Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 413)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
71	Coral Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4401 Silver Avenue SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-6725	241	14	16.9	66.8%	69 (28.6%)	18 (7.5%)	115 (47.7%)	4 (1.7%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.4%)								77.6	91.9	41	30		350006001081
72	Sandia Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Franklin Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 338-2526	692	37	18.7	23.6%	186 (26.9%)	15 (2.2%)	388 (56.1%)	16 (2.3%)	39 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.6%)	$9,047							77.3	84.4	69	3		350001001039
73	Vaughn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 4th	Vaughn	88353	Guadalupe County	Vaughn	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 584-2283	21	6	3.8	95.2%	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								76.8	72.3	109	36		350000100607
74	Capitan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 South Forest Ave	Capitan	88316	Lincoln County	Capitan	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 354-2239	202	19	10.7	93.6%	123 (60.9%)	1 (0.5%)	76 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,595							76.5	72.5	107	33		350027000160
75	Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	7001 Chayote Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 771-2366	758	28	26.9	27.6%	209 (27.6%)	10 (1.3%)	428 (56.5%)	11 (1.5%)	51 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.1%)	$8,253							76.4	85.2	64	11		350001000864
76	Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 19th St	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5100	234	14	16.7	41.5%	87 (37.2%)	11 (4.7%)	113 (48.3%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)	$8,302							75.8	94.4	33	43		350003000002
77	21st Century Public Academy	Public, Charter	1-8	4300 Cutler Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	21st Century Public Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 254-0280	378	33	11.6	50.8%	306 (81.0%)	28 (7.4%)	26 (6.9%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								75.2			(n/a)		350018700811
78	Hermosa Elementary	Public	1-5	601 Hermosa Dr	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	282	19	14.7	46.5%	98 (34.8%)	3 (1.1%)	178 (63.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,775							75.2	64.4	144	66		350012000129
79	Anthony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	609 Church St	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	320	25	12.8	100.0%	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	306 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,061							74.8	72.4	108	29		350108000625
80	Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	1720 Bridge Blvd SW Suite #101	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 539-5283	192	17	11.2	98.4%	14 (7.3%)	6 (3.1%)	168 (87.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,369							74	79	85	5		350018101134

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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 November 10, 2024, 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

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.