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
61	Clovis High	Public	9-12	1900 Thornton	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	1,506	85	17.7	83.0%	354 (23.5%)	97 (6.4%)	980 (65.1%)	12 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.0%)	$9,119							39.8	31.4	102	41		350057000213
62	McCurdy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 Calle Arbolera	Espanola	87532	Santa Fe County	McCurdy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 692-6090	557	41	13.6		11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (92.8%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$7,481							39.5	34.3	91	29		350015301083
63	Grants High	Public	9-12	500 Mountain Rd	Grants	87020	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2651	807	67	12.1	93.2%	99 (12.3%)	6 (0.7%)	331 (41.0%)	12 (1.5%)	351 (43.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	$10,412							39.2	33.4	93	30		350117000329
64	Native American Community Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1000 Indian School Rd	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 266-0992	428	58	7.3	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	324 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.0%)	$11,132							39.1	25.8	118	54		350006000918
65	South Valley Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3426 Blake Road SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3132	604	52	11.6	99.5%	444 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (11.4%)	$8,739							38.6	25.6	119	54		350006000809
66	Socorro High	Public	9-12	1200 Michigan St	Socorro	87801	Socorro County	Socorro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 835-0700	378	32	11.9	98.1%	64 (16.9%)	4 (1.1%)	294 (77.8%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,966							38.3	21.9	129	63		350246000571
67	Tularosa High	Public	9-12	1305 8th Street	Tularosa	88352	Otero County	Tularosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 585-8800	303	23	13	99.7%	70 (23.1%)	2 (0.7%)	135 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	90 (29.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,289							37.6	29.1	107	40		350267000605
68	Santa Fe High	Public	9-12	2100 Yucca Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2400	1,491	84	17.8	100.0%	261 (17.5%)	19 (1.3%)	1,139 (76.4%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.8%)	$8,789							37	46.7	73	5		350237000551
69	New Mexico Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	4-12	130 Siringo Road	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	New Mexico Connections Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 428-2130	1,487	69	21.6	47.8%	381 (25.6%)	31 (2.1%)	835 (56.2%)	11 (0.7%)	65 (4.4%)	5 (0.3%)	159 (10.7%)	$8,147							37	39	81	12		350016001096
70	Miyamura High School	Public	9-12	680 South Boardman	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1900	1,237			76.6%	81 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	239 (19.3%)	15 (1.2%)	870 (70.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.3%)	$11,416							35.8	24.6	122	52		350111000768

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.