New Mexico · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best School Districts in New Mexico Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
50 Districts ranked
286,170 Students enrolled
40/100 Avg quality score
C+ Top grade The ranking in one line
Estancia Municipal Schools in Estancia leads New Mexico's districts with an average school quality score of 62/100 across 4 schools.
62/100 top district score (grade C+)
4 schools in Estancia Municipal Schools
539 students in the top district
40/100 average across the top 50 # District Grade Students Schools Avg S:T Per-Pupil $ Avg Quality 1 Estancia Municipal Schools Estancia C+ 539 4 11.5:1 $18,214 62 2 West Las Vegas Public Schools Las Vegas C- 1,555 10 16.5:1 $16,317 52.1 3 Lovington Municipal Schools Lovington C- 3,382 10 16.8:1 $12,999 50.2 4 Cuba Independent Schools Cuba D 746 3 12.2:1 $25,226 49.3 5 Dexter Consolidated Schools Dexter D 812 3 14.5:1 $16,470 49 6 Las Vegas City Public Schools Las Vegas D 1,202 5 13.8:1 $16,490 48.2 7 Los Alamos Public Schools Los Alamos D 3,724 8 13.6:1 $12,646 46.4 8 Grants-Cibola County Schools Grants D 3,211 12 11:1 $14,955 45.8 9 Carlsbad Municipal Schools Carlsbad D 7,102 13 18.1:1 $10,509 44.8 10 Cobre Consolidated Schools Bayard D 1,023 6 12.5:1 $17,768 44.5 11 Eunice Municipal Schools Eunice D 726 3 15.2:1 $13,500 44.3 12 Rio Rancho Public Schools Rio Rancho D 17,272 21 15.3:1 $11,377 43.7 13 Santa Fe Public Schools Santa Fe D 11,769 29 13.6:1 $12,912 43.5 14 Texico Municipal Schools Texico D 551 3 14.6:1 $13,357 43.3 15 Pecos Independent Schools Pecos D 511 3 72.3:1 $16,737 43.3 16 Hatch Valley Public Schools Hatch D 1,166 5 13.2:1 $14,653 41.2 17 Albuquerque Public Schools Albuquerque D 79,805 174 13.5:1 $12,964 40.9 18 Zuni Public Schools Zuni D 1,095 4 11.9:1 $20,951 40.5 19 Portales Municipal Schools Portales D 2,610 6 13.3:1 $13,291 40.3 20 Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools Santa Rosa D 603 5 11.5:1 $19,059 40.2 21 Gadsden Independent Schools Anthony F 12,551 28 14.4:1 $14,189 39.9 22 Tularosa Municipal Schools Tularosa F 890 4 12.4:1 $17,163 39.5 23 Central Consolidated Schools Shiprock F 5,037 16 13.3:1 $17,904 39.2 24 Dulce Independent Schools Dulce F 521 3 9.1:1 $23,259 39 25 Aztec Municipal Schools Aztec F 2,562 7 15.7:1 $12,518 38.9 26 Socorro Consolidated Schools Socorro F 1,438 6 15.3:1 $16,102 38.7 27 Artesia Public Schools Artesia F 3,722 10 14.3:1 $11,580 38.5 28 Alamogordo Public Schools Alamogordo F 5,575 14 16.2:1 $11,242 38.1 29 Clovis Municipal Schools Clovis F 7,664 18 17.2:1 $11,426 37.9 30 Pojoaque Valley Public Schools Santa Fe F 1,630 5 17.8:1 $11,596 37.8 31 Belen Consolidated Schools Belen F 3,602 10 16.1:1 $13,063 37.7 32 Farmington Municipal Schools Farmington F 11,201 20 15.5:1 $11,393 37 33 Jal Public Schools Jal F 527 3 18.3:1 $14,624 36.3 34 Espanola Public Schools Espanola F 2,954 13 12.8:1 $14,886 36.3 35 Las Cruces Public Schools Las Cruces F 23,631 38 14.9:1 $12,237 36.2 36 Bernalillo Public Schools Bernalillo F 2,786 11 12.9:1 $15,183 36.2 37 Ruidoso Municipal Schools Ruidoso F 1,820 4 14.7:1 $12,251 36 38 Loving Municipal Schools Loving F 647 3 12.9:1 $12,966 36 39 Bloomfield Schools Bloomfield F 2,584 7 15.1:1 $12,945 35.6 40 Raton Public Schools Raton F 844 3 13.1:1 $13,827 34.7 41 Deming Public Schools Deming F 5,366 13 15.1:1 $13,484 34 42 Los Lunas Public Schools Los Lunas F 8,234 16 18.7:1 $10,978 33.3 43 Moriarty-Edgewood School District Moriarty F 2,331 7 14.5:1 $12,676 33.3 44 Roswell Independent Schools Roswell F 9,701 22 16.8:1 $12,961 33.2 45 Gallup-Mckinley Cty Schools Gallup F 12,224 31 18.5:1 $16,054 32.4 46 Silver Consolidated Schools Silver City F 2,273 9 13.9:1 $13,911 32.3 47 Hobbs Municipal Schools Hobbs F 9,990 18 16.5:1 $11,533 31.6 48 Taos Municipal Schools Taos F 2,267 8 12:1 $15,079 31.4 49 Tucumcari Public Schools Tucumcari F 907 3 14.4:1 $14,218 28.3 50 T or C Municipal Schools T or C F 1,287 5 15.5:1 $14,645 28
Frequently Asked Questions What are the best school districts in New Mexico? ▼ The top-ranked district in New Mexico is Estancia Municipal Schools in Estancia with 539 students across 4 schools. Average quality score: 62/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼ Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in New Mexico? ▼ New Mexico has 50+ school districts serving 305,112 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.
Explore More for New Mexico Methodology
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100)
are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio,
school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates.
Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures
school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where
schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
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— how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.