Best High Schools in New Mexico

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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
21	Alta Vista Early College High School	Public	9-12	5235 Highway 28	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6400	180	18	10	100.0%	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,636							82.2	93.7	10	11		350108001104
22	Eldorado High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11300 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-4871	1,579	108	14.5	99.7%	586 (37.1%)	31 (2.0%)	716 (45.3%)	48 (3.0%)	79 (5.0%)	4 (0.3%)	115 (7.3%)	$8,544							80.8	77	33	11		350006000050
23	Albuquerque Aviation Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4100 Aerospace Pkwy Bw	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Aviation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	312	21	14.6	17.9%	78 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (58.0%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.7%)	$10,269							80.5	74.6	35	12		350015101088
24	Middle College High School Charter - Gallup	Public, Charter	9-12	705 Gurley Ave	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Middle College High School Charter - Gallup	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 772-9945	153	9	16.3	60.1%	14 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.7%)	2 (1.3%)	83 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (21.6%)								79.2	54	62	38		350018600860
25	Logan High	Public	9-12	301 North 2nd St	Logan	88426	Quay County	Logan	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 487-2252	87	7	12.8	54.0%	56 (64.4%)	3 (3.4%)	24 (27.6%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$10,319							78.3	81.6	28	3		350159000421
26	Taos Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	110 Paseo Del Canon W	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 751-3109	251	19	13.4	33.9%	62 (24.7%)	1 (0.4%)	165 (65.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.4%)	$10,859							77.8	74.3	36	10		350011801055
27	Texico High	Public	9-12	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	168	21	7.9		88 (52.4%)	6 (3.6%)	67 (39.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,347							77.7	55.4	58	31		350258000589
28	Rio Rancho High	Public	9-12	301 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 896-5600	2,568	130	19.7		696 (27.1%)	46 (1.8%)	1,538 (59.9%)	39 (1.5%)	68 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	179 (7.0%)	$7,582							75.8	67.2	43	15		350001000779
29	Fort Sumner High	Public	9-12	1001 Sumner Ave	Fort Sumner	88119	De Baca County	Fort Sumner	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 355-7734	89	11	8.3	57.3%	35 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$9,049							74.6	69.6	40	11		350105000297
30	Northpoint Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	10301 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Northpoint Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	144	9	16	35.4%	60 (41.7%)	4 (2.8%)	58 (40.3%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	$10,776							73.9	52.3	66	36		350013700819

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.