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New Mexico schools ranked by test score

Latest NM-MSSA + NM-ASR year (2024-25). 384 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 44.1%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
101MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary52.3%+8.2pp
102DENNIS CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY
BELEN · BELEN
Elementary52.0%+7.9pp
103DIXON ELEMENTARY
DIXON · ESPANOLA
Elementary51.5%+7.4pp
104MESILLA PARK ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary51.5%+7.4pp
105TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary51.0%+6.9pp
106HILLRISE ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary50.8%+6.7pp
107YUCCA ELEMENTARY
ARTESIA · ARTESIA
Elementary50.7%+6.6pp
108GRIEGOS ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary50.4%+6.3pp
109SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary50.3%+6.2pp
110BELLEHAVEN ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary50.0%+5.9pp
111BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary50.0%+5.9pp
112CLIFF ELEMENTARY
CLIFF · SILVER CITY
Elementary50.0%+5.9pp
113MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary50.0%+5.9pp
114CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary49.6%+5.5pp
115ALICE KING COMMUNITY SCHOOL
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary49.4%+5.3pp
116CORONADO ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary49.4%+5.3pp
117GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY
BELEN · BELEN
Elementary49.4%+5.3pp
118STONE ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary49.0%+4.9pp
119SANDIA ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary48.8%+4.7pp
120COMANCHE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary48.7%+4.6pp
121SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary48.7%+4.6pp
122DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary48.5%+4.4pp
123G.W.STOUT ELEMENTARY
SILVER CITY · SILVER CITY
Elementary48.4%+4.3pp
124TRES VOLCANES COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary48.4%+4.3pp
125VALENCIA ELEMENTARY
PORTALES · PORTALES
Elementary48.3%+4.2pp
126SANDOVAL ACADEMY OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION
RIO RANCHO · SANDOVAL ACADEMY OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Elementary48.0%+3.9pp
127BELL ELEMENTARY
DEMING · DEMING
Elementary47.9%+3.8pp
128PABLO ROYBAL ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · POJOAQUE
Elementary47.8%+3.7pp
129MONTERREY ELEMENTARY
CARLSBAD · CARLSBAD
Elementary47.5%+3.4pp
130BERRENDO ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary47.3%+3.2pp
131CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary47.3%+3.2pp
132MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY
DEMING · DEMING
Elementary47.3%+3.2pp
133CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary47.1%+3.0pp
134UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary47.1%+3.0pp
135ANN PARISH ELEMENTARY
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Elementary46.9%+2.8pp
136LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY
LAS VEGAS · LAS VEGAS CITY
Elementary46.9%+2.8pp
137BARRY ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary46.8%+2.7pp
138RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Elementary46.7%+2.6pp
139SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary46.7%+2.6pp
140JORNADA ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary46.4%+2.3pp
141COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary46.3%+2.2pp
142CORONADO ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary46.2%+2.1pp
143ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY
ARTESIA · ARTESIA
Elementary46.2%+2.1pp
144NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary46.0%+1.9pp
145COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY
CARLSBAD · CARLSBAD
Elementary45.9%+1.8pp
146TAYLOR ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary45.9%+1.8pp
147TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary45.9%+1.8pp
148DONA ANA ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary45.8%+1.7pp
149MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary45.7%+1.6pp
150MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary45.7%+1.6pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR % Proficient threshold on the latest available NM-MSSA + NM-ASR English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in New Mexico, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.