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
1	Bosque Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1390 West Bosque Lp	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	458	26	17.6	100.0%	105 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	268 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$8,813							97.1%	82.9%	14.16%			350168000436
2	Red Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 Red Rock Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3900	311			83.6%	70 (22.5%)	2 (0.6%)	109 (35.0%)	18 (5.8%)	94 (30.2%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.5%)	$10,647							94.1%	80.6%	13.54%			350111000312
3	Chee Dodge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	641 N Hwy 491	Yatahey	87375	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1300	261			85.4%	16 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	53 (20.3%)	1 (0.4%)	181 (69.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$12,579							91.2%	58.6%	32.63%			350111000732
4	Cubero Elementary	Public	K-6	28 Baca Rd.	Cubero	87014	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2705	197	24	8.1	87.3%	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.7%)	5 (2.5%)	161 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,958							88.2%	64.9%	23.31%			350117000328
5	Indian Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3604 Ciniza Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2900	294			87.4%	26 (8.8%)	3 (1.0%)	85 (28.9%)	7 (2.4%)	161 (54.8%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$12,401							85.3%	41.7%	43.55%			350111000305
6	Judy Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Cr 6580	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-6285	486	36	13.5	100.0%	69 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (14.4%)	5 (1.0%)	318 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$11,168							82.4%	46.4%	35.98%			350039001115
7	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mollica Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3000	460			89.6%	23 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	135 (29.3%)	2 (0.4%)	278 (60.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	$11,721							79.4%	55.9%	23.47%			350111000306
8	Crownpoint Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	#1 Codetalker Dr.	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1500	281			84.7%	20 (7.1%)	3 (1.1%)	35 (12.5%)	2 (0.7%)	203 (72.2%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.3%)	$12,434							76.5%	35.1%	41.40%			350111000300
9	Newcomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Us 491	Newcomb	87455	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 696-3415	169	22	7.7	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	156 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$13,225							73.5%	43.5%	30.05%			350039000183
10	Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Mi. N Hwy 491 Hc 30	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5100	256	52	4.9	87.1%	16 (6.3%)	3 (1.2%)	37 (14.5%)	2 (0.8%)	190 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$15,322							70.6%	33.9%	36.68%			350111000321

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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

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.