Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 435)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
350018501150	241	Aces Technical Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	4501 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Aces Technical Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 506-1186	162	17	9.5	58.6%	36 (22.2%)	16 (9.9%)	83 (51.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)								42.4			(n/a)
350150000730	242	Sunrise Elementary	Public	3-5	5300 N Holman Rd	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9626	362	23	15.7	100.0%	36 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	318 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,045							42.3	28.3	284	42
350039000773	243	Eva B Stokely Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	West Hwy 64	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-5109	224	21	10.7	100.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	3 (1.3%)	209 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$13,874							42.2	45.9	184	59
350186000637	244	Mora Elementary	Public	1-5	Hwy 518 And Ranger Dr	Mora	87732	Mora County	Mora	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 387-3132	168	14	12.3	100.0%	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,879							41.8			(n/a)
350024000155	245	Blanco Elementary	Public	1-6	7313 Us Hwy 64	Bloomfield	87413	San Juan County	Bloomfield	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 634-3900	161	14	11.5	100.0%	51 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$10,851							41.4	37.7	231	14
350060000228	246	Hurley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Carasco Ave	Hurley	88043	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	121	10	11.6	100.0%	9 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,663							41.4	56.6	135	111
350108000655	247	Desert Trail Elementary	Public	K-6	290 East Lisa	Chaparral	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	496	30	16.4	100.0%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	480 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,800							41.2	40	219	28
350030000859	248	Jefferson Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 South Canal St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	254	17	15.1	52.0%	128 (50.4%)	1 (0.4%)	122 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$8,598							41.1	51.6	153	95
350015000138	249	Park Avenue Elementary	Public	4-5	507 South Park Ave	Aztec	87410	San Juan County	Aztec	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 334-9474	338	22	15.1	100.0%	139 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.6%)	$8,210							40.5	48.6	167	82
350198000476	250	Ojo Caliente Elementary	Public	4-6	Hwy 285 Junction 111	Ojo Caliente	87549	Taos County	Mesa Vista	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 583-2316	59	3	18.1	100.0%	6 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,830							40.5			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM Combined Language Arts, NM Combined Mathematics, NM Combined Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, 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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.