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Largest New Mexico public schools by enrollment

New Mexico public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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NEW MEXICO · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
51	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	ALBUQUERQUE	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	High	852
52	BERNALILLO HIGH	BERNALILLO	BERNALILLO	High	824
53	HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS	HOBBS	Middle	822
54	HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS	HOBBS	Middle	808
55	GRANTS HIGH	GRANTS	GRANTS	High	807
56	ARTESIA HIGH	ARTESIA	ARTESIA	High	806
57	LINCOLN MIDDLE	RIO RANCHO	RIO RANCHO	Middle	805
58	DESERT RIDGE MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	801
59	ERNEST STAPLETON ELEMENTARY	RIO RANCHO	RIO RANCHO	Elementary	798
60	GALLUP HIGH	GALLUP	GALLUP	High	796
61	VISTA GRANDE ELEMENTARY	RIO RANCHO	RIO RANCHO	Elementary	786
62	HOZHO ACADEMY	GALLUP	HOZHO ACADEMY	Combined	781
63	BLOOMFIELD HIGH	BLOOMFIELD	BLOOMFIELD	High	764
64	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	759
65	PORTALES HIGH	PORTALES	PORTALES	High	754
66	TAOS HIGH	TAOS	TAOS	High	749
67	HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGH	HOBBS	HOBBS	High	747
68	LOVINGTON HIGH	LOVINGTON	LOVINGTON	High	746
69	RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE	DEMING	DEMING	Middle	746
70	KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH	KIRTLAND	CENTRAL	High	743
71	CARLSBAD SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY - ALTA VISTA CAMPUS	CARLSBAD	CARLSBAD	Middle	740
72	EISENHOWER MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	740
73	EAGLE RIDGE MIDDLE	RIO RANCHO	RIO RANCHO	Middle	732
74	MESA MIDDLE	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	Middle	728
75	LOS LUNAS MIDDLE	LOS LUNAS	LOS LUNAS	Middle	719
76	SANDIA VISTA ELEMENTARY	RIO RANCHO	RIO RANCHO	Elementary	713
77	MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	706
78	HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	704
79	EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY	SANTA FE	SANTA FE	Elementary	704
80	Santa Fe Indian School	Santa Fe	Santa Fe Indian School	High	701
81	SIERRA MIDDLE	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	Middle	698
82	PICACHO MIDDLE	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	Middle	698
83	TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	696
84	AZTEC HIGH	AZTEC	AZTEC	High	696
85	COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY	CARLSBAD	CARLSBAD	Elementary	684
86	ENCHANTED HILLS ELEMENTARY	RIO RANCHO	RIO RANCHO	Elementary	673
87	MORIARTY HIGH	MORIARTY	MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD	High	671
88	DESERT WILLOW ELEMENTARY	CARLSBAD	CARLSBAD	Elementary	667
89	HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON	FARMINGTON	Middle	660
90	SONOMA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	660
91	TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON	FARMINGTON	Middle	652
92	GADSDEN MIDDLE	ANTHONY	GADSDEN	Middle	650
93	JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE	GALLUP	GALLUP	Middle	648
94	CIELO AZUL ELEMENTARY	RIO RANCHO	RIO RANCHO	Elementary	640
95	CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLE	GALLUP	GALLUP	Middle	634
96	JAMES MONROE MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	630
97	NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL	SANTA FE	SANTA FE	Elementary	629
98	HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL	FARMINGTON	FARMINGTON	Middle	622
99	TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL	SANTA FE	TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL	Elementary	622
100	OCOTILLO ELEMENTARY	CARLSBAD	CARLSBAD	Elementary	621

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