Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NM-ASR and NM-MSSA 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 345)	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
261	Carlos Rey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Cerrillos Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7738	446	46	9.6	99.6%	23 (5.2%)	8 (1.8%)	399 (89.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$8,492							24.9	20.8	333	72		350006000035
262	Puesta Del Sol Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Southern Blvd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 994-3305	539	29	18.3	99.8%	106 (19.7%)	4 (0.7%)	377 (69.9%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.6%)	$8,908							24.7	34.9	243	19		350001000650
263	Edmund G Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Palomas NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-0185	343	28	12.4	99.7%	57 (16.6%)	6 (1.7%)	225 (65.6%)	18 (5.2%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$8,803							24.5	47.2	188	75		350006000647
264	Maryann Binford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Corriz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0623	460	42	11	100.0%	17 (3.7%)	8 (1.7%)	427 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$8,699							24.3	14.6	368	104		350006000692
265	Fairacres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 West Picacho Ave	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9606	405	31	13	99.8%	40 (9.9%)	6 (1.5%)	352 (86.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,402							24.1	28.1	286	21		350150000383
266	Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 E California Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9586	343	34	10	99.7%	33 (9.6%)	12 (3.5%)	284 (82.8%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,275							24.1	15.8	359	93		350150000395
267	Will Rogers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 East Clinton	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2200	297	21	14.3	61.6%	36 (12.1%)	9 (3.0%)	251 (84.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,594							24	42.7	204	63		350126000358
268	Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1231 Apache Ave.	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3900	282	21	13.2	100.0%	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	254 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,878							23.6	23	316	48		350237000550
269	Enos Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Don Fernando	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	348	34	10.3	100.0%	21 (6.0%)	2 (0.6%)	308 (88.5%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$10,374							23.5	25.4	300	31		350252000579
270	Pojoaque Intermediate	Public	4-5	1574 State Road 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 455-2282	224	15	15.2	100.0%	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$8,390							23.4			(n/a)		350207000723

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM-MSSA English Language Arts, NM-MSSA 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.