The largest public schools in New Mexico
Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho was New Mexico's largest public school in 2024-25, with 2,596 students. One of the 15 largest, Pecos Cyber Academy, teaches online; its enrollment comes from across the state.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · ranked by fall 2024 membership, schools open that year · method
The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.
The 50 largest, with their teachers
| School | City | Students | Per teacher | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland High School | Rio Rancho | 2,596 | 19.1 | No |
| Rio Rancho High | Rio Rancho | 2,568 | 19.8 | No |
| Hobbs High | Hobbs | 2,312 | 18.4 | No |
| Organ Mountain High School | Las Cruces | 2,128 | 19.0 | No |
| Volcano Vista High | Albuquerque | 2,089 | 13.3 | No |
| Atrisco Heritage Academy High School | Albuquerque | 1,930 | 14.5 | No |
| La Cueva High | Albuquerque | 1,826 | 15.0 | No |
| Farmington High | Farmington | 1,747 | 18.1 | No |
| Centennial High School | Las Cruces | 1,713 | 13.2 | No |
| Las Cruces High | Las Cruces | 1,703 | 18.2 | No |
| Carlsbad High | Carlsbad | 1,685 | 19.7 | No |
| Sandia High | Albuquerque | 1,618 | 14.2 | No |
| Eldorado High | Albuquerque | 1,579 | 14.6 | No |
| Pecos Cyber Academy | Edgewood | 1,569 | 13.1 | Yes |
| Albuquerque High | Albuquerque | 1,568 | 14.7 | No |
The other 35 on the list
| School | City | Students | Per teacher | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Mesa High | Albuquerque | 1,565 | 14.2 | No |
| Cibola High | Albuquerque | 1,517 | 15.4 | No |
| Piedra Vista High | Farmington | 1,511 | 17.7 | No |
| Clovis High | Clovis | 1,506 | 17.8 | No |
| Santa Fe High | Santa Fe | 1,491 | 17.8 | No |
| New Mexico Connections Academy | Santa Fe | 1,487 | 21.6 | Yes |
| Rio Grande High | Albuquerque | 1,475 | 12.8 | No |
| Los Lunas High | Los Lunas | 1,460 | 19.5 | No |
| Alamogordo High | Alamogordo | 1,440 | 15.0 | No |
| Roswell High | Roswell | 1,437 | 18.3 | No |
| Explore Academy | Albuquerque | 1,413 | 12.3 | No |
| Capital High | Santa Fe | 1,388 | 15.6 | No |
| Mayfield High | Las Cruces | 1,327 | 17.2 | No |
| Gallup Central Alternative | Gallup | 1,244 | 13.0 | No |
| Miyamura High School | Gallup | 1,237 | 26.0 | No |
| Gadsden High | Anthony | 1,219 | 15.0 | No |
| Mission Achievement and Success 1.0 | Albuquerque | 1,193 | 15.5 | No |
| Los Alamos High | Los Alamos | 1,181 | 14.5 | No |
| Deming High | Deming | 1,174 | 15.0 | No |
| Manzano High | Albuquerque | 1,157 | 12.8 | No |
| Santa Teresa High | Santa Teresa | 1,154 | 15.0 | No |
| Highland High | Albuquerque | 1,144 | 13.5 | No |
| Goddard High | Roswell | 1,096 | 17.3 | No |
| Del Norte High | Albuquerque | 1,079 | 15.3 | No |
| Chaparral High | Anthony | 1,067 | 15.3 | No |
| Mission Achievement and Success 2.0 | Albuquerque | 1,040 | 15.8 | No |
| Rio Rancho Middle School | Rio Rancho | 1,024 | 17.6 | No |
| Abq School of Excellence | Albuquerque | 1,005 | 16.3 | No |
| George I Sanchez | Albuquerque | 997 | 12.3 | No |
| Ecademy | Albuquerque | 973 | 8.9 | Yes |
| Valley High | Albuquerque | 962 | 13.0 | No |
| Valencia High | Los Lunas | 960 | 23.4 | No |
| Belen High | Belen | 958 | 19.0 | No |
| Camino Real Middle | Las Cruces | 933 | 11.1 | No |
| Mountain View Middle | Rio Rancho | 931 | 22.4 | No |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership, staff and the directory's virtual-status field.
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Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership and staff files · 2024-25