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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
151EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO
RIO RANCHO · EXPLORE ACADEMY - RIO RANCHO
Elementary40.5%+3.5pp
152MESA ALTA JR HIGH
BLOOMFIELD · BLOOMFIELD
Middle40.4%+3.4pp
153ANTHONY ELEMENTARY
ANTHONY · GADSDEN
Elementary40.3%+3.3pp
154MORIARTY HIGH
MORIARTY · MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD
High40.2%+3.2pp
155YUCCA MIDDLE
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Middle40.1%+3.1pp
156DEXTER HIGH
DEXTER · DEXTER
High40.0%+3.0pp
157RED ROCK ELEMENTARY
GALLUP · GALLUP
Elementary40.0%+3.0pp
158GODDARD HIGH
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
High39.9%+2.9pp
159JEFFERSON MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle39.8%+2.8pp
160LA PLATA MIDDLE
SILVER CITY · SILVER CITY
Middle39.8%+2.8pp
161GRANT MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle39.4%+2.4pp
162FARMINGTON HIGH
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
High39.2%+2.2pp
163MESILLA ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary39.2%+2.2pp
164YESO ELEMENTARY
ARTESIA · ARTESIA
Elementary39.2%+2.2pp
165ZIA ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary39.2%+2.2pp
166VENTANA RANCH ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary39.0%+2.0pp
167HOZHO ACADEMY
GALLUP · HOZHO ACADEMY
Combined38.8%+1.8pp
168VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Elementary38.6%+1.6pp
169NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMY
SANTA FE · NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMY
Combined38.5%+1.5pp
170SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL
ALBUQUERQUE · SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL
Middle38.4%+1.4pp
171ESPANOLA VALLEY HIGH
ESPANOLA · ESPANOLA
High38.3%+1.3pp
172LOVING HIGH
LOVING · LOVING
High38.3%+1.3pp
173MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary38.2%+1.2pp
174CLEVELAND MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle38.0%+1.0pp
175GONZALES ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary38.0%+1.0pp
176GADSDEN ELEMENTARY
SUNLAND PARK · GADSDEN
Elementary37.9%+0.9pp
177CHAPARRAL MIDDLE
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Middle37.8%+0.8pp
178UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary37.8%+0.8pp
179PORTALES JR HIGH
PORTALES · PORTALES
Middle37.7%+0.7pp
180CLOUDCROFT ELEMENTARY
CLOUDCROFT · CLOUDCROFT
Elementary37.5%+0.5pp
181SUNSET ELEMENTARY
CARLSBAD · CARLSBAD
Elementary37.5%+0.5pp
182TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary37.5%+0.5pp
183DEMING HIGH
DEMING · DEMING
High37.2%+0.2pp
184SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary37.2%+0.2pp
185TULAROSA HIGH
TULAROSA · TULAROSA
High37.1%+0.1pp
186MESA MIDDLE
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Middle37.0%-0.0pp
187LA LUZ ELEMENTARY
LA LUZ · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary36.8%-0.2pp
188MESA ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary36.7%-0.3pp
189ZIA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary36.4%-0.6pp
190ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH
ARTESIA · ARTESIA
High36.2%-0.8pp
191CONLEE ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary36.2%-0.8pp
192SANTA FE HIGH
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
High36.2%-0.8pp
193BLOOMFIELD HIGH
BLOOMFIELD · BLOOMFIELD
High36.0%-1.0pp
194HATCH VALLEY HIGH
HATCH · HATCH VALLEY
High36.0%-1.0pp
195PORTALES HIGH
PORTALES · PORTALES
High36.0%-1.0pp
196SUNRISE ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary36.0%-1.0pp
197TULAROSA MIDDLE
TULAROSA · TULAROSA
Middle36.0%-1.0pp
198WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL
LAS VEGAS · WEST LAS VEGAS
High36.0%-1.0pp
199LAS CRUCES HIGH
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
High35.9%-1.1pp
200MONTERREY ELEMENTARY
CARLSBAD · CARLSBAD
Elementary35.9%-1.1pp
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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.