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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
201ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY
MORIARTY · MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD
Elementary40.4%-3.7pp
202HARRISON SCHMITT ELEMENTARY
SILVER CITY · SILVER CITY
Elementary40.3%-3.8pp
203MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY
AZTEC · AZTEC
Elementary40.3%-3.8pp
204TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
TAOS · TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Elementary40.2%-3.9pp
205RAICES DEL SABER XINACHTLI COMMUNITY
LAS CRUCES · RAICES DEL SABER XINACHTLI COMMUNITY
Elementary40.0%-4.1pp
206JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
GALLUP · GALLUP
Elementary39.5%-4.6pp
207LA LUZ ELEMENTARY
LA LUZ · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary39.5%-4.6pp
208MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY
GRANTS · GRANTS
Elementary39.5%-4.6pp
209EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary39.4%-4.7pp
210CENTRAL PRIMARY
BLOOMFIELD · BLOOMFIELD
Elementary39.2%-4.9pp
211NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary39.2%-4.9pp
212SANGER ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary39.1%-5.0pp
213TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE
TULAROSA · TULAROSA
Elementary39.1%-5.0pp
214DESERT TRAIL ELEMENTARY
CHAPARRAL · GADSDEN
Elementary39.0%-5.1pp
215NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY
NEWCOMB · CENTRAL
Elementary38.9%-5.2pp
216FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary38.6%-5.5pp
217MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary38.4%-5.7pp
218COLLET PARK ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary38.1%-6.0pp
219GADSDEN ELEMENTARY
SUNLAND PARK · GADSDEN
Elementary38.1%-6.0pp
220JAL ELEMENTARY
JAL · JAL
Elementary37.4%-6.7pp
221ANIMAS ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary37.1%-7.0pp
222ARROYO DEL OSO ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary37.1%-7.0pp
223DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary36.9%-7.2pp
224HERMOSA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary36.9%-7.2pp
225INEZ ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary36.9%-7.2pp
226TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL
SANTA FE · TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary36.9%-7.2pp
227MATHESON PARK ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary36.5%-7.6pp
228PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary36.5%-7.6pp
229RIO GRANDE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
ALBUQUERQUE · RIO GRANDE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
Elementary36.5%-7.6pp
230CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
CHAPARRAL · GADSDEN
Elementary36.4%-7.7pp
231YUCCA ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary36.4%-7.7pp
232ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY
TAOS · TAOS
Elementary36.3%-7.8pp
233COLINAS DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Elementary36.2%-7.9pp
234PAINTED SKY ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary36.2%-7.9pp
235DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary36.1%-8.0pp
236YARBRO ELEMENTARY
LOVINGTON · LOVINGTON
Elementary36.1%-8.0pp
237LA MERCED ELEMENTARY
BELEN · BELEN
Elementary36.0%-8.1pp
238JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
LOVINGTON · LOVINGTON
Elementary35.8%-8.3pp
239PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY
AZTEC · AZTEC
Elementary35.7%-8.4pp
240RATON INTERMEDIATE
RATON · RATON
Elementary35.5%-8.6pp
241WD CARROLL ELEMENTARY
BERNALILLO · BERNALILLO
Elementary35.4%-8.7pp
242RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARY
HATCH · HATCH VALLEY
Elementary35.3%-8.8pp
243JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary35.2%-8.9pp
244JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary35.0%-9.1pp
245MARYANN BINFORD ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary34.6%-9.5pp
246BATAAN ELEMENTARY
DEMING · DEMING
Elementary34.5%-9.6pp
247COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary34.4%-9.7pp
248CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary34.3%-9.8pp
249RANCHOS DE TAOS ELEMENTARY
RANCHOS DE TAOS · TAOS
Elementary34.3%-9.8pp
250EAST SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary34.2%-9.9pp
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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.