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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in science in New Mexico, drawn from 119 qualifying public high schools. SAN JUAN COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 85.4%, against a median of 41.2% 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

119

New Mexico

Top % Proficient (Science)

85.4%

Median % Proficient (Science)

41.2%

BEST IN SCIENCE · NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	SAN JUAN COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL	FARMINGTON, NM	FARMINGTON	High	300	85.4%
2	ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH & SCIENCE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH & SCIENCE	High	311	84.2%
3	NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS	SANTA FE, NM	NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS	High	338	81.8%
4	AMY BIEHL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	AMY BIEHL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	High	196	80.4%
5	EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	212	76.8%
6	CARLSBAD EARLY COLLEGE HIGH	CARLSBAD, NM	CARLSBAD	High	200	76.2%
7	EAST MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL	SANDIA PARK, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	417	75.3%
8	CLOUDCROFT HIGH	CLOUDCROFT, NM	CLOUDCROFT	High	138	75.0%
9	MANDELA INTERNATIONAL MAGNET (MIMS)	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	High	290	73.8%
10	ALDO LEOPOLD CHARTER	SILVER CITY, NM	ALDO LEOPOLD CHARTER	High	201	73.1%
11	ARROWHEAD PARK EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	High	549	71.0%
12	ALTA VISTA EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	High	180	70.7%
13	MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER - GALLUP	GALLUP, NM	MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER - GALLUP	High	153	70.3%
14	NEX GEN ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	198	69.4%
15	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	High	852	69.2%
16	COLLEGE AND CAREER HIGH SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	280	69.1%
17	TUCUMCARI HIGH	TUCUMCARI, NM	TUCUMCARI	High	247	66.0%
18	NORTHPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	NORTHPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL	High	144	65.9%
19	THE ASK ACADEMY	RIO RANCHO, NM	THE ASK ACADEMY	High	558	65.0%
20	RIO RANCHO HIGH	RIO RANCHO, NM	RIO RANCHO	High	2,568	64.1%
21	LA CUEVA HIGH	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	1,826	63.8%
22	CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL	RIO RANCHO, NM	RIO RANCHO	High	2,596	62.9%
23	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	High	312	62.9%
24	LOS ALAMOS HIGH	LOS ALAMOS, NM	LOS ALAMOS	High	1,181	62.6%
25	TAOS ACADEMY	TAOS, NM	TAOS ACADEMY	High	251	62.5%
26	EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL	DEMING, NM	DEMING	High	180	62.5%
27	THE MASTERS PROGRAM	SANTA FE, NM	THE MASTERS PROGRAM	High	258	59.4%
28	DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	319	59.3%
29	CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	High	1,713	57.1%
30	SANDIA HIGH	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	1,618	55.3%
31	CAPITAN HIGH	CAPITAN, NM	CAPITAN	High	134	55.2%
32	TATUM HIGH	TATUM, NM	TATUM	High	129	55.2%
33	COBRE HIGH	BAYARD, NM	COBRE	High	257	54.2%
34	SILVER HIGH	SILVER CITY, NM	SILVER CITY	High	618	53.7%
35	CIBOLA HIGH	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	1,517	52.8%
36	PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	448	51.9%
37	GRANTS HIGH	GRANTS, NM	GRANTS	High	807	51.8%
38	ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY & CLASSICS	SANTA FE, NM	SANTA FE	High	398	51.2%
39	TAOS HIGH	TAOS, NM	TAOS	High	749	51.1%
40	HOT SPRINGS HIGH	T OR C, NM	T OR C	High	347	48.2%
41	NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS	High	109	48.0%
42	RUIDOSO HIGH	RUIDOSO, NM	RUIDOSO	High	527	47.8%
43	TOHATCHI HIGH	TOHATCHI, NM	GALLUP	High	279	47.4%
44	ALBUQUERQUE HIGH	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	1,568	46.9%
45	VOLCANO VISTA HIGH	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	2,089	46.8%
46	ALAMOGORDO HIGH	ALAMOGORDO, NM	ALAMOGORDO	High	1,440	46.1%
47	JAL HIGH	JAL, NM	JAL	High	158	45.5%
48	CROWNPOINT HIGH	CROWNPOINT, NM	GALLUP	High	279	45.3%
49	MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOL	GALLUP, NM	GALLUP	High	1,237	45.3%
50	TEXICO HIGH	TEXICO, NM	TEXICO	High	168	45.1%

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