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The highest-poverty public high schools in New Mexico

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in New Mexico, drawn from 147 qualifying public high schools. INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 100%, against a median of 99.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

147

New Mexico

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

99.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL	RIO RANCHO, NM	RIO RANCHO	High	156	100%
2	ALAMOGORDO HIGH	ALAMOGORDO, NM	ALAMOGORDO	High	1,440	100%
3	ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	285	100%
4	SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	452	100%
5	CESAR CHAVEZ COMMUNITY SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	CESAR CHAVEZ COMMUNITY SCHOOL	High	181	100%
6	ARTESIA HIGH	ARTESIA, NM	ARTESIA	High	806	100%
7	ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH	ARTESIA, NM	ARTESIA	High	539	100%
8	TIERRA ADENTRO	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	TIERRA ADENTRO	High	257	100%
9	AMY BIEHL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	AMY BIEHL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	High	196	100%
10	AZTEC HIGH	AZTEC, NM	AZTEC	High	696	100%
11	LAS MONTANAS CHARTER	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS MONTANAS CHARTER	High	201	100%
12	BELEN INFINITY HIGH	BELEN, NM	BELEN	High	112	100%
13	BERNALILLO HIGH	BERNALILLO, NM	BERNALILLO	High	824	100%
14	BLOOMFIELD HIGH	BLOOMFIELD, NM	BLOOMFIELD	High	764	100%
15	SHIPROCK HIGH	SHIPROCK, NM	CENTRAL	High	502	100%
16	NEWCOMB HIGH	NEWCOMB, NM	CENTRAL	High	223	100%
17	CLAYTON HIGH	CLAYTON, NM	CLAYTON	High	121	100%
18	COBRE HIGH	BAYARD, NM	COBRE	High	257	100%
19	DEMING CESAR CHAVEZ	DEMING, NM	DEMING	High	177	100%
20	EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL	DEMING, NM	DEMING	High	180	100%
21	DEXTER HIGH	DEXTER, NM	DEXTER	High	264	100%
22	ESTANCIA HIGH	ESTANCIA, NM	ESTANCIA	High	184	100%
23	FARMINGTON HIGH	FARMINGTON, NM	FARMINGTON	High	1,747	100%
24	ROCINANTE HIGH	FARMINGTON, NM	FARMINGTON	High	133	100%
25	PIEDRA VISTA HIGH	FARMINGTON, NM	FARMINGTON	High	1,511	100%
26	GADSDEN HIGH	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	High	1,219	100%
27	DESERT PRIDE ACADEMY	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	High	221	100%
28	CHAPARRAL HIGH	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	High	1,067	100%
29	ALTA VISTA EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	High	180	100%
30	HAGERMAN HIGH	HAGERMAN, NM	HAGERMAN	High	121	100%
31	JEMEZ VALLEY HIGH	JEMEZ PUEBLO, NM	JEMEZ VALLEY	High	103	100%
32	LAS CRUCES HIGH	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	High	1,703	100%
33	MAYFIELD HIGH	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	High	1,327	100%
34	ROBERTSON HIGH	LAS VEGAS, NM	LAS VEGAS CITY	High	331	100%
35	WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL	LAS VEGAS, NM	WEST LAS VEGAS	High	442	100%
36	LORDSBURG HIGH	LORDSBURG, NM	LORDSBURG	High	121	100%
37	LOS LUNAS HIGH	LOS LUNAS, NM	LOS LUNAS	High	1,460	100%
38	VALENCIA HIGH	LOS LUNAS, NM	LOS LUNAS	High	960	100%
39	NEW HOPE ALTERNATIVE HIGH	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	High	104	100%
40	MAGDALENA HIGH	MAGDALENA, NM	MAGDALENA	High	100	100%
41	MORIARTY HIGH	MORIARTY, NM	MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD	High	671	100%
42	POJOAQUE HIGH	SANTA FE, NM	POJOAQUE	High	550	100%
43	GODDARD HIGH	ROSWELL, NM	ROSWELL	High	1,096	100%
44	UNIVERSITY HIGH	ROSWELL, NM	ROSWELL	High	167	100%
45	EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL	ROSWELL, NM	ROSWELL	High	151	100%
46	SANTA FE HIGH	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	High	1,491	100%
47	CAPITAL HIGH	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	High	1,388	100%
48	EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	High	137	100%
49	HOT SPRINGS HIGH	T OR C, NM	T OR C	High	347	100%
50	TUCUMCARI HIGH	TUCUMCARI, NM	TUCUMCARI	High	247	100%

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