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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
151A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY
TIJERAS · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary45.4%+1.3pp
152SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY
SANTA ROSA · SANTA ROSA
Elementary45.4%+1.3pp
153PENASCO ELEMENTARY
PENASCO · PENASCO
Elementary45.2%+1.1pp
154BLANCO ELEMENTARY
BLOOMFIELD · BLOOMFIELD
Elementary45.0%+0.9pp
155TATUM ELEMENTARY
TATUM · TATUM
Elementary45.0%+0.9pp
156VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary44.8%+0.7pp
157MAGGIE CORDOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Elementary44.7%+0.6pp
158MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary44.3%+0.2pp
159ALVIS ELEMENTARY
CLAYTON · CLAYTON
Elementary44.2%+0.1pp
160ANTHONY ELEMENTARY
ANTHONY · GADSDEN
Elementary44.2%+0.1pp
161OCOTILLO ELEMENTARY
CARLSBAD · CARLSBAD
Elementary44.2%+0.1pp
162RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY
SUNLAND PARK · GADSDEN
Elementary44.1%+0.0pp
163LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY
ANTHONY · GADSDEN
Elementary44.0%-0.1pp
164SUNSET ELEMENTARY
CARLSBAD · CARLSBAD
Elementary43.9%-0.2pp
165BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary43.7%-0.4pp
166JUDY NELSON ELEMENTARY
KIRTLAND · CENTRAL
Elementary43.7%-0.4pp
167ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY
ARROYO SECO · TAOS
Elementary43.6%-0.5pp
168TUCUMCARI ELEMENTARY
TUCUMCARI · TUCUMCARI
Elementary43.6%-0.5pp
169SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Elementary43.5%-0.6pp
170CHEE DODGE ELEMENTARY
YAH TA HEY · GALLUP
Elementary43.4%-0.7pp
171LOVING ELEMENTARY
LOVING · LOVING
Elementary43.1%-1.0pp
172MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY
GRANTS · GRANTS
Elementary42.9%-1.2pp
173SUNRISE ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary42.9%-1.2pp
174UPPER ELEMENTARY
ESTANCIA · ESTANCIA
Elementary42.9%-1.2pp
175CIELO AZUL ELEMENTARY
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Elementary42.7%-1.4pp
176CUBERO ELEMENTARY
CUBERO · GRANTS
Elementary42.7%-1.4pp
177EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary42.7%-1.4pp
178YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
CHAPPARAL · GADSDEN
Elementary42.5%-1.6pp
179MITCHELL ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary42.4%-1.7pp
180ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary42.1%-2.0pp
181SEVEN BAR ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary42.1%-2.0pp
182DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY
SUNLAND PARK · GADSDEN
Elementary42.0%-2.1pp
183QUEMADO ELEMENTARY
QUEMADO · QUEMADO
Elementary41.9%-2.2pp
184MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY
MAGDALENA · MAGDALENA
Elementary41.8%-2.3pp
185MILAN ELEMENTARY
MILAN · GRANTS
Elementary41.6%-2.5pp
186GONZALES ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary41.5%-2.6pp
187LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary41.5%-2.6pp
188RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Elementary41.5%-2.6pp
189CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY
CHIMAYO · ESPANOLA
Elementary41.3%-2.8pp
190NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY
LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE · NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY
Elementary41.3%-2.8pp
191R.V.TRAYLOR ELEMENTARY
LORDSBURG · LORDSBURG
Elementary41.3%-2.8pp
192HAGERMAN ELEMENTARY
HAGERMAN · HAGERMAN
Elementary41.2%-2.9pp
193POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE
SANTA FE · POJOAQUE
Elementary41.1%-3.0pp
194SOMBRA DEL MONTE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary41.1%-3.0pp
195INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY
GALLUP · GALLUP
Elementary41.0%-3.1pp
196CONLEE ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary40.9%-3.2pp
197MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary40.9%-3.2pp
198WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY
RUIDOSO · RUIDOSO
Elementary40.9%-3.2pp
199MONTERREY ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary40.6%-3.5pp
200PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY
SOCORRO · SOCORRO
Elementary40.4%-3.7pp
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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.