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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in New Mexico

147 public high schools in New Mexico appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP leads the list at 6.5%, 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

Best % FRL

6.5%

Median % FRL

99.2%

LOWEST POVERTY · NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	759	6.5%
2	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	High	852	8.8%
3	CARLSBAD EARLY COLLEGE HIGH	CARLSBAD, NM	CARLSBAD	High	200	10.0%
4	LOS ALAMOS HIGH	LOS ALAMOS, NM	LOS ALAMOS	High	1,181	11.4%
5	THE ASK ACADEMY	RIO RANCHO, NM	THE ASK ACADEMY	High	558	17.7%
6	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	High	312	17.9%
7	LOS PUENTES CHARTER	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	139	20.1%
8	NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS	SANTA FE, NM	NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS	High	338	20.4%
9	EAST MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL	SANDIA PARK, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	417	21.6%
10	CARLSBAD HIGH	CARLSBAD, NM	CARLSBAD	High	1,685	22.0%
11	COLLEGE AND CAREER HIGH SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	280	25.7%
12	CAPITAN HIGH	CAPITAN, NM	CAPITAN	High	134	28.4%
13	NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS	High	109	28.4%
14	PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	448	33.5%
15	TAOS ACADEMY	TAOS, NM	TAOS ACADEMY	High	251	33.9%
16	NORTHPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	NORTHPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL	High	144	35.4%
17	GORDON BERNELL CHARTER	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	175	36.6%
18	THE MASTERS PROGRAM	SANTA FE, NM	THE MASTERS PROGRAM	High	258	36.8%
19	CLOUDCROFT HIGH	CLOUDCROFT, NM	CLOUDCROFT	High	138	39.9%
20	DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	319	40.8%
21	TATUM HIGH	TATUM, NM	TATUM	High	129	43.4%
22	ALDO LEOPOLD CHARTER	SILVER CITY, NM	ALDO LEOPOLD CHARTER	High	201	47.3%
23	GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE	GALLUP, NM	GALLUP	High	1,244	49.4%
24	EUNICE HIGH	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	High	221	49.8%
25	ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	350	50.9%
26	TIERRA ENCANTADA CHARTER SCHOOL	SANTA FE, NM	TIERRA ENCANTADA CHARTER SCHOOL	High	256	53.9%
27	MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER - GALLUP	GALLUP, NM	MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER - GALLUP	High	153	60.1%
28	EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	212	62.7%
29	HOBBS HIGH	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	High	2,312	65.1%
30	MONTE DEL SOL CHARTER	SANTA FE, NM	MONTE DEL SOL CHARTER	High	370	67.6%
31	HEALTH LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	233	68.7%
32	HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGH	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	High	747	70.7%
33	RAMAH HIGH	RAMAH, NM	GALLUP	High	269	75.1%
34	TOHATCHI HIGH	TOHATCHI, NM	GALLUP	High	279	76.3%
35	MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOL	GALLUP, NM	GALLUP	High	1,237	76.6%
36	MARK ARMIJO ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	233	79.4%
37	GALLUP HIGH	GALLUP, NM	GALLUP	High	796	81.5%
38	CLOVIS HIGH	CLOVIS, NM	CLOVIS	High	1,506	83.0%
39	ALBUQUERQUE TALENT DEVELOPMENT CHARTER	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	119	83.2%
40	CROWNPOINT HIGH	CROWNPOINT, NM	GALLUP	High	279	83.9%
41	CLOVIS HS FRESHMAN ACADEMY	CLOVIS, NM	CLOVIS	High	482	85.9%
42	NAVAJO PINE HIGH	NAVAJO, NM	GALLUP	High	140	87.1%
43	NEX GEN ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	198	88.4%
44	PECOS HIGH	PECOS, NM	PECOS	High	130	88.5%
45	THOREAU HIGH	THOREAU, NM	GALLUP	High	389	88.7%
46	QUESTA HIGH	QUESTA, NM	QUESTA	High	100	89.0%
47	ALBUQUERQUE HIGH	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	1,568	89.1%
48	GRANTS HIGH	GRANTS, NM	GRANTS	High	807	93.2%
49	NEW AMERICA SCHOOL - LAS CRUCES	LAS CRUCES, NM	NEW AMERICA SCHOOL - LAS CRUCES	High	225	95.1%
50	LOVING HIGH	LOVING, NM	LOVING	High	225	95.1%

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