Best High Schools in New Mexico

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 131)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
51	Cobre High	Public	9-12	1300 Tom Foy Blvd	Bayard	88023	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 537-4020	257	20	12.5	100.0%	18 (7.0%)	3 (1.2%)	231 (89.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,533							49.7	31.5	101	50		350060000227
52	Alamogordo High	Public	9-12	103 Cuba Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6500	1,440	96	14.9	100.0%	570 (39.6%)	65 (4.5%)	666 (46.3%)	33 (2.3%)	18 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	84 (5.8%)	$8,611							48.2	55.3	59	7		350003000001
53	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%)	$10,792							48.2	31.7	100	47		350011201051
54	Jal High	Public	9-12	100 Property Street	Jal	88252	Lea County	Jal	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 395-2101	158	11	14		23 (14.6%)	1 (0.6%)	131 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$12,842							45.9	12.8	159	105		350135000365
55	Taos High	Public	9-12	134 Cervantes	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	749	48	15.5	99.6%	120 (16.0%)	5 (0.7%)	540 (72.1%)	6 (0.8%)	53 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	$9,644							45.4	34.5	90	35		350252000583
56	Ruidoso High	Public	9-12	125 Warrior Dr	Ruidoso	88345	Lincoln County	Ruidoso	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 258-4910	527	32	16.5	99.8%	131 (24.9%)	2 (0.4%)	300 (56.9%)	10 (1.9%)	70 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	$9,716							43.1	35.7	89	33		350231000529
57	Ramah High	Public	6-12	74 S Bloomfield Ave	Ramah	87321	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3800	269	98	2.7	75.1%	40 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	186 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	$15,514							41.5	47.3	71	14		350111000662
58	Belen Infinity High	Public	9-12	221 S 4th St	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	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%)	$8,877							41.3			(n/a)		350018000848
59	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%)	$8,264							40.8	38.9	83	24		350099000787
60	Crownpoint High	Public	9-12	#1 Eagle Dr	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1600	279			83.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	263 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$13,700							40.4	19.9	136	76		350111000301

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT School Day English Language Arts, SAT School Day Mathematics, NM-ASR Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on January 2, 2026, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Mexico Public Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Mexico Public Education Department.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.