Best Elementary Schools in New Mexico

The top 22 elementary schools (grades K-5) in New Mexico, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 66%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Ernest Stapleton Elementary	Rio Rancho, NM	815	66%
2	Tierra Antigua Elementary	Albuquerque, NM	799	64%
3	Vista Grande Elementary	Rio Rancho, NM	768	71%
4	Ocotillo Elementary	Carlsbad, NM	708	62%
5	Sandia Vista Elementary	Rio Rancho, NM	690	70%
6	Shining Stars Preschool	Rio Rancho, NM	612	57%
7	Double Eagle Elementary	Albuquerque, NM	565	61%
8	North Star Elementary	Albuquerque, NM	546	76%
9	Country Club Elementary	Farmington, NM	525	65%
10	Joe Harris Elementary	Rio Rancho, NM	517	68%
11	Holloman Elementary	Holloman Afb, NM	490	65%
12	Seven Bar Elementary	Albuquerque, NM	486	62%
13	Georgia O'keeffe Elementary	Albuquerque, NM	480	62%
14	Hubert H Humphrey Elementary	Albuquerque, NM	480	72%
15	Osuna Elementary	Albuquerque, NM	437	65%
16	Monte Vista Elementary	Albuquerque, NM	426	64%
17	San Antonito Elementary	Sandia Park, NM	340	62%
18	Corrales Elementary	Corrales, NM	328	64%
19	Brown