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The highest-performing public elementary schools in science in New Mexico

Across New Mexico, 269 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL leads the list at 91.4%, against a median of 29.5% 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

269

New Mexico

Top % Proficient (Science)

91.4%

Median % Proficient (Science)

29.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL	Elementary	263	91.4%
2	ACEQUIA MADRE ELEMENTARY	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	Elementary	154	81.8%
3	NEW MEXICO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	432	79.0%
4	NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	510	73.6%
5	DOUBLE EAGLE ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	526	73.4%
6	EL DORADO COMMUNITY SCHOOL	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	Elementary	432	72.4%
7	SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE	ROSWELL, NM	ROSWELL	Elementary	196	70.5%
8	MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY	LOS ALAMOS, NM	LOS ALAMOS	Elementary	435	70.0%
9	CHAMISA ELEMENTARY	WHITE ROCK, NM	LOS ALAMOS	Elementary	301	69.2%
10	DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	502	67.9%
11	MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Elementary	452	67.8%
12	ATALAYA ELEMENTARY	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	Elementary	259	67.6%
13	TEXICO ELEMENTARY	TEXICO, NM	TEXICO	Elementary	246	67.6%
14	HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY	HOLLOMAN AFB, NM	ALAMOGORDO	Elementary	517	67.2%
15	S. Y. JACKSON ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	519	67.1%
16	PLACITAS ELEMENTARY	BERNALILLO, NM	BERNALILLO	Elementary	112	66.7%
17	ANANSI CHARTER SCHOOL	EL PRADO, NM	TAOS	Elementary	198	65.9%
18	WOOD-GORMLEY ELEMENTARY	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	Elementary	298	65.4%
19	DENNIS CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	550	65.0%
20	ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY	ARTESIA, NM	ARTESIA	Elementary	171	65.0%
21	GEORGIA O'KEEFFE ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	504	64.5%
22	SAN ANTONITO ELEMENTARY	SANDIA PARK, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	299	61.1%
23	HURLEY ELEMENTARY	HURLEY, NM	COBRE	Elementary	114	61.1%
24	J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY	LAS CRUCES, NM	J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY	Elementary	200	59.5%
25	HUBERT H HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	465	59.3%
26	SIERRA ELEMENTARY	ALAMOGORDO, NM	ALAMOGORDO	Elementary	284	58.3%
27	FORT SUMNER ELEMENTARY	FORT SUMNER, NM	FORT SUMNER	Elementary	124	58.3%
28	JOSE BARRIOS ELEMENTARY	SILVER CITY, NM	SILVER CITY	Elementary	199	58.3%
29	ASPEN ELEMENTARY	LOS ALAMOS, NM	LOS ALAMOS	Elementary	428	57.7%
30	WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	270	57.4%
31	JOHN BAKER ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	404	56.5%
32	TAOS MUNICIPAL CHARTER	TAOS, NM	TAOS	Elementary	216	56.3%
33	PINON ELEMENTARY	WHITE ROCK, NM	LOS ALAMOS	Elementary	350	55.1%
34	BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY	LOS ALAMOS, NM	LOS ALAMOS	Elementary	429	54.7%
35	HILLRISE ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	421	53.7%
36	CARLOS GILBERT ELEMENTARY	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	Elementary	317	53.5%
37	BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY	ALAMOGORDO, NM	ALAMOGORDO	Elementary	222	52.9%
38	TATUM ELEMENTARY	TATUM, NM	TATUM	Elementary	128	52.9%
39	JOE HARRIS ELEMENTARY	RIO RANCHO, NM	RIO RANCHO	Elementary	574	52.2%
40	CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	249	52.2%
41	ONATE ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	301	51.3%
42	SANDIA VISTA ELEMENTARY	RIO RANCHO, NM	RIO RANCHO	Elementary	713	51.2%
43	ALVARADO ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	258	51.1%
44	BANDELIER ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	387	50.0%
45	CORRALES ELEMENTARY	CORRALES, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	378	50.0%
46	NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY	ROSWELL, NM	ROSWELL	Elementary	190	50.0%
47	COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARY	FARMINGTON, NM	FARMINGTON	Elementary	530	49.5%
48	YUCCA ELEMENTARY	ALAMOGORDO, NM	ALAMOGORDO	Elementary	179	48.4%
49	CORAL COMMUNITY CHARTER	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	241	48.4%
50	BELLEHAVEN ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	216	48.0%

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