New Mexico public schools by resource index
Taos Academy in Taos scored highest of New Mexico's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 71 of 100: 13.5 students per teacher, 133 students per counselor and 2.2% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.
Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method
The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.
The 50 highest scores, with each factor
| School | Per teacher | Per counselor | Gifted | Chronically absent | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taos Academy | 13.5 | 133 | Yes | 2.2% | 71 |
| Alta Vista Early College High School | 10.0 | 210 | Yes | 5.5% | 69 |
| Cottonwood Valley Charter | 11.1 | 170 | Yes | 7.1% | 68 |
| Tularosa Middle | 8.4 | 132 | Yes | 18.8% | 66 |
| Los Alamos Middle | 11.0 | 301 | Yes | 1.6% | 65 |
| Laguna-Acoma High | 7.9 | 182 | Yes | 18.9% | 64 |
| Lovington 6th Grade Academy | 12.7 | 268 | Yes | 5.7% | 63 |
| Middle College High School Charter - Gallup | 16.4 | 149 | Yes | 9.3% | 63 |
| Mora Elementary | 14.9 | 282 | Yes | 0.6% | 63 |
| Capitan High | 8.3 | 148 | No | 5.6% | 63 |
| Dexter Middle | 12.9 | 196 | Yes | 12.2% | 62 |
| Academy for Technology & Classics | 14.5 | 174 | Yes | 15.1% | 60 |
| Aldo Leopold Charter | 9.7 | 169 | Yes | 25.3% | 59 |
| Estancia High | 13.4 | 174 | Yes | 18.0% | 59 |
| Melrose Elementary | 8.0 | 149 | No | 13.3% | 59 |
The other 35 on the list
| School | Per teacher | Per counselor | Gifted | Chronically absent | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubero Elementary | 8.2 | 193 | Yes | 26.6% | 58 |
| Hatch Valley Middle | 13.2 | 284 | Yes | 13.0% | 57 |
| Memorial Middle | 11.4 | 178 | No | 8.9% | 57 |
| Lovington High | 16.0 | 268 | Yes | 11.4% | 56 |
| College and Career High School | 17.3 | 98 | Yes | 23.1% | 56 |
| Cuba High | 7.9 | 66 | Yes | 81.0% | 56 |
| Eunice High | 10.1 | 230 | Yes | 23.7% | 56 |
| Pecos Elementary | 11.4 | 193 | Yes | 24.5% | 56 |
| Upper Elementary | 11.4 | 137 | Yes | 28.5% | 56 |
| Cloudcroft High | 10.2 | 131 | Yes | 31.0% | 56 |
| Cloudcroft Middle | 13.6 | 192 | Yes | 21.8% | 56 |
| Luis E. Armijo Elementary | 15.8 | 199 | No | 3.5% | 55 |
| Jefferson Elementary | 16.5 | 238 | Yes | 15.0% | 55 |
| Texico High | 8.0 | 83 | No | 24.6% | 55 |
| Kirtland Elementary | 6.6 | 121 | Yes | 55.5% | 55 |
| Coronado Elementary | 13.6 | 299 | Yes | 15.9% | 54 |
| Hurley Elementary | 8.9 | 130 | Yes | 37.2% | 54 |
| Lower Elementary | 9.3 | 93 | Yes | 44.0% | 54 |
| Shiprock High | 12.6 | 291 | Yes | 19.8% | 53 |
| East Mountain High School | 15.3 | 363 | Yes | 9.0% | 53 |
| Pinon Elementary | 14.2 | 336 | Yes | 13.8% | 53 |
| Chamisa Elementary | 11.4 | 293 | Yes | 21.2% | 53 |
| San Juan College High School | 24.0 | 278 | Yes | 2.8% | 53 |
| Nex Gen Academy | 10.3 | 273 | Yes | 24.9% | 53 |
| Lordsburg High | 10.1 | 126 | Yes | 36.6% | 53 |
| Mitchell Elementary | 11.2 | 133 | Yes | 36.7% | 52 |
| Caton Middle | 14.8 | 165 | No | 12.4% | 52 |
| La Cueva High | 15.0 | 259 | Yes | 22.2% | 51 |
| Zuni High | 11.4 | 171 | Yes | 35.2% | 51 |
| Hawthorne Elementary | 8.9 | 157 | Yes | 51.5% | 51 |
| Gordon Bernell Charter | 11.3 | 96 | Yes | 67.1% | 51 |
| Early College Opportunities | 10.9 | 119 | Yes | 77.9% | 51 |
| Southwest Preparatory Learning Center | 9.3 | 161 | No | 22.1% | 51 |
| Eugene Field Elementary | 9.6 | 140 | Yes | 67.2% | 51 |
| Eldorado High | 14.6 | 197 | Yes | 29.3% | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.
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Questions about the resource index
Which New Mexico public schools have the most resources?
Taos Academy in Taos scored 71 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of New Mexico's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.How is the resource index calculated?
It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22