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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in New Mexico

20 public high schools in New Mexico appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH & SCIENCE leads the list at 93.3%, against a median of 47.3% across the ranked schools.

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New Mexico

Top % Proficient (Reading)

93.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.3%

BEST IN READING · NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH & SCIENCE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH & SCIENCE	High	311	93.3%
2	MANDELA INTERNATIONAL MAGNET (MIMS)	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	High	290	83.9%
3	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	High	852	81.4%
4	THE ASK ACADEMY	RIO RANCHO, NM	THE ASK ACADEMY	High	558	65.7%
5	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	High	312	62.3%
6	ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY & CLASSICS	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	High	398	61.1%
7	PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	448	60.8%
8	ALDO LEOPOLD CHARTER	SILVER CITY, NM	ALDO LEOPOLD CHARTER	High	201	58.6%
9	TAOS ACADEMY	TAOS, NM	TAOS ACADEMY	High	251	54.3%
10	DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	319	48.4%
11	TIERRA ADENTRO	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	TIERRA ADENTRO	High	257	46.2%
12	NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS	High	109	45.7%
13	ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH	ARTESIA, NM	ARTESIA	High	539	42.5%
14	MONTE DEL SOL CHARTER	SANTA FE, NM	MONTE DEL SOL CHARTER	High	370	38.9%
15	RATON HIGH	RATON, NM	RATON	High	350	37.9%
16	TIERRA ENCANTADA CHARTER SCHOOL	SANTA FE, NM	TIERRA ENCANTADA CHARTER SCHOOL	High	256	37.2%
17	RAMAH HIGH	RAMAH, NM	GALLUP	High	269	36.8%
18	SOUTH VALLEY ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	604	35.2%
19	ESCALANTE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL	TIERRA AMARILLA, NM	CHAMA VALLEY	High	134	27.0%
20	ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	314	23.7%

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