New Mexico · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in New Mexico

The 50 public schools in New Mexico with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Nm School for the Deaf runs New Mexico's smallest classes at 4.4:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 14:1.

4.4:1
smallest classes (Nm School for the Deaf): 50
listed schools below the state average: 14:1
New Mexico average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Nm School for the DeafSANTA FE	145	Other	Nm School for the Deaf	-69%	4.4:1
2	Anthony ElementaryANTHONY	163	Other	Gadsden Independent Schools	-55%	6.3:1
3	Atrisco ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	205	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-51%	6.8:1
4	Taylor MiddleLOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE	245	Middle	Albuquerque Public Schools	-45%	7.7:1
5	Kirtland ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	162	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-45%	7.7:1
6	Hawthorne ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	288	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-43%	8:1
7	Los Padillas ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	202	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-42%	8.1:1
8	Lew Wallace ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	141	Elementary	Albuquerque Public Schools	-41%	8.3:1
9	Pajarito ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	301	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-40%	8.4:1
10	Lowell ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	226	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-40%	8.4:1
11	New Mexico Academy for the Media ArtsALBUQUERQUE	109	Other	New Mexico Academy for the Media Arts Charter	-40%	8.4:1
12	Bernalillo MiddleBERNALILLO	276	Middle	Bernalillo Public Schools	-39%	8.6:1
13	Native American Community AcademyALBUQUERQUE	428	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-38%	8.7:1
14	Columbia ElementaryLAS CRUCES	182	Other	Las Cruces Public Schools	-38%	8.7:1
15	Reginald Chavez ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	174	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-38%	8.7:1
16	Bayard ElementaryBAYARD	156	Other	Cobre Consolidated Schools	-38%	8.7:1
17	Eugene Field ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	113	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-38%	8.7:1
18	Los Ranchos ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	194	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-37%	8.8:1
19	Abq Sign Language AcademyALBUQUERQUE	160	Other	Abq Sign Language Academy	-36%	8.9:1
20	Ecademy K-8ALBUQUERQUE	466	Elementary	Albuquerque Public Schools	-36%	9:1
21	North Valley AcademyLOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE	280	Other	North Valley Academy Charter	-36%	9:1
22	Dulce ElementaryDULCE	264	Other	Dulce Independent Schools	-35%	9.1:1
23	Questa HighQUESTA	100	High	Questa Independent Schools	-35%	9.1:1
24	South Valley PrepALBUQUERQUE	138	Middle	South Valley Prep	-34%	9.2:1
25	Tularosa MiddleTULAROSA	140	Middle	Tularosa Municipal Schools	-34%	9.3:1
26	Los Puentes CharterALBUQUERQUE	139	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-34%	9.3:1
27	Wilson MiddleALBUQUERQUE	359	Middle	Albuquerque Public Schools	-33%	9.4:1
28	Montezuma ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	330	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-33%	9.4:1
29	Bellehaven ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	216	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-33%	9.4:1
30	Matheson Park ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	159	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-33%	9.4:1
31	San Juan ElementaryOHKAY OWINGEH	141	Elementary	Espanola Public Schools	-33%	9.4:1
32	Truman MiddleALBUQUERQUE	520	Middle	Albuquerque Public Schools	-32%	9.5:1
33	Emerson ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	334	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-32%	9.5:1
34	Grant MiddleALBUQUERQUE	286	Middle	Albuquerque Public Schools	-32%	9.5:1
35	Central ElementarySANTA CLARA	133	Other	Cobre Consolidated Schools	-32%	9.5:1
36	Fort Sumner ElementaryFORT SUMNER	124	Other	Fort Sumner Municipal Schools	-32%	9.5:1
37	Mount Taylor ElementaryGRANTS	347	Other	Grants-Cibola County Schools	-31%	9.6:1
38	Escalante Middle/High SchoolTIERRA AMARILLA	134	Other	Chama Valley Indep. Schools	-31%	9.6:1
39	Alta Vista ElementaryQUESTA	106	Other	Questa Independent Schools	-31%	9.6:1
40	Carlos Rey ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	446	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-31%	9.7:1
41	Mccollum ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	302	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-31%	9.7:1
42	Aces Technical High SchoolALBUQUERQUE	165	Elementary	Aces Technical Charter School	-31%	9.7:1
43	Alamosa ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	382	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-30%	9.8:1
44	Ruben S. Torres ElementaryDEMING	363	Other	Deming Public Schools	-30%	9.8:1
45	Mark Twain ElementaryALBUQUERQUE	285	Other	Albuquerque Public Schools	-30%	9.8:1
46	Cuba HighCUBA	275	High	Cuba Independent Schools	-30%	9.8:1
47	Harrison MiddleALBUQUERQUE	265	Middle	Albuquerque Public Schools	-30%	9.8:1
48	Ranchos De Taos ElementaryRANCHOS DE TAOS	225	Other	Taos Municipal Schools	-30%	9.8:1
49	Independence High SchoolRIO RANCHO	156	High	Rio Rancho Public Schools	-30%	9.8:1
50	Career Prep AlternativeSHIPROCK	118	High	Central Consolidated Schools	-30%	9.8:1

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.

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