Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NM-ASR and NM-MSSA 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 345)	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
191	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							39.1			(n/a)		350015301083
192	Cielo Azul Elementary	Public	K-5	3804 Shiloh Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-2320	640	38	16.7	100.0%	152 (23.8%)	21 (3.3%)	368 (57.5%)	14 (2.2%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.7%)	$8,635							39	51.8	164	28		350001001034
193	Desert View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1105 Valle Vista Dr	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	524	35	14.9	100.0%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	514 (98.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,388							38.7	52	160	33		350108000700
194	Marie M Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Mojave NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 897-3080	417	35	11.8	100.0%	59 (14.1%)	11 (2.6%)	311 (74.6%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$9,677							38.5	35.9	239	45		350006000683
195	Newcomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Us 491	Newcomb	87455	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 696-3415	169	22	7.7	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	156 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$13,225							38.4	21.1	330	135		350039000183
196	Yucca Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	580 Angelina Blvd	Chaparral	88081	Otero County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 824-8210	439	29	15.1	100.0%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	430 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,310							37.9	42.8	203	7		350108001125
197	Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Wildflower Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8676	469	31	15.3	100.0%	66 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	205 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (33.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	$7,887							37.6	33.7	247	50		350099000693
198	Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1440 Hwy 478	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-3050	379	27	14	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	372 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,279							37.5	45.5	196	2		350108001065
199	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	363	29	12.5	100.0%	23 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,045							37.4	38.3	228	29		350150000730
200	Raton Intermediate	Public	3-6	500 South Third	Raton	87740	Colfax County	Raton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 445-9881	246	21	12	99.6%	53 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	192 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$8,233							37.2	51	169	31		350219000501

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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 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.

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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.