Best Schools for American Indian / Alaska Native Students in New Mexico (2026)

These are the New Mexico public schools where american indian / alaska native 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 american indian / alaska native 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	EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY Albuquerque	50%	—	20	B
2	MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY Farmington	47%	32%	66	B+
3	COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARY Farmington	45%	35%	35	A
4	RED ROCK ELEMENTARY Gallup	32%	42%	68	A+
5	LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY Farmington	35%	35%	60	B+
6	SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY Albuquerque	30%	30%	24	B
7	MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY Farmington	27%	27%	83	D
8	INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY Gallup	22%	32%	88	A
9	DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY Gallup	27%	27%	143	D
10	TOBE TURPEN ELEMENTARY Gallup	22%	27%	164	B+
11	TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY Gallup	27%	22%	71	C
12	RAMAH ELEMENTARY Ramah	32%	17%	63	C
13	EVA B STOKELY ELEMENTARY Shiprock	27%	22%	153	B
14	PETROGLYPH ELEMENTARY Albuquerque	25%	25%	33	B+
15	NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY Newcomb	32%	12%	132	C+
16	ANIMAS ELEMENTARY Farmington	22%	22%	127	B
17	MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY Farmington	22%	22%	103	B+
18	ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY Farmington	22%	22%	95	C
19	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY Gallup	17%	27%	88	B+
20	PAINTED SKY ELEMENTARY Albuquerque	30%	10%	20	C+
21	SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY Albuquerque	30%	10%	27	D
22	OSUNA ELEMENTARY Albuquerque	10%	30%	24	A+
23	SEVEN BAR ELEMENTARY Albuquerque	15%	25%	41	B
24	BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY Farmington	27%	12%	84	D
25	THOREAU ELEMENTARY Thoreau	17%	22%	125	D

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE Los Alamos	50%	30%	20	A+
2	BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARY Los Lunas	32%	37%	64	A+
3	EISENHOWER MIDDLE Albuquerque	45%	25%	40	A+
4	NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY Farmington	37%	27%	116	A+
5	SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY Los Lunas	32%	27%	70	B+
6	HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL Farmington	42%	17%	207	C
7	JUDY NELSON ELEMENTARY Kirtland	32%	27%	247	A
8	KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY Kirtland	32%	22%	277	B+
9	HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL Farmington	37%	17%	173	B+
10	GALLUP MIDDLE Gallup	37%	17%	241	B
11	RUIDOSO MIDDLE Ruidoso	42%	12%	69	C+
12	TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL Albuquerque	35%	15%	57	B
13	LOS LUNAS MIDDLE Los Lunas	27%	22%	65	C+
14	MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL Farmington	32%	17%	174	D
15	TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL Farmington	34%	13%	344	D
16	KIRTLAND MIDDLE Kirtland	37%	10%	403	B
17	OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY Fruitland	27%	17%	203	C+
18	CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLE Gallup	30%	12%	474	B
19	MILAN ELEMENTARY Milan	25%	15%	51	B
20	TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE Tularosa	17%	22%	80	B
21	C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLE Aztec	22%	17%	86	C
22	JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE Gallup	24%	14%	469	D
23	MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY Grants	17%	17%	91	C+
24	CROWNPOINT MIDDLE Crownpoint	17%	17%	162	C+
25	TSE BIT AI MIDDLE Shiprock	22%	10%	472	C

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	SIX DIRECTIONS INDIGENOUS SCHOOL Gallup	15%	15%	47	B
2	NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY ACADEMY Albuquerque	12%	12%	160	C+
3	DZIT DIT LOOL SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT ACTION AND PERSEVERANCE Navajo	10%	10%	23	D
4	RAMAH HIGH Ramah	17%	3%	74	C+

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

Best Schools for American Indian / Alaska Native Students in New Mexico (2026)

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