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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
301BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary28.7%-15.4pp
302EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY
ESPANOLA · ESPANOLA
Elementary28.3%-15.8pp
303EVA B STOKELY ELEMENTARY
SHIPROCK · CENTRAL
Elementary28.3%-15.8pp
304T OR C ELEMENTARY
T OR C · T OR C
Elementary28.2%-15.9pp
305TOME ELEMENTARY
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Elementary28.1%-16.0pp
306WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary28.1%-16.0pp
307MORIARTY ELEMENTARY
MORIARTY · MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD
Elementary28.0%-16.1pp
308CATHERINE A. MILLER ELEMENTARY
CHURCH ROCK · GALLUP
Elementary27.8%-16.3pp
309LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary27.8%-16.3pp
310STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY
GALLUP · GALLUP
Elementary27.8%-16.3pp
311KEARNY ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary27.7%-16.4pp
312NORTH ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary27.5%-16.6pp
313RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY
DEMING · DEMING
Elementary27.5%-16.6pp
314TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY
TOHATCHI · GALLUP
Elementary27.4%-16.7pp
315ZUNI ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary27.4%-16.7pp
316ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary27.3%-16.8pp
317HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary27.3%-16.8pp
318KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY
KIRTLAND · CENTRAL
Elementary27.2%-16.9pp
319MCCOLLUM ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary27.2%-16.9pp
320LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary27.1%-17.0pp
321RUDOLFO ANAYA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary27.0%-17.1pp
322CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary26.6%-17.5pp
323SALAZAR ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary26.6%-17.5pp
324SAN JUAN ELEMENTARY
OHKAY OWINGEH · ESPANOLA
Elementary26.5%-17.6pp
325APACHE ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary26.4%-17.7pp
326OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY
FRUITLAND · CENTRAL
Elementary26.3%-17.8pp
327TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY
GALLUP · GALLUP
Elementary26.2%-17.9pp
328RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL
LAS VEGAS · WEST LAS VEGAS
Elementary26.0%-18.1pp
329MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary25.9%-18.2pp
330ALAMOSA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary25.8%-18.3pp
331NAVAJO ELEMENTARY
NAVAJO · GALLUP
Elementary25.7%-18.4pp
332ARREY ELEMENTARY
ARREY · T OR C
Elementary25.6%-18.5pp
333MORA ELEMENTARY
MORA · MORA
Elementary25.6%-18.5pp
334VADO ELEMENTARY
VADO · GADSDEN
Elementary25.5%-18.6pp
335LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary25.3%-18.8pp
336THOREAU ELEMENTARY
THOREAU · GALLUP
Elementary25.2%-18.9pp
337APACHE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary25.0%-19.1pp
338MURRAY ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary24.6%-19.5pp
339KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary24.5%-19.6pp
340ALCALDE ELEMENTARY
ESPANOLA · ESPANOLA
Elementary24.3%-19.8pp
341RAMIREZ THOMAS ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary24.2%-19.9pp
342HODGIN ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary24.1%-20.0pp
343JAMES BICKLEY ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary24.1%-20.0pp
344SUNRISE ELEMENTARY
ANTHONY · GADSDEN
Elementary24.0%-20.1pp
345EMERSON ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary23.8%-20.3pp
346DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY
LAS VEGAS · WEST LAS VEGAS
Elementary23.5%-20.6pp
347SAN RAFAEL ELEMENTARY
SAN RAFAEL · GRANTS
Elementary23.3%-20.8pp
348BEL-AIR ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary22.8%-21.3pp
349EDISON ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary22.8%-21.3pp
350ABIQUIU ELEMENTARY
ABIQUIU · ESPANOLA
Elementary22.7%-21.4pp
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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.