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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
401AMY BIEHL COMMUNITY SCHOOL AT RANCHO VIEJO
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary33.3%-10.8pp
402CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
DEMING · DEMING
Elementary33.3%-10.8pp
403E.J. MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE · SANTA FE
Elementary33.3%-10.8pp
404LOMA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary33.3%-10.8pp
405PECOS MIDDLE
PECOS · PECOS
Middle33.3%-10.8pp
406HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary33.1%-11.0pp
407CARLOS F. VIGIL MIDDLE
ESPANOLA · ESPANOLA
Middle32.9%-11.2pp
408GARFIELD MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle32.9%-11.2pp
409SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary32.9%-11.2pp
410VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary32.8%-11.3pp
411GEORGE I SANCHEZ
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary32.7%-11.4pp
412REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary32.7%-11.4pp
413JEMEZ VALLEY ELEMENTARY
JEMEZ PUEBLO · JEMEZ VALLEY
Elementary32.6%-11.5pp
414MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Elementary32.6%-11.5pp
415THOREAU MIDDLE
THOREAU · GALLUP
Middle32.6%-11.5pp
416TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Middle32.6%-11.5pp
417MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary32.5%-11.6pp
418MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY
MOUNTAINAIR · MOUNTAINAIR
Elementary32.5%-11.6pp
419PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY
RIO RANCHO · RIO RANCHO
Elementary32.5%-11.6pp
420CMS IACADEMY AT LINCOLN JACKSON
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Combined32.4%-11.7pp
421HONDO ELEMENTARY
HONDO · HONDO VALLEY
Elementary32.4%-11.7pp
422POJOAQUE MIDDLE
SANTA FE · POJOAQUE
Middle32.4%-11.7pp
423RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE
DEMING · DEMING
Middle32.4%-11.7pp
424TAYLOR MIDDLE
LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle32.4%-11.7pp
425JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle32.3%-11.8pp
426QUESTA JR HIGH
QUESTA · QUESTA
Middle32.3%-11.8pp
427MISSION AVENUE ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary32.2%-11.9pp
428SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY
ZUNI · ZUNI
Elementary32.2%-11.9pp
429VOZ COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Middle32.2%-11.9pp
430DEXTER ELEMENTARY
DEXTER · DEXTER
Elementary32.0%-12.1pp
431EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary32.0%-12.1pp
432SIERRA ELEMENTARY
T OR C · T OR C
Elementary32.0%-12.1pp
433BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Elementary31.8%-12.3pp
434PECOS CYBER ACADEMY
EDGEWOOD · PECOS CYBER ACADEMY
Combined31.8%-12.3pp
435R. SARRACINO MIDDLE
SOCORRO · SOCORRO
Middle31.8%-12.3pp
436DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Elementary31.7%-12.4pp
437HERNANDEZ ELEMENTARY
ESPANOLA · ESPANOLA
Elementary31.7%-12.4pp
438MEMORIAL MIDDLE
LAS VEGAS · LAS VEGAS CITY
Middle31.6%-12.5pp
439ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary31.5%-12.6pp
440LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Elementary31.5%-12.6pp
441LA CASITA ELEMENTARY
CLOVIS · CLOVIS
Elementary31.4%-12.7pp
442PAJARITO ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE · ALBUQUERQUE
Elementary31.4%-12.7pp
443TESUQUE ELEMENTARY
TESUQUE · SANTA FE
Elementary31.4%-12.7pp
444UNION ELEMENTARY
LAS VEGAS · WEST LAS VEGAS
Middle31.0%-13.1pp
445TOHATCHI MIDDLE
TOHATCHI · GALLUP
Middle30.9%-13.2pp
446WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY
HOBBS · HOBBS
Elementary30.8%-13.3pp
447JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE
GALLUP · GALLUP
Middle30.7%-13.4pp
448MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON
Middle30.7%-13.4pp
449LYNN MIDDLE
LAS CRUCES · LAS CRUCES
Middle30.6%-13.5pp
450VALENCIA ELEMENTARY
LOS LUNAS · LOS LUNAS
Elementary30.5%-13.6pp
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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.