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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
151YUCCA ELEMENTARY
ARTESIA · ARTESIA
Elementary50.7%+6.6pp
152CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS
CARLSBAD · CARLSBAD
Middle50.6%+6.5pp
153RUIDOSO MIDDLE
RUIDOSO · RUIDOSO
Middle50.6%+6.5pp
154GRIEGOS ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary50.4%+6.3pp
155SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary50.3%+6.2pp
156BELLEHAVEN ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary50.0%+5.9pp
157BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary50.0%+5.9pp
158CLIFF ELEMENTARY
CLIFF · SILVER CITY
Elementary50.0%+5.9pp
159CLIFF HIGH
CLIFF · SILVER CITY
High50.0%+5.9pp
160LOS LUNAS MIDDLE
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Middle50.0%+5.9pp
161MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary50.0%+5.9pp
162CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary49.6%+5.5pp
163ALICE KING COMMUNITY SCHOOL
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary49.4%+5.3pp
164CORONADO ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary49.4%+5.3pp
165GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY
BELEN · BELEN
Elementary49.4%+5.3pp
166JAMES MONROE MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle49.4%+5.3pp
167KISER ELEMENTARY
CLAYTON · CLAYTON
Middle49.1%+5.0pp
168OJO CALIENTE ELEMENTARY
OJO CALIENTE · MESA VISTA
Middle49.1%+5.0pp
169STONE ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary49.0%+4.9pp
170SANDIA ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary48.8%+4.7pp
171COMANCHE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary48.7%+4.6pp
172SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary48.7%+4.6pp
173DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary48.5%+4.4pp
174DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
High48.4%+4.3pp
175G.W.STOUT ELEMENTARY
SILVER CITY · SILVER CITY
Elementary48.4%+4.3pp
176TRES VOLCANES COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary48.4%+4.3pp
177VALENCIA ELEMENTARY
PORTALES · PORTALES
Elementary48.3%+4.2pp
178SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY
POJOAQUE · POJOAQUE
Middle48.1%+4.0pp
179MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Middle48.0%+3.9pp
180SANDOVAL ACADEMY OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION
RIO RANCHO · SANDOVAL ACADEMY OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Elementary48.0%+3.9pp
181BELL ELEMENTARY
DEMING · DEMING
Elementary47.9%+3.8pp
182HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Middle47.8%+3.7pp
183PABLO ROYBAL ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · POJOAQUE
Elementary47.8%+3.7pp
184MADISON MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle47.7%+3.6pp
185MESA ALTA JR HIGH
BLOOMFIELD · BLOOMFIELD
Middle47.7%+3.6pp
186BERRENDO MIDDLE
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Middle47.6%+3.5pp
187HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOBBS · HOBBS
Middle47.6%+3.5pp
188MONTERREY ELEMENTARY
CARLSBAD · CARLSBAD
Elementary47.5%+3.4pp
189BERRENDO ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary47.3%+3.2pp
190CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary47.3%+3.2pp
191MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY
DEMING · DEMING
Elementary47.3%+3.2pp
192CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary47.1%+3.0pp
193UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary47.1%+3.0pp
194SANTA TERESA MIDDLE
SANTA TERESA · GADSDEN
Middle47.0%+2.9pp
195ANN PARISH ELEMENTARY
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Elementary46.9%+2.8pp
196JAL JR HIGH
JAL · JAL
Middle46.9%+2.8pp
197LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY
LAS VEGAS · LAS VEGAS CITY
Elementary46.9%+2.8pp
198BARRY ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary46.8%+2.7pp
199RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Elementary46.7%+2.6pp
200SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary46.7%+2.6pp
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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.