Best High Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT School Day and NM-ASR 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 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
121	Pojoaque High	Public	9-12	1574 State Road 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 455-2282	550	32	17.1	100.0%	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	448 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,106							12.5	24.3	123	2		350207000483
122	Rocinante High	Public	6-12	3250 East 30th St	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8627	133	16	8.5	100.0%	48 (36.1%)	1 (0.8%)	48 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	$8,380							10.8	50.4	70	52		350099000740
123	Newcomb High	Public	9-12	Us 491	Newcomb	87455	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 696-3417	223	16	13.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	205 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$14,849							10.5			(n/a)		350039000654
124	Bernalillo High	Public	9-12	250 Isidro Sanchez Rd	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-2388	824	51	16.3	100.0%	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	395 (47.9%)	1 (0.1%)	352 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.8%)	$11,179							10.3	11.5	160	36		350021000148
125	Century Alt High	Public	9-12	32 Sun Valley Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	353	9	38.3	99.4%	56 (15.9%)	4 (1.1%)	264 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$9,869							10.2	13	158	33		350168000807
126	New America School - Las Cruces	Public, Charter	9-12	207 S Main St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	New America School - Las Cruces	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9085	225	11	20.2	95.1%	12 (5.3%)	7 (3.1%)	199 (88.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,195							9.4	18.8	140	14		350015601082
127	Gallup Central Alternative	Public	6-12	325 Marguerite St	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	1,244	96	12.9	49.4%	261 (21.0%)	36 (2.9%)	710 (57.1%)	6 (0.5%)	92 (7.4%)	3 (0.2%)	136 (10.9%)	$13,651							9.3	13.7	154	27		350111000545
128	Ecademy	Public, Virtual	9-12	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 247-4209	973	109	8.8	99.7%	157 (16.1%)	25 (2.6%)	687 (70.6%)	11 (1.1%)	55 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.9%)	$9,635							8.4	18.7	142	14		350006001099
129	Siembra Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	524 Central Ave SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 205-0329	452	17	26.1	100.0%	77 (17.0%)	11 (2.4%)	314 (69.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	$11,053							7.4	19.1	138	9		350006001117
130	Zuni High	Public	9-12	71 Rte 301 North	Zuni	87327	McKinley County	Zuni	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 782-5511	295	26	11.3	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	4 (1.4%)	266 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$16,666							7.1	4.8	170	40		350280000676

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.