Top 10 Best Public Schools in New Mexico (2024-25)

The top ranked public schools in New Mexico are Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science, Mountain Elementary School and Altura Preparatory School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public schools are Los Alamos.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in New Mexico is 25%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 34%.

Top Ranked Public Schools in New Mexico (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 89% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-12
933 Bradbury Se
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 559-4249
Rank: #22.
Mountain Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 80% (Top 1%)
Reading: 78% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-6
2280 North Rd
Los Alamos, NM 87544
(505) 663-2325
Rank: #3 - 63. - 6.
Altura Preparatory School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-5
8650 Alameda Blvd Bldg 2b
Albuquerque, NM 87122
(505) 539-5369
Rank: #3 - 63. - 6.
Pinon Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-6
90 Grand Canyon Dr
White Rock, NM 87547
(505) 663-2680
Rank: #3 - 63. - 6.
Sidney Gutierrez Middle School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-8
69 E. Gail Harris
Roswell, NM 88201
(575) 347-9703
Rank: #3 - 63. - 6.
Wood-gormley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-6
141 East Booth St
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 467-4800
Rank: #77.
Coyote Willow Family School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-8
7125 Irving Blvd Nw
Albuquerque, NM 87114
(505) 253-0050
Rank: #88.
Georgia O'keeffe Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 70% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
11701 San Victorio Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 293-4259
Rank: #99.
Desert Willow Family School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
3303 Monroe Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 888-1647
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Des Moines Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: ≥80% (Top 1%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
500 Des Moines Avenue
Des Moines, NM 88418
(575) 278-2611
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Roy Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: ≥80% (Top 1%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
5th St And Roosevelt St
Roy, NM 87743
(575) 485-2242
Rank: #1212.
North Star Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 63% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
9301 Ventura Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87122
(505) 856-6578
Rank: #1313.
Anansi Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 55-59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-8
57 Nm 230
El Prado, NM 87529
(575) 758-5202
Rank: #1414.
The Ask Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 63% (Top 5%)
Reading: 74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-12
4550 Sundt Rd Ne
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
(505) 891-0757
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Corona Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
531 Franklin St
Corona, NM 88318
(575) 849-1711
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Hubert H Humphrey Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 67% (Top 5%)
Reading: 71% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
9801 Academy Hills Dr Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 821-4981
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Double Eagle Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 68% (Top 5%)
Reading: 69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
8901 Lowell St Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87122
(505) 857-0187
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
East Mountain High School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 55-59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
25 La Madera Road
Sandia Park, NM 87047
(505) 281-7400
Rank: #1919.
S. Y. Jackson Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 55% (Top 5%)
Reading: 74% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
4720 Cairo Dr Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 296-9536
Rank: #2020.
Nex Gen Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 50-59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
5325 Montgomery Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 878-6400
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Desert Ridge Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 62% (Top 5%)
Reading: 66% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
8400 Barstow Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87122
(505) 857-9282
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Eisenhower Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 69% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
11001 Camero Rd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 292-2530
Rank: #2323.
Carlos Gilbert Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 55-59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-6
300 Griffin St
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 467-4700
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Chamisa Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
301 Meadow Ln
White Rock, NM 87547
(505) 663-2470
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Cottonwood Classical Prep
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 58% (Top 5%)
Reading: 66% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-12
7801 Jefferson St. Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 998-1021
Rank: #2626.
Los Alamos High School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 53% (Top 10%)
Reading: 74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 10-12
1300 Diamond Dr
Los Alamos, NM 87544
(505) 663-2210
Rank: #2727.
Barranca Mesa Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 62% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
57 Loma Del Escolar
Los Alamos, NM 87544
(505) 663-2730
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Atalaya Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 55-59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
721 Camino Cabra
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 467-4400
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
White Sands Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 55-59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
1 Viking St White Sands Missil
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(575) 674-1241
Rank: #3030.
Cliff Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
622 State Hwy 211
Cliff, NM 88028
(575) 535-2051
Rank: #3131.
New Mexico International School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
7215 Montgomery Blvd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 503-7670
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Early College Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 50-59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
807 Mountain Rd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 247-3658
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
La Cueva High School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 51% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
7801 Wilshire Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87122
(505) 823-2327
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Los Alamos Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 55% (Top 5%)
Reading: 63% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-8
2101 Hawk Dr
Los Alamos, NM 87544
(505) 663-2375
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Mesa Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 55-59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
4801 Norris
Clovis, NM 88101
(575) 769-4300
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