.8	44.9				45.7	< 20%	20.9	44.9				29.1	$10,269
Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	17 Venus Rd West	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 835-5835	281	21	13.5	29.2%	125 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (46.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	63.1	58^th of 191 public middle schools	69.6%		73.2	42^nd of 192 public middle schools	78.1%	16						50.0						45.3	71.3	55.6	56.6				31.6	37.5	25.3	31.0	$8,890
Mountainair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Broadway	Mountainair	87036	Torrance County	Mountainair Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 847-2333	90	9	10.4	62.2%	19 (21.1%)	7 (7.8%)	60 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)									50.0						46.0							< 20%	$16,952
Mountainair High	Public	9-12	806 Main St.	Mountainair	87036	Torrance County	Mountainair Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 847-2333	58	8	6.9	48.3%	18 (31.0%)	4 (6.9%)	34 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$18,842
Mountainair Middle School	Public	6-8	806 Main St.	Mountainair	87036	Torrance County	Mountainair Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 847-2333	36	5	7.3	50.0%	8 (22.2%)	4 (11.1%)	23 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)								(n/a)															25.6							18.0	$16,018

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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.

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