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New Mexico schools ranked by test score

Latest NM-MSSA + NM-ASR year (2024-25). 487 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 37.0%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
51SAN ANTONITO ELEMENTARY
SANDIA PARK · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary61.1%+24.1pp
52EXPLORE ACADEMY
ALBUQUERQUE · EXPLORE ACADEMY
Combined61.0%+24.0pp
53ELDORADO HIGH
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Combined60.1%+23.1pp
54EAGLE RIDGE MIDDLE
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Middle60.0%+23.0pp
55J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY
LAS CRUCES · J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY
Elementary59.5%+22.5pp
56THE MASTERS PROGRAM
SANTA FE · THE MASTERS PROGRAM
High59.4%+22.4pp
57DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
High59.3%+22.3pp
58HUBERT H HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary59.3%+22.3pp
59JOSE BARRIOS ELEMENTARY
SILVER CITY · SILVER CITY
Elementary58.3%+21.3pp
60SIERRA ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary58.3%+21.3pp
61ASPEN ELEMENTARY
LOS ALAMOS · LOS ALAMOS
Elementary57.7%+20.7pp
62WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary57.4%+20.4pp
63CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
High57.1%+20.1pp
64ESTANCIA VALLEY CLASSICAL ACADEMY
EDGEWOOD · ESTANCIA VALLEY CLASSICAL ACADEMY
Combined57.0%+20.0pp
65ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
ALBUQUERQUE · ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
Combined56.6%+19.6pp
66EDGEWOOD MIDDLE
MORIARTY · MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD
Middle56.6%+19.6pp
67JOHN BAKER ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary56.5%+19.5pp
68TAOS MUNICIPAL CHARTER
TAOS · TAOS
Elementary56.3%+19.3pp
69SANDIA HIGH
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
High55.3%+18.3pp
70PINON ELEMENTARY
WHITE ROCK · LOS ALAMOS
Elementary55.1%+18.1pp
71BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY
LOS ALAMOS · LOS ALAMOS
Elementary54.7%+17.7pp
72COBRE HIGH
BAYARD · COBRE
High54.2%+17.2pp
73HILLRISE ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary53.7%+16.7pp
74SILVER HIGH
SILVER CITY · SILVER CITY
High53.7%+16.7pp
75CARLOS GILBERT ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary53.5%+16.5pp
76BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary52.9%+15.9pp
77TEXICO MIDDLE
TEXICO · TEXICO
Middle52.9%+15.9pp
78CIBOLA HIGH
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
High52.8%+15.8pp
79CAMINO REAL MIDDLE
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Middle52.5%+15.5pp
80CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary52.2%+15.2pp
81JOE HARRIS ELEMENTARY
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Elementary52.2%+15.2pp
82PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
High51.9%+14.9pp
83GRANTS HIGH
GRANTS · GRANTS
High51.8%+14.8pp
84HOOVER MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle51.7%+14.7pp
85ONATE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary51.3%+14.3pp
86ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY & CLASSICS
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
High51.2%+14.2pp
87SANDIA VISTA ELEMENTARY
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Elementary51.2%+14.2pp
88ALVARADO ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary51.1%+14.1pp
89TAOS HIGH
TAOS · TAOS
High51.1%+14.1pp
90BANDELIER ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary50.0%+13.0pp
91CORRALES ELEMENTARY
CORRALES · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary50.0%+13.0pp
92LINCOLN MIDDLE
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Middle49.8%+12.8pp
93EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES
LAS CRUCES · EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES
Combined49.6%+12.6pp
94COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary49.5%+12.5pp
95CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS
CARLSBAD · CARLSBAD
Middle49.3%+12.3pp
96RUIDOSO MIDDLE
RUIDOSO · RUIDOSO
Middle49.1%+12.1pp
97CORAL COMMUNITY CHARTER
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary48.4%+11.4pp
98YUCCA ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary48.4%+11.4pp
99HOT SPRINGS HIGH
T OR C · T OR C
High48.2%+11.2pp
100RUIDOSO HIGH
RUIDOSO · RUIDOSO
High47.8%+10.8pp
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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 Science 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.