Best High Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 170)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
350006000063	161	Highland High	Public	9-12	4700 Coal Av SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 265-3711	1,152	78	14.7	100.0%	80 (6.9%)	60 (5.2%)	839 (72.8%)	29 (2.5%)	84 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.0%)	$11,903							12.1	31.7	102	59
350006000823	162	Robert F. Kennedy Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	4300 Blake Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 243-1118	370	26	14	100.0%	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	342 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,714							11.6			(n/a)
350066000234	163	Cuba High	Public	9-12	50 County Rd 13 Bldg 53	Cuba	87013	Sandoval County	Cuba	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 289-3211	300	28	10.6	100.0%	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (19.0%)	2 (0.7%)	228 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,821							10.4			(n/a)
350006001117	164	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	283	10	28.3	100.0%	42 (14.8%)	14 (4.9%)	211 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$11,053							9.7			(n/a)
350006000852	165	Los Puentes Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	4012 4th St. NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 342-5959	101	15	6.6	100.0%	7 (6.9%)	3 (3.0%)	86 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$19,508							9.1			(n/a)
350123000344	166	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	380	26	14.9	100.0%	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,503							8.7	24.5	120	46
350006001045	167	New America School	Public, Charter	9-12	1734 Isleta Blvd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 222-4360	208	12	17.3	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								8.7	12.3	150	17
350280000676	168	Zuni High	Public	9-12	71 Rte 301 North	Zuni	87327	McKinley County	Zuni	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 782-5511	324	20	15.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	318 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,666							8.4	10.6	153	15
350039000654	169	Newcomb High	Public	9-12	Us 491	Newcomb	87455	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 696-3417	266	17	16	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	250 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$14,849							7.5	10.2	154	15
350030001157	170	Carlsbad Enrichment Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	406 N. Alameda Street	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 234-3300	227	11	21.4	42.3%	65 (28.6%)	6 (2.6%)	153 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)								6.7	9.5	157	13

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM Combined Language Arts, NM Combined Mathematics, NM Combined Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, 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

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.