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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
351ARROYO DEL OSO ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary37.1%-7.0pp
352DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary36.9%-7.2pp
353HERMOSA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary36.9%-7.2pp
354INEZ ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary36.9%-7.2pp
355TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL
SANTA FE · TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary36.9%-7.2pp
356RAMAH HIGH
RAMAH · GALLUP
High36.8%-7.3pp
357EAGLE NEST MIDDLE
EAGLE NEST · CIMARRON
Middle36.7%-7.4pp
358MATHESON PARK ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary36.5%-7.6pp
359PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary36.5%-7.6pp
360RIO GRANDE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
ALBUQUERQUE · RIO GRANDE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
Elementary36.5%-7.6pp
361CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
CHAPARRAL · GADSDEN
Elementary36.4%-7.7pp
362TULAROSA MIDDLE
TULAROSA · TULAROSA
Middle36.4%-7.7pp
363YUCCA ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary36.4%-7.7pp
364CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
BELEN · BELEN
Middle36.3%-7.8pp
365ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY
TAOS · TAOS
Elementary36.3%-7.8pp
366COLINAS DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Elementary36.2%-7.9pp
367PAINTED SKY ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary36.2%-7.9pp
368SIERRA MIDDLE
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Middle36.2%-7.9pp
369DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO · ALAMOGORDO
Elementary36.1%-8.0pp
370YARBRO ELEMENTARY
LOVINGTON · LOVINGTON
Elementary36.1%-8.0pp
371LA MERCED ELEMENTARY
BELEN · BELEN
Elementary36.0%-8.1pp
372JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
LOVINGTON · LOVINGTON
Elementary35.8%-8.3pp
373MORIARTY MIDDLE
MORIARTY · MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD
Middle35.7%-8.4pp
374PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY
AZTEC · AZTEC
Elementary35.7%-8.4pp
375RATON INTERMEDIATE
RATON · RATON
Elementary35.5%-8.6pp
376WD CARROLL ELEMENTARY
BERNALILLO · BERNALILLO
Elementary35.4%-8.7pp
377RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARY
HATCH · HATCH VALLEY
Elementary35.3%-8.8pp
378JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary35.2%-8.9pp
379SOUTH VALLEY ACADEMY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
High35.2%-8.9pp
380JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary35.0%-9.1pp
381CROWNPOINT MIDDLE
CROWNPOINT · GALLUP
Middle34.9%-9.2pp
382MARYANN BINFORD ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary34.6%-9.5pp
383BATAAN ELEMENTARY
DEMING · DEMING
Elementary34.5%-9.6pp
384COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary34.4%-9.7pp
385CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary34.3%-9.8pp
386RANCHOS DE TAOS ELEMENTARY
RANCHOS DE TAOS · TAOS
Elementary34.3%-9.8pp
387SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE
SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO · BERNALILLO
Middle34.3%-9.8pp
388EAST SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary34.2%-9.9pp
389NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY ACADEMY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Combined34.2%-9.9pp
390COCHITI ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary34.0%-10.1pp
391LINCOLN ELEMENTARY
GALLUP · GALLUP
Elementary33.9%-10.2pp
392VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Middle33.9%-10.2pp
393CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary33.8%-10.3pp
394LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary33.8%-10.3pp
395MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary33.8%-10.3pp
396MESA MIDDLE
ROSWELL · ROSWELL
Middle33.8%-10.3pp
397TOMASITA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary33.7%-10.4pp
398CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLE
GALLUP · GALLUP
Middle33.6%-10.5pp
399LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY
BELEN · BELEN
Elementary33.6%-10.5pp
400SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary33.5%-10.6pp
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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.