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 class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.
- 4.5:1
- Best ratio
- 14.4:1
- State average
- 15.7:1
- National average
- 50
- Schools listed
The ranking in one line
Nm School for the Deaf runs New Mexico's smallest classes at 4.5:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 14.4:1.
- 4.5:1
- smallest classes (Nm School for the Deaf)
- 50
- listed schools below the state average
- 14.4:1
- New Mexico average
- 15.7:1
- national average
| # | School | Enrollment | Student:Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nm School for the Deaf SANTA FE | 145 | 4.5:1 |
| 2 | Los Puentes Charter ALBUQUERQUE | 139 | 6.7:1 |
| 3 | Abq Sign Language Academy ALBUQUERQUE | 160 | 6.9:1 |
| 4 | Kirtland Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 162 | 7.8:1 |
| 5 | Atrisco Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 205 | 8.3:1 |
| 6 | Dulce Elementary DULCE | 264 | 8.6:1 |
| 7 | Mccollum Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 302 | 8.8:1 |
| 8 | Magdalena High MAGDALENA | 100 | 8.8:1 |
| 9 | Fort Sumner Elementary FORT SUMNER | 124 | 8.9:1 |
| 10 | Lowell Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 226 | 9.1:1 |
| 11 | Questa High QUESTA | 100 | 9.1:1 |
| 12 | Dulce Middle DULCE | 130 | 9.2:1 |
| 13 | Native American Community Academy ALBUQUERQUE | 428 | 9.3:1 |
| 14 | Hawthorne Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 288 | 9.3:1 |
| 15 | Mesd Early Childhood Center MORIARTY | 116 | 9.3:1 |
| 16 | Mark Twain Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 285 | 9.4:1 |
| 17 | Los Padillas Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 202 | 9.4:1 |
| 18 | Bayard Elementary BAYARD | 156 | 9.4:1 |
| 19 | Cloudcroft High CLOUDCROFT | 138 | 9.4:1 |
| 20 | Early College Opportunities SANTA FE | 137 | 9.4:1 |
| 21 | Aces Technical High School ALBUQUERQUE | 165 | 9.5:1 |
| 22 | Hagerman High HAGERMAN | 121 | 9.5:1 |
| 23 | Alamosa Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 382 | 9.6:1 |
| 24 | Pajarito Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 301 | 9.6:1 |
| 25 | Dulce High DULCE | 160 | 9.6:1 |
| 26 | Tularosa Middle TULAROSA | 140 | 9.6:1 |
| 27 | Macarthur Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 241 | 9.7:1 |
| 28 | Taylor Middle LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE | 245 | 9.8:1 |
| 29 | Longfellow Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 168 | 9.8:1 |
| 30 | Logan Elementary LOGAN | 102 | 9.8:1 |
| 31 | Taos Middle TAOS | 337 | 9.9:1 |
| 32 | Inez Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 309 | 9.9:1 |
| 33 | Lower Elementary ESTANCIA | 113 | 10:1 |
| 34 | Bel-Air Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 254 | 10.1:1 |
| 35 | Gilbert L Sena Charter Hs ALBUQUERQUE | 185 | 10.1:1 |
| 36 | Alta Vista Elementary QUESTA | 106 | 10.1:1 |
| 37 | Emerson Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 334 | 10.2:1 |
| 38 | Montezuma Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 330 | 10.2:1 |
| 39 | La Promesa Elementary BELEN | 230 | 10.2:1 |
| 40 | Bellehaven Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 216 | 10.2:1 |
| 41 | Los Ranchos Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 194 | 10.2:1 |
| 42 | Central Elementary LAS CRUCES | 182 | 10.2:1 |
| 43 | East San Jose Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 317 | 10.4:1 |
| 44 | Reginald Chavez Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 174 | 10.4:1 |
| 45 | Lew Wallace Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 141 | 10.4:1 |
| 46 | Upper Elementary ESTANCIA | 179 | 10.5:1 |
| 47 | Memorial Middle LAS VEGAS | 167 | 10.5:1 |
| 48 | Escalante Middle/High School TIERRA AMARILLA | 134 | 10.5:1 |
| 49 | Eugene Field Elementary ALBUQUERQUE | 113 | 10.5:1 |
| 50 | Wilson Middle ALBUQUERQUE | 359 | 10.6:1 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year.
Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.