Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico for Native American Students

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Every year, the New Mexico Public Education Department shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Native American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New Mexico test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Native American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 34)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Native American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Native American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
34	Apache Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West Apache	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8602	375	33	11.2	100.0%	28 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	243 (64.8%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	$8,685							0.0%	8.7%	8.70%			350099000281
33	Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Cedar Ave	Navajo	87328	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3500	310			88.4%	17 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	36 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	241 (77.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$11,665							2.9%	4.1%	1.12%			350111000309
32	Animas Elementary	Public	K-5	1612 Hutton Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8601	345	26	13.2	100.0%	54 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	$9,000							5.9%	33.3%	27.45%			350099000280
31	Bernalillo Elementary	Public	4-6	301 Calle Del Carbon	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-3366	364	25	14.8	100.0%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	197 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$10,135							8.8%	3.8%	5.06%			350021000152
30	Shiwi Ts'ana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	38 Zuni Route 301 North	Zuni	87327	McKinley County	Zuni	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 782-4441	447	41	10.7	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	9 (2.0%)	412 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$13,896							11.8%	10.4%	1.33%			350280001124
29	Stagecoach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1498 Freedom Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4300	340			90.6%	22 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	83 (24.4%)	4 (1.2%)	217 (63.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	$12,484							14.7%	5.8%	8.91%			350111030020
28	Del Norte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 West Wilson	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5200	424			89.2%	26 (6.1%)	5 (1.2%)	119 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	258 (60.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$11,820							17.6%	7.8%	9.82%			350111001137
27	Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	#6 Fourth Ave	Thoreau	87323	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4400	359			90.0%	27 (7.5%)	5 (1.4%)	61 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$12,558							20.6%	8.1%	12.47%			350111000315
26	Ojo Amarillo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Rd 6500 And Rd 6466	Fruitland	87416	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 960-5271	280	26	10.9	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	261 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$11,665							23.5%	13.6%	9.91%			350039000187
25	Eva B Stokely Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	West Hwy 64	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-5109	203	23	9	100.0%	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	4 (2.0%)	181 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$13,874							26.5%	21.2%	5.31%			350039000773

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.