Best Schools for Low-income Students in New Mexico (2026)
These are the New Mexico public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRADY ELEMENTARY Grady | 55% | 55% | 34 | A+ |
| 2 | SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY San Lorenzo | 65% | 45% | 33 | A+ |
| 3 | CLOUDCROFT ELEMENTARY Cloudcroft | 50% | 50% | 28 | A+ |
| 4 | ONATE ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 45% | 45% | 60 | A+ |
| 5 | ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY Artesia | 37% | 52% | 80 | A+ |
| 6 | FORT SUMNER ELEMENTARY Fort Sumner | 52% | 37% | 66 | A |
| 7 | RED ROCK ELEMENTARY Gallup | 42% | 47% | 162 | A+ |
| 8 | DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY Roswell | 42% | 47% | 284 | C |
| 9 | MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY Roswell | 47% | 42% | 252 | B |
| 10 | VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY Roswell | 42% | 42% | 287 | B |
| 11 | BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY Hobbs | 47% | 37% | 135 | B+ |
| 12 | SIERRA ELEMENTARY Alamogordo | 47% | 37% | 113 | A |
| 13 | DOUBLE EAGLE ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 50% | 30% | 27 | A |
| 14 | FLOYD ELEMENTARY Floyd | 50% | 30% | 28 | A+ |
| 15 | TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY Las Cruces | 42% | 37% | 276 | B+ |
| 16 | HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY Holloman Afb | 45% | 35% | 49 | A |
| 17 | MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY Aztec | 35% | 45% | 42 | A+ |
| 18 | CAPITAN ELEMENTARY Capitan | 47% | 32% | 73 | B |
| 19 | ALVIS ELEMENTARY Clayton | 45% | 35% | 47 | A+ |
| 20 | ZIA ELEMENTARY Clovis | 37% | 42% | 72 | A+ |
| 21 | MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY Farmington | 47% | 32% | 95 | B+ |
| 22 | MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY Las Cruces | 44% | 35% | 328 | C+ |
| 23 | EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY Roswell | 47% | 32% | 143 | B |
| 24 | S. Y. JACKSON ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 37% | 37% | 62 | A+ |
| 25 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY Artesia | 37% | 37% | 90 | B+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CORONA ELEMENTARY Corona | 90% | 70% | 23 | A+ |
| 2 | SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE Roswell | 77% | 82% | 65 | A+ |
| 3 | ANTHONY ELEMENTARY Anthony | 62% | 57% | 209 | A |
| 4 | ANANSI CHARTER SCHOOL El Prado | 65% | 52% | 60 | A+ |
| 5 | MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY Los Alamos | 65% | 50% | 31 | B+ |
| 6 | GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY Belen | 52% | 57% | 172 | A+ |
| 7 | HOLLOMAN MIDDLE Holloman Afb | 70% | 30% | 30 | A+ |
| 8 | WOOD-GORMLEY ELEMENTARY Santa Fe | 55% | 45% | 45 | A+ |
| 9 | BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY Bluewater | 55% | 45% | 56 | A+ |
| 10 | DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY Sunland Park | 47% | 47% | 281 | C |
| 11 | BELEN FAMILY SCHOOL Belen | 52% | 42% | 108 | A |
| 12 | WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY Las Cruces | 45% | 45% | 34 | A+ |
| 13 | SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY Santa Teresa | 51% | 35% | 318 | B |
| 14 | PLACITAS ELEMENTARY Bernalillo | 52% | 32% | 64 | A+ |
| 15 | MESQUITE ELEMENTARY Mesquite | 52% | 32% | 181 | A |
| 16 | CLIFF ELEMENTARY Cliff | 42% | 42% | 75 | A+ |
| 17 | JOSE BARRIOS ELEMENTARY Silver City | 47% | 37% | 182 | B+ |
| 18 | TAOS MUNICIPAL CHARTER Taos | 52% | 32% | 91 | A |
| 19 | ROOTS & WINGS COMMUNITY Questa | 70% | 10% | 25 | B+ |
| 20 | GADSDEN ELEMENTARY Sunland Park | 47% | 32% | 262 | B+ |
| 21 | KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY Los Lunas | 42% | 37% | 204 | B+ |
| 22 | RESERVE ELEMENTARY Reserve | 35% | 45% | 31 | A |
| 23 | TEXICO MIDDLE Texico | 47% | 32% | 67 | A+ |
| 24 | COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER Socorro | 42% | 32% | 111 | A+ |
| 25 | PINON ELEMENTARY Santa Fe | 42% | 32% | 184 | B |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH & SCIENCE Albuquerque | 90% | — | 21 | A+ |
| 2 | SAN JUAN COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Farmington | 95% | 65% | 55 | A+ |
| 3 | EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Deming | 85% | 55% | 49 | A+ |
| 4 | EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY Albuquerque | 55% | 55% | 36 | A+ |
| 5 | COLLEGE AND CAREER HIGH SCHOOL Albuquerque | 75% | 30% | 32 | A+ |
| 6 | ALTA VISTA EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Anthony | 77% | 27% | 134 | A+ |
| 7 | TEXICO HIGH Texico | 67% | 35% | 64 | A+ |
| 8 | THE ASK ACADEMY Rio Rancho | 50% | — | 20 | A |
| 9 | ARROWHEAD PARK EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Las Cruces | 67% | 32% | 79 | A+ |
| 10 | LOGAN HIGH Logan | 50% | — | 22 | A |
| 11 | EXPLORE ACADEMY Albuquerque | 52% | 32% | 97 | A |
| 12 | TAOS ACADEMY Taos | 52% | 32% | 103 | A+ |
| 13 | ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE Albuquerque | 47% | 36% | 295 | A+ |
| 14 | NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS Santa Fe | 65% | 15% | 35 | A+ |
| 15 | CORONA HIGH Corona | 50% | 30% | 21 | A+ |
| 16 | GRADY HIGH Grady | 70% | 10% | 30 | B+ |
| 17 | MELROSE HIGH Melrose | 50% | 30% | 23 | A |
| 18 | NEX GEN ACADEMY Albuquerque | 57% | 22% | 76 | A+ |
| 19 | RESERVE HIGH Reserve | 45% | 35% | 57 | A |
| 20 | EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL Roswell | 62% | 17% | 94 | A+ |
| 21 | FORT SUMNER HIGH Fort Sumner | 57% | 22% | 67 | A+ |
| 22 | MANDELA INTERNATIONAL MAGNET (MIMS) Santa Fe | 55% | 25% | 51 | A+ |
| 23 | EAST MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL Sandia Park | 52% | 25% | 61 | A+ |
| 24 | THE MASTERS PROGRAM Santa Fe | 62% | 12% | 81 | A |
| 25 | MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOL Gallup | 48% | 26% | 912 | B+ |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology