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
71	Tohatchi High	Public	9-12	Cougar Lane N 491	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	279			76.3%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (96.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,807							35.2	36.6	88	17		350111000318
72	Tierra Adentro	Public, Charter	6-12	1781 Bellemah Ave	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Tierra Adentro	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 967-4720	257	27	9.5	100.0%	13 (5.1%)	5 (1.9%)	235 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,093							34.6	40.1	79	7		350012401068
73	Dexter High	Public	9-12	100 North Lincoln	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	264	17	15.5	100.0%	33 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,996							34.1	53.2	63	10		350075000248
74	Valencia High	Public	9-12	301 Bonita Vista Blvd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	960	41	23.4	100.0%	222 (23.1%)	10 (1.0%)	671 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	$8,815							34	29.1	106	32		350168000989
75	Artesia High	Public	10-12	1006 West Richardson	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	806	54	14.8	100.0%	303 (37.6%)	8 (1.0%)	474 (58.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$9,678							33.2			(n/a)		350012000127
76	Robertson High	Public	9-12	1236 5th Street	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5770	331	30	11.2	100.0%	30 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	293 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,792							32.5	28.6	110	34		350153000406
77	Goddard High	Public	9-12	701 East Country Club	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-4800	1,096	63	17.3	100.0%	375 (34.2%)	17 (1.6%)	689 (62.9%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$9,218							32.4	42.2	77			350225000513
78	Organ Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5700 Mesa Grande Dr	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9430	2,128			100.0%	371 (17.4%)	57 (2.7%)	1,631 (76.6%)	18 (0.8%)	11 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	29 (1.4%)	$8,399							31.2	37	86	8		350150000720
79	Clayton High	Public	9-12	323 South 5th St	Clayton	88415	Union County	Clayton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 374-9611	121	16	7.4	100.0%	41 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (65.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,535							31	40	80	1		350051000203
80	Farmington High	Public	9-12	2200 Sunset Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 324-0352	1,747	96	18.1	100.0%	429 (24.6%)	12 (0.7%)	428 (24.5%)	5 (0.3%)	736 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (7.8%)	$8,330							30	27	116	36		350099000284

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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.

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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.