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Best Public Schools in Valencia County, NM

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Schools

12,186

Students

Districts

Top rankedDennis Chavez Elementary42^nd of 346 New Mexico elementary schools

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Biggest riser

La Promesa Elementary up 70 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

School Of Dreams Academy 10.1 students per teacher

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6 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 10th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 10th Grade	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
Central Nm Corrections	Public	8-12	1525 Morris Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Nm Corrections	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 383-3359	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
School Of Dreams Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	906 Juan Perea Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	School Of Dreams Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-7632	478	47	10.1	100.0%	119 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	328 (68.6%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)								(n/a)		37.5							45.8	28.6	23.3	41.7		45.8	37.5	33.3	34.0		29.2			< 20%		17.3	$10,792
Belen High	Public	9-12	1619 West Delgado Ave	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1300	958	51	18.9	99.9%	154 (16.1%)	10 (1.0%)	752 (78.5%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	18.4	112^th of 132 public high schools	15.2%		19	108^th of 131 public high schools	17.6%	4		30.6			3.6				17.3																$9,581
Belen Middle	Public	7-8	314 South 4th St	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1600	475	30	15.8	99.8%	67 (14.1%)	9 (1.9%)	382 (80.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	25.2	142^nd of 191 public middle schools	25.7%		28.6	134^th of 192 public middle schools	30.2%	8								17.9							41.6	34.7	38.5					17.6	17.4	17.5	$9,375
Central Elementary	Public	4-6	600 W. Picard Ave	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1200	166	15	11.4	99.4%	26 (15.7%)	3 (1.8%)	135 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)							15.2					44.7	39.1	23.7			36.6		14.9	15.2	23.7			17.6	$9,859
Dennis Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19670 Hwy 314	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1800	294	22	13.3	100.0%	43 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	237 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	82	42^nd of 346 public elementary schools	87.9%		60.4	98^th of 345 public elementary schools	71.6%	56							56.8				62.9	58.7	72.7	60.0			63.5	34.3	45.7	68.2	51.1			50.6	$9,163
Gil Sanchez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Jarales Rd	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1900	316	22	14.3	100.0%	56 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	253 (80.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	56	119^th of 346 public elementary schools	65.6%		60.6	96^th of 345 public elementary schools	72.2%	23							29.7				50.0	59.1	40.5	55.3			51.8	17.5	27.3	54.1	53.2			38.1	$9,486
Rio Grande Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	15 Eastside School Rd	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-2200	332	29	11.6	100.0%	38 (11.4%)	3 (0.9%)	281 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)											44.6							30.4							$10,150
Belen Infinity High	Public	9-12	221 S 4th St	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1500	112	10	11.7	100.0%	24 (21.4%)	2 (1.8%)	82 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)		< 20%	< 20%		< 20%	< 20%			24.3																$8,877
La Promesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	898 Hwy 304	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-2400	230	18	12.7	100.0%	41 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	42	186^th of 346 public elementary schools	46.2%		25.5	256^th of 345 public elementary schools	25.8%	70												51.7	50.0	32.4			37.7			50.0	21.6			22.8	$9,643
Belen Family School	Public	1-8	4 Eastside School Road	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 966-2270	154	5	29.0	100.0%	43 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (66.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	69.6	71^st of 346 public elementary schools	79.5%		85	37^th of 345 public elementary schools	89.3%	34							66.7			53.3	50.0	57.1	73.3	46.4	69.2	66.7	57.9	31.8		73.3	42.9	53.9		43.9	$8,877
La Merced Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Alame Loop	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-2100	463	30	15.6	100.0%	86 (18.6%)	3 (0.6%)	366 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.6	244^th of 346 public elementary schools	29.5%		31.1	215^th of 345 public elementary schools	37.7%	29							13.6				60.9	52.3	31.7	19.7			40.8	29.7	20.0	18.6	18.3			21.6	$9,239
Los Lunas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 Coronado Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	458	26	17.6	100.0%	43 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	399 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	25.6	265^th of 346 public elementary schools	23.4%		21.4	286^th of 345 public elementary schools	17.1%	21							27.1				51.9	37.9	28.8	29.8			36.8	< 20%	19.0	25.4	17.5			18.4	$9,475
