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New Mexico schools ranked by test score

Latest NM-MSSA + NM-ASR year (2024-25). 149 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 44.1%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
101SIERRA MIDDLE
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Middle36.2%-7.9pp
102MORIARTY MIDDLE
MORIARTY · MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD
Middle35.7%-8.4pp
103CROWNPOINT MIDDLE
CROWNPOINT · GALLUP
Middle34.9%-9.2pp
104SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE
SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO · BERNALILLO
Middle34.3%-9.8pp
105VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Middle33.9%-10.2pp
106MESA MIDDLE
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Middle33.8%-10.3pp
107CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLE
GALLUP · GALLUP
Middle33.6%-10.5pp
108PECOS MIDDLE
PECOS · PECOS
Middle33.3%-10.8pp
109CARLOS F. VIGIL MIDDLE
ESPANOLA · ESPANOLA
Middle32.9%-11.2pp
110GARFIELD MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle32.9%-11.2pp
111THOREAU MIDDLE
THOREAU · GALLUP
Middle32.6%-11.5pp
112TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Middle32.6%-11.5pp
113POJOAQUE MIDDLE
SANTA FE · POJOAQUE
Middle32.4%-11.7pp
114RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE
DEMING · DEMING
Middle32.4%-11.7pp
115TAYLOR MIDDLE
LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle32.4%-11.7pp
116JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle32.3%-11.8pp
117QUESTA JR HIGH
QUESTA · QUESTA
Middle32.3%-11.8pp
118VOZ COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle32.2%-11.9pp
119R. SARRACINO MIDDLE
SOCORRO · SOCORRO
Middle31.8%-12.3pp
120MEMORIAL MIDDLE
LAS VEGAS · LAS VEGAS CITY
Middle31.6%-12.5pp
121UNION ELEMENTARY
LAS VEGAS · WEST LAS VEGAS
Middle31.0%-13.1pp
122TOHATCHI MIDDLE
TOHATCHI · GALLUP
Middle30.9%-13.2pp
123JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE
GALLUP · GALLUP
Middle30.7%-13.4pp
124MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Middle30.7%-13.4pp
125LYNN MIDDLE
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Middle30.6%-13.5pp
126TAFT MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle30.2%-13.9pp
127MESA VISTA MIDDLE
OJO CALIENTE · MESA VISTA
Middle30.0%-14.1pp
128JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE
JEMEZ PUEBLO · JEMEZ VALLEY
Middle29.9%-14.2pp
129HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOBBS · HOBBS
Middle29.4%-14.7pp
130BERNALILLO ELEMENTARY
BERNALILLO · BERNALILLO
Middle28.8%-15.3pp
131WASHINGTON MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle28.1%-16.0pp
132CUBA MIDDLE
CUBA · CUBA
Middle27.9%-16.2pp
133TRUMAN MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle27.9%-16.2pp
134CARLSBAD SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY - ALTA VISTA CAMPUS
CARLSBAD · CARLSBAD
Middle27.8%-16.3pp
135POLK MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle27.8%-16.3pp
136JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle26.7%-17.4pp
137NAVAJO MIDDLE SCHOOL
NAVAJO · GALLUP
Middle26.5%-17.6pp
138EDWARD ORTIZ MIDDLE
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Middle25.9%-18.2pp
139ERNIE PYLE MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle25.8%-18.3pp
140KENNEDY MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle25.5%-18.6pp
141MCKINLEY MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle25.5%-18.6pp
142HARRISON MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle25.3%-18.8pp
143HAYES MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle23.9%-20.2pp
144LAGUNA-ACOMA MIDDLE
CASA BLANCE · GRANTS
Middle23.5%-20.6pp
145TSE BIT AI MIDDLE
SHIPROCK · CENTRAL
Middle23.1%-21.0pp
146NEWCOMB MIDDLE
NEWCOMB · CENTRAL
Middle21.3%-22.8pp
147WILSON MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle19.7%-24.4pp
148DULCE MIDDLE
DULCE · DULCE
Middle18.3%-25.8pp
149VAN BUREN MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle16.5%-27.6pp
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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.