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
91	Portales High	Public	9-12	201 South Knoxville Ave	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 356-7015	754	48	15.5	99.7%	194 (25.7%)	15 (2.0%)	510 (67.6%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$9,302							26.7	37.3	85	6		350210000488
92	Hobbs High	Public	9-12	800 North Jefferson	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-0200	2,312	126	18.4	65.1%	455 (19.7%)	81 (3.5%)	1,740 (75.3%)	19 (0.8%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	$9,488							26.5	32.8	95	3		350126000350
93	Hatch Valley High	Public	9-12	170 East Herrera	Hatch	87937	Do�a Ana County	Hatch Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 267-8230	367	25	14.6	97.5%	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	356 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,503							25.5	13.1	156	63		350123000344
94	West Mesa High	Public	9-12	6701 Fortuna Rd NW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-6993	1,565	110	14.2	97.4%	67 (4.3%)	44 (2.8%)	1,271 (81.2%)	16 (1.0%)	126 (8.1%)	3 (0.2%)	38 (2.4%)	$9,378							25.5	18.8	139	45		350006000119
95	Manzano High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12200 Lomas Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 559-2200	1,157	90	12.8	95.2%	200 (17.3%)	45 (3.9%)	721 (62.3%)	44 (3.8%)	91 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (4.6%)	$9,622							25.5	22.4	127	32		350006000082
96	Loving High	Public	9-12	602 South Sixth	Loving	88256	Eddy County	Loving	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 745-2020	225	18	12.7	95.1%	61 (27.1%)	1 (0.4%)	158 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$14,921							25.2	34.1	92	4		350171000443
97	Mayfield High	Public	9-12	1955 North Valley Dr	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9415	1,327			100.0%	187 (14.1%)	20 (1.5%)	1,095 (82.5%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	$8,583							24.5	29.7	105	8		350150000390
98	Bloomfield High	Public	9-12	520 North First St	Bloomfield	87413	San Juan County	Bloomfield	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 634-3400	764	46	16.6	100.0%	223 (29.2%)	10 (1.3%)	183 (24.0%)	6 (0.8%)	312 (40.8%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.7%)	$9,844							23.9	26.4	117	19		350024000156
99	Estancia High	Public	9-12	9th And Joseph Ave	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2001	184	14	13.4	100.0%	41 (22.3%)	3 (1.6%)	132 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$15,509							23.3	59.3	54	45		350093000279
100	Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	100 Airport Rd	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	1,154	77	14.9	99.8%	33 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1,117 (96.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,819							23	32.6	97	3		350108000323

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.