New Mexico · NCES CCD 2024-25

Largest Schools in New Mexico

The 50 largest public schools in New Mexico, ranked by total student enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.

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

The ranking in one line

Cleveland High School in RIO RANCHO is New Mexico's largest public school with 2,596 students enrolled.

2,596
students at Cleveland High School: 18:1
student-teacher ratio at the largest school: 1,428
average across the top 50

#	School	Student:Teacher	Level	District	Enrollment
1	Cleveland High SchoolRIO RANCHO	18:1	High	RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,596
2	Rio Rancho HighRIO RANCHO	17.5:1	High	RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,568
3	Hobbs HighHOBBS	19.3:1	High	HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	2,312
4	Organ Mountain High SchoolLAS CRUCES	20.5:1	High	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,128
5	Volcano Vista HighALBUQUERQUE	16.7:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,089
6	Atrisco Heritage Academy HsALBUQUERQUE	15.1:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,930
7	La Cueva HighALBUQUERQUE	19.2:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,826
8	Farmington HighFARMINGTON	17.1:1	High	FARMINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	1,747
9	Centennial High SchoolLAS CRUCES	18.6:1	High	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,713
10	Las Cruces HighLAS CRUCES	17.4:1	High	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,703
11	Carlsbad HighCARLSBAD	23.7:1	High	CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	1,685
12	Sandia HighALBUQUERQUE	16.2:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,618
13	Eldorado HighALBUQUERQUE	15.9:1	Other	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,579
14	Pecos Cyber AcademyEDGEWOOD	22.7:1	Other	PECOS CYBER ACADEMY	1,569
15	Albuquerque HighALBUQUERQUE	15.1:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,568
16	West Mesa HighALBUQUERQUE	13.5:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,565
17	Cibola HighALBUQUERQUE	15:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,517
18	Piedra Vista HighFARMINGTON	18.2:1	High	FARMINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	1,511
19	Clovis HighCLOVIS	18.8:1	High	CLOVIS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	1,506
20	Santa Fe HighSANTA FE	16.6:1	High	SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,491
21	New Mexico Connections AcademySANTA FE	22.9:1	Other	NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMY	1,487
22	Rio Grande HighALBUQUERQUE	14.6:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,475
23	Los Lunas HighLOS LUNAS	20.6:1	High	LOS LUNAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,460
24	Alamogordo HighALAMOGORDO	17.1:1	High	ALAMOGORDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,440
25	Roswell HighROSWELL	18:1	High	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	1,437
26	Explore AcademyALBUQUERQUE	15.2:1	Other	EXPLORE ACADEMY	1,413
27	Capital HighSANTA FE	17.1:1	High	SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,388
28	Mayfield HighLAS CRUCES	16.2:1	High	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,327
29	Gallup Central AlternativeGALLUP	-	Other	GALLUP-MCKINLEY CTY SCHOOLS	1,244
30	Miyamura High SchoolGALLUP	23.3:1	High	GALLUP-MCKINLEY CTY SCHOOLS	1,237
31	Gadsden HighANTHONY	15.8:1	High	GADSDEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	1,219
32	Mission Achievement and Success 1.0ALBUQUERQUE	11.8:1	Other	MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS	1,193
33	Los Alamos HighLOS ALAMOS	20:1	High	LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,181
34	Deming HighDEMING	12.9:1	High	DEMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,174
35	Manzano HighALBUQUERQUE	13:1	Other	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,157
36	Santa Teresa HighSANTA TERESA	16.7:1	High	GADSDEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	1,154
37	Highland HighALBUQUERQUE	14.7:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,144
38	Goddard HighROSWELL	18.3:1	High	ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	1,096
39	Del Norte HighALBUQUERQUE	16.6:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,079
40	Chaparral HighANTHONY	17.5:1	High	GADSDEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS	1,067
41	Mission Achievement and Success 2.0ALBUQUERQUE	13.5:1	Other	MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS	1,040
42	Rio Rancho Middle SchoolRIO RANCHO	14.6:1	Middle	RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,024
43	Abq School of ExcellenceALBUQUERQUE	20.1:1	Other	ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	1,005
44	George I SanchezALBUQUERQUE	12.9:1	Other	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	997
45	EcademyALBUQUERQUE	25.6:1	Other	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	973
46	Valley HighALBUQUERQUE	15:1	High	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	962
47	Valencia HighLOS LUNAS	20.4:1	High	LOS LUNAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	960
48	Belen HighBELEN	19.6:1	High	BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	958
49	Camino Real MiddleLAS CRUCES	17.3:1	Middle	LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS	933
50	Mountain View MiddleRIO RANCHO	17.6:1	Middle	RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	931

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Methodology

Enrollment data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 school year. Schools are ranked by total student enrollment. Student-teacher ratios are calculated from full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher counts reported by each school.

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