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
11	Coyote Willow Family School	Public	K-8	7125 Irving Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 253-0050	280	18	16	100.0%	149 (53.2%)	4 (1.4%)	105 (37.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$6,075							96.6	97.3	14	3		350006001133
12	Pinon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	90 Grand Canyon Dr	White Rock	87547	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2680	350	25	14.1	6.0%	219 (62.6%)	2 (0.6%)	91 (26.0%)	31 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$5,631							95.3	98.8	8	4		350165000434
13	Chamisa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Meadow Ln	White Rock	87547	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2470	301	27	11.3	13.3%	126 (41.9%)	2 (0.7%)	147 (48.8%)	12 (4.0%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,063							94.5	96	22	9		350165000429
14	Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 North 2nd St	Logan	88426	Quay County	Logan	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 487-2252	102	8	12.1	58.8%	63 (61.8%)	2 (2.0%)	32 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$11,668							94.1	91	29	15		350159000420
15	Placitas Elementary	Public	K-6	5 Calle Del Carbon	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-2488	112	9	12.4	100.0%	36 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	$12,097							94	84.9	47	32		350021000151
16	New Mexico International School	Public, Charter	K-8	7215 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 503-7670	432	31	14.1	10.2%	235 (54.4%)	4 (0.9%)	162 (37.5%)	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$6,836							93.8	94.2	24	8		350006001072
17	Dennis Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Barstow NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-1810	550	48	11.5	99.5%	217 (39.5%)	4 (0.7%)	228 (41.5%)	50 (9.1%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.1%)	$10,419							93.5	96.7	20	3		350006000681
18	Sidney Gutierrez Middle	Public, Charter	K-8	69 E. Gail Harris	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 347-9703	196	12	16.3	100.0%	102 (52.0%)	4 (2.0%)	88 (44.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,411							93.4	95.1	23	5		350225000826
19	Wood-Gormley Elementary	Public	K-6	141 East Booth St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4800	298	21	14.1		146 (49.0%)	3 (1.0%)	119 (39.9%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	$9,242							92.3	97.1	16	3		350237000553
20	Country Club Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Foothills Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8604	530	35	15.1		257 (48.5%)	5 (0.9%)	166 (31.3%)	9 (1.7%)	58 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	$7,570							92.3	91.8	26	6		350099000283

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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.

Educational resources:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.