Bosque Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1390 West Bosque Lp	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	458	26	17.6	100.0%	105 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	268 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	72.9	61^st of 346 public elementary schools	82.4%		74.1	59^th of 345 public elementary schools	82.9%	2							50.0				66.1	56.7	63.3	61.9			61.8	33.9	20.9	68.3	61.9			44.3	$8,813
Raymond Gabaldon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	454 Coronado Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	365	20	18.2	100.0%	57 (15.6%)	6 (1.6%)	291 (79.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	39.3	200^th of 346 public elementary schools	42.2%		35.1	205^th of 345 public elementary schools	40.6%	5							25.0				24.4	53.9	25.0	51.5			39.2	< 20%	28.9	27.8	54.6			27.7	$9,064
Los Lunas High	Public	9-12	1776 Emilio Lopez Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	1,460	75	19.4	100.0%	265 (18.2%)	10 (0.7%)	1,031 (70.6%)	5 (0.3%)	103 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (3.0%)	29.4	81^st of 132 public high schools	38.6%		27.4	88^th of 131 public high schools	32.8%	7		35.7	35.9		9.0	9.3			27.5																$7,812
Los Lunas Middle	Public	7-8	220 Luna Ave	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	719	38	19.0	99.9%	114 (15.9%)	5 (0.7%)	546 (75.9%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	49.1	83^rd of 191 public middle schools	56.5%		45.3	86^th of 192 public middle schools	55.2%	3								25.4							50.6	48.8	49.7					36.7	24.2	30.7	$7,473
Peralta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3645 Hwy 47	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	227	16	14.1	100.0%	33 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	45.1	172^nd of 346 public elementary schools	50.3%		52.9	126^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.5%	46							29.7				41.5	68.2	54.1	26.3			44.9	< 20%	40.9	37.8	23.7			26.1	$9,861
Valencia Middle School	Public	7-8	22 Marlink Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	445	21	21.1	99.8%	111 (24.9%)	4 (0.9%)	304 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	26.4	138^th of 191 public middle schools	27.7%		28.7	133^rd of 192 public middle schools	30.7%	5								21.6							43.2	28.9	36.0					24.9	14.7	19.7	$9,022
Ann Parish Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	112 Meadow Lake	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	402	25	16.0	100.0%	38 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	343 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	36	212^th of 346 public elementary schools	38.7%		42.8	179^th of 345 public elementary schools	48.1%	33							17.8				42.3	56.5	31.1	44.1			44.5	21.2	21.0	40.0	26.5			26.4	$9,704
Katherine Gallegos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	236 Dom Pasqual Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	605	32	18.9	100.0%	99 (16.4%)	2 (0.3%)	470 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	67.4	80^th of 346 public elementary schools	76.9%		73.7	62^nd of 345 public elementary schools	82.0%	18							31.8				60.5	67.5	50.6	48.0			56.8	37.0	56.6	51.7	30.1			44.4	$7,700
Valencia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	111 Monica Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	370	22	16.8	100.0%	57 (15.4%)	4 (1.1%)	296 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	26.5	260^th of 346 public elementary schools	24.9%		20.5	292^nd of 345 public elementary schools	15.4%	32							31.3				32.6	43.2	22.9	28.0			31.4	< 20%	< 20%	25.0	36.0			19.7	$9,631
Desert View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	49 Camino La Canada	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	393	24	16.3	100.0%	37 (9.4%)	4 (1.0%)	339 (86.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	18.7	304^th of 346 public elementary schools	12.1%		22.9	274^th of 345 public elementary schools	20.6%	30							< 20%			< 20%	27.9	33.3	18.8	30.6			27.8	16.3	13.0	< 20%	38.0			20.0	$9,849
Century Alt High	Public	9-12	32 Sun Valley Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	353	9	38.3	99.4%	56 (15.9%)	4 (1.1%)	264 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	29.8	79^th of 132 public high schools	40.2%		10.2	125^th of 131 public high schools	4.6%	46		32.0							29.2																$9,869
Los Lunas Family School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	111 Monica Road	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 866-8231	35	3	11.6	100.0%	4 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)																	42.9								$1,738
Valencia High	Public	9-12	301 Bonita Vista Blvd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	960	41	23.4	100.0%	222 (23.1%)	10 (1.0%)	671 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	16	118^th of 132 public high schools	10.6%		34	74^th of 131 public high schools	43.5%	44		24.0	23.7		4.7	4.4			19.2																$8,815
Sundance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 Sundance SW	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	617	35	17.6	100.0%	86 (13.9%)	3 (0.5%)	431 (69.9%)	6 (1.0%)	65 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	48.7	153^rd of 346 public elementary schools	55.8%		48.5	147^th of 345 public elementary schools	57.4%	6							30.0				53.4	54.3	43.8	32.9			47.0	40.9	35.1	25.0	31.4			33.4	$7,964
Tome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	46 Chacon Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	340	23	14.7	100.0%	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	27.5	252^nd of 346 public elementary schools	27.2%		15.8	321^st of 345 public elementary schools	7.0%	69							< 20%			< 20%	35.9	39.6	31.3	41.9			37.5	< 20%	< 20%	28.1	20.9			15.3	$9,366

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