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
121	Roselawn Elementary	Public	K-5	600 North Roselawn Ave	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	180	20	9.2	76.1%	21 (11.7%)	4 (2.2%)	151 (83.9%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,441							63.7	67.4	133	12		350012000132
122	Taos Integrated School Of Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	118 Toalne Street	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Integrated School Of Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-7755	205	17	11.8	100.0%	86 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$9,341							63.5	71.3	118	4		350012701060
123	Comanche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Pennsylvania St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 884-5275	339	26	13.2	100.3%	104 (30.7%)	12 (3.5%)	168 (49.6%)	4 (1.2%)	41 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$8,970							63.5	59.8	165	42		350006000042
124	San Rafael Elementary	Public	K-6	27 Mesa View St	San Rafael	87051	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2749	51	8	6.3	94.1%	3 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,001							63.2	67.3	134	10		350117000336
125	Floyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1564 Nm 267	Floyd	88118	Roosevelt County	Floyd	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 478-2211	94	8	11.2	76.6%	41 (43.6%)	2 (2.1%)	50 (53.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,661							63.2	70.7	122	3		350102000294
126	Alice King Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	8100 Mountain Rd. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-0746	409	39	10.5	68.0%	139 (34.0%)	15 (3.7%)	223 (54.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.6%)	$8,207							62.8	72.1	111	15		350006000924
127	A. Montoya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Public School Rd	Tijeras	87059	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 281-0880	404	31	13	70.0%	156 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (53.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$9,578							62.6	70.9	120	7		350006000017
128	Arrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Arrey Cemetery Rd	Arrey	87930	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	106	9	11.7	100.0%	9 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,324							61.9	67	135	7		350261000591
129	Maggie Cordova Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Veranda Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 994-0229	648	34	19	50.9%	164 (25.3%)	11 (1.7%)	419 (64.7%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.2%)	$8,930							61.7	62.5	152	23		350001000952
130	Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	Public, Charter	K-6	6090 Zenith Court	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 306-5283	182	22	8.2	32.4%	90 (49.5%)	6 (3.3%)	78 (42.9%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)								61.3			(n/a)		350280330026

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.