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
101	Kirtland Central High	Public	9-12	550 County Road 6100	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-5881	743	49	15.2	99.9%	57 (7.7%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	576 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.1%)	$13,440							22.2	27.8	112	11		350039000179
102	Del Norte High	Public	9-12	5323 Montgomery NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 883-7222	1,079	71	15.2	96.2%	104 (9.6%)	50 (4.6%)	649 (60.1%)	38 (3.5%)	171 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.2%)	$10,957							21.7	27.1	115	13		350006000044
103	Highland High	Public	9-12	4700 Coal Av SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 265-3711	1,144	85	13.4	98.7%	85 (7.4%)	73 (6.4%)	808 (70.6%)	24 (2.1%)	94 (8.2%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.1%)	$11,903							21.7	18.4	144	41		350006000063
104	Carlsbad High	Public	9-12	3000 West Church	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	1,685	86	19.6	22.0%	478 (28.4%)	30 (1.8%)	1,118 (66.4%)	19 (1.1%)	11 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	25 (1.5%)	$10,383							21.3	30.5	104			350030000163
105	Roswell High	Public	9-12	500 West Hobbs St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3200	1,437	78	18.3	99.9%	165 (11.5%)	33 (2.3%)	1,221 (85.0%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	$8,291							21	21.9	128	23		350225000521
106	Santa Rosa High	Public	9-12	717 3rd St	Santa Rosa	88435	Guadalupe County	Santa Rosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 472-3171	193	23	8.5	99.0%	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (94.8%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,543							20.7	20.3	133	27		350240000557
107	Gadsden High	Public	9-12	6308 Hwy 28	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	1,219	81	15	100.0%	18 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1,199 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,433							20.4	20.7	132	25		350108000632
108	Belen High	Public	9-12	1619 West Delgado Ave	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1300	958	51	18.9	99.9%	154 (16.1%)	10 (1.0%)	752 (78.5%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$9,581							19	27.2	114	6		350018000140
109	Eunice High	Public	9-12	1101 19th Street	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-2332	221	22	10.1	49.8%	56 (25.3%)	1 (0.5%)	153 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	$10,036							18.8	21.4	131	22		350096000622
110	Pecos High	Public	9-12	North Nm Hwy 63	Pecos	87552	San Miguel County	Pecos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 757-4700	130	6	21.5	88.5%	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,381							18.8	28	111	1		350201000478

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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.