Best Schools for White Students in New Mexico (2026)
These are the New Mexico public schools where white 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 white 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 | HUBERT H HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 72% | 77% | 141 | B+ |
| 2 | NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 67% | 77% | 147 | A |
| 3 | GRADY ELEMENTARY Grady | 70% | 70% | 25 | A+ |
| 4 | FORT SUMNER ELEMENTARY Fort Sumner | 70% | 70% | 23 | A |
| 5 | GEORGIA O'KEEFFE ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 67% | 72% | 166 | A+ |
| 6 | SAN ANTONITO ELEMENTARY Sandia Park | 67% | 72% | 114 | A |
| 7 | S. Y. JACKSON ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 67% | 72% | 156 | A+ |
| 8 | DOUBLE EAGLE ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 67% | 62% | 163 | A |
| 9 | ONATE ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 65% | 65% | 40 | A+ |
| 10 | MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY Farmington | 72% | 57% | 82 | B+ |
| 11 | DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY Las Cruces | 67% | 62% | 111 | A+ |
| 12 | MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY Roswell | 67% | 57% | 101 | B |
| 13 | COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARY Farmington | 62% | 62% | 181 | A |
| 14 | ALVARADO ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 70% | 50% | 25 | A+ |
| 15 | MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY Las Cruces | 65% | 55% | 53 | C+ |
| 16 | ZIA ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 55% | 65% | 49 | A |
| 17 | HORIZON ACADEMY WEST Albuquerque | 50% | 70% | 30 | C+ |
| 18 | ALVIS ELEMENTARY Clayton | 70% | 50% | 24 | A+ |
| 19 | TEXICO ELEMENTARY Texico | 67% | 52% | 61 | A+ |
| 20 | SIERRA ELEMENTARY Alamogordo | 57% | 57% | 90 | A |
| 21 | MESA ELEMENTARY Clovis | 57% | 57% | 141 | B |
| 22 | MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY Farmington | 62% | 52% | 111 | D |
| 23 | VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY Roswell | 57% | 57% | 62 | B |
| 24 | HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY Holloman Afb | 57% | 52% | 118 | A |
| 25 | ARROYO DEL OSO ELEMENTARY Albuquerque | 55% | 55% | 44 | B |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE Roswell | 90% | 90% | 29 | A+ |
| 2 | DESERT WILLOW FAMILY SCHOOL Albuquerque | 77% | 82% | 119 | A+ |
| 3 | TAOS MUNICIPAL CHARTER Taos | 85% | 65% | 42 | A |
| 4 | WOOD-GORMLEY ELEMENTARY Santa Fe | 82% | 67% | 111 | A+ |
| 5 | MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY Los Alamos | 77% | 72% | 156 | B+ |
| 6 | ANANSI CHARTER SCHOOL El Prado | 77% | 67% | 80 | A+ |
| 7 | CARLOS GILBERT ELEMENTARY Santa Fe | 77% | 57% | 67 | A |
| 8 | CHAMISA ELEMENTARY White Rock | 72% | 62% | 74 | A |
| 9 | TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL Santa Fe | 72% | 62% | 72 | D |
| 10 | DESERT RIDGE MIDDLE Albuquerque | 67% | 63% | 464 | A+ |
| 11 | ACEQUIA MADRE ELEMENTARY Santa Fe | 65% | 65% | 47 | A+ |
| 12 | TEXICO MIDDLE Texico | 65% | 65% | 56 | A+ |
| 13 | AMY BIEHL COMMUNITY SCHOOL AT RANCHO VIEJO Santa Fe | 75% | 55% | 34 | C+ |
| 14 | ATALAYA ELEMENTARY Santa Fe | 67% | 57% | 70 | A+ |
| 15 | BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY Los Alamos | 62% | 62% | 137 | A+ |
| 16 | HOLLOMAN MIDDLE Holloman Afb | 67% | 57% | 116 | A+ |
| 17 | EISENHOWER MIDDLE Albuquerque | 67% | 56% | 395 | A+ |
| 18 | SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY Santa Teresa | 70% | 50% | 26 | B |
| 19 | NEW MEXICO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Albuquerque | 55% | 65% | 48 | A+ |
| 20 | COYOTE WILLOW FAMILY SCHOOL Albuquerque | 57% | 62% | 66 | A+ |
| 21 | GALLUP MIDDLE Gallup | 65% | 55% | 49 | B |
| 22 | BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY Bluewater | 50% | 70% | 21 | A+ |
| 23 | MELROSE JUNIOR Melrose | 85% | 35% | 32 | A+ |
| 24 | PINON ELEMENTARY Santa Fe | 65% | 55% | 44 | B |
| 25 | EL DORADO COMMUNITY SCHOOL Santa Fe | 67% | 52% | 188 | A+ |
High schools
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