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New Mexico schools ranked by test score

Latest NM-MSSA + NM-ASR year (2024-25). 575 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 44.1%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
501APACHE ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary26.4%-17.7pp
502OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY
FRUITLAND · CENTRAL
Elementary26.3%-17.8pp
503TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY
GALLUP · GALLUP
Elementary26.2%-17.9pp
504RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL
LAS VEGAS · WEST LAS VEGAS
Elementary26.0%-18.1pp
505EDWARD ORTIZ MIDDLE
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Middle25.9%-18.2pp
506MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary25.9%-18.2pp
507ALAMOSA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary25.8%-18.3pp
508ERNIE PYLE MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle25.8%-18.3pp
509NAVAJO ELEMENTARY
NAVAJO · GALLUP
Elementary25.7%-18.4pp
510ARREY ELEMENTARY
ARREY · T OR C
Elementary25.6%-18.5pp
511MORA ELEMENTARY
MORA · MORA
Elementary25.6%-18.5pp
512KENNEDY MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle25.5%-18.6pp
513MCKINLEY MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle25.5%-18.6pp
514VADO ELEMENTARY
VADO · GADSDEN
Elementary25.5%-18.6pp
515ASPEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Combined25.3%-18.8pp
516HARRISON MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle25.3%-18.8pp
517LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary25.3%-18.8pp
518THOREAU ELEMENTARY
THOREAU · GALLUP
Elementary25.2%-18.9pp
519APACHE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary25.0%-19.1pp
520MURRAY ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary24.6%-19.5pp
521KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary24.5%-19.6pp
522ALCALDE ELEMENTARY
ESPANOLA · ESPANOLA
Elementary24.3%-19.8pp
523RAMIREZ THOMAS ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary24.2%-19.9pp
524HODGIN ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary24.1%-20.0pp
525JAMES BICKLEY ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary24.1%-20.0pp
526SUNRISE ELEMENTARY
ANTHONY · GADSDEN
Elementary24.0%-20.1pp
527HAYES MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle23.9%-20.2pp
528EMERSON ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary23.8%-20.3pp
529ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
High23.7%-20.4pp
530DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY
LAS VEGAS · WEST LAS VEGAS
Elementary23.5%-20.6pp
531LAGUNA-ACOMA MIDDLE
CASA BLANCE · GRANTS
Middle23.5%-20.6pp
532SAN RAFAEL ELEMENTARY
SAN RAFAEL · GRANTS
Elementary23.3%-20.8pp
533TSE BIT AI MIDDLE
SHIPROCK · CENTRAL
Middle23.1%-21.0pp
534BEL-AIR ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary22.8%-21.3pp
535EDISON ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary22.8%-21.3pp
536ABIQUIU ELEMENTARY
ABIQUIU · ESPANOLA
Elementary22.7%-21.4pp
537ECADEMY K-8
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary22.1%-22.0pp
538ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary21.7%-22.4pp
539ADOBE ACRES ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary21.5%-22.6pp
540JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY
ESPANOLA · ESPANOLA
Elementary21.5%-22.6pp
541NEWCOMB MIDDLE
NEWCOMB · CENTRAL
Middle21.3%-22.8pp
542MESA ELEMENTARY
SHIPROCK · CENTRAL
Elementary21.2%-22.9pp
543EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary21.1%-23.0pp
544NAVAJO ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary21.1%-23.0pp
545TIERRA AMARILLA ELEMENTARY
TIERRA AMARILLA · CHAMA VALLEY
Elementary20.9%-23.2pp
546LAVALAND ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary20.5%-23.6pp
547MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary20.5%-23.6pp
548BARCELONA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary20.4%-23.7pp
549SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY
SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO · BERNALILLO
Elementary20.4%-23.7pp
550TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY
ESPANOLA · ESPANOLA
Elementary20.4%-23.7pp
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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.