Best High Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT School Day and NM-ASR test scores by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The most recent update was on Friday, January 2, 2026.

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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
111	Aztec High	Public	9-12	500 East Chaco	Aztec	87410	San Juan County	Aztec	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 334-9474	696	39	17.7	100.0%	250 (35.9%)	3 (0.4%)	240 (34.5%)	3 (0.4%)	149 (21.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.2%)	$8,797							18.8	28.7	109	2		350015000135
112	Atrisco Heritage Academy High School	Public	9-12	10800 Dennis Chavez Blv SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 243-1458	1,930	133	14.5	96.4%	69 (3.6%)	38 (2.0%)	1,762 (91.3%)	5 (0.3%)	28 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (1.4%)	$8,563							18.4	15.5	151	39		350006001037
113	Pecos Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1841 Old Route 66 Suite B	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Pecos Cyber Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 886-3900	1,569	120	13	45.6%	339 (21.6%)	20 (1.3%)	981 (62.5%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (3.8%)	3 (0.2%)	165 (10.5%)								18.2	30.8	103	10		350280101127
114	Chaparral High	Public	9-12	800 County Line Dr	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	1,067	70	15.3	100.0%	34 (3.2%)	8 (0.7%)	1,021 (95.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,613							16.7	15.3	152	38		350108000935
115	Gallup High	Public	9-12	1055 Rico St	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2500	796			81.5%	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	109 (13.7%)	4 (0.5%)	648 (81.4%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (2.8%)	$12,128							15	18.8	141	26		350111000303
116	Capital High	Public	9-12	4851 Paseo Del Sol	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1000	1,388	89	15.5	100.0%	46 (3.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1,311 (94.5%)	5 (0.4%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	$8,879							14.8	18.3	145	29		350237000724
117	Shiprock High	Public	9-12	Hwy 64	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-5161	502	40	12.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	471 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$13,123							14.3	15.5	150	33		350039000186
118	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%)	$14,111							14.1	52.9	65	53		350162000424
119	Rio Grande High	Public	9-12	2300 Arenal Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 873-0220	1,475	115	12.7	98.7%	36 (2.4%)	8 (0.5%)	1,398 (94.8%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.8%)	$9,858							14	13.5	155	36		350006000100
120	Thoreau High	Public	9-12	4 Hawk Circle	Thoreau	87323	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4500	389			88.7%	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	344 (88.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	$12,149							12.9	13	157	37		350111000316

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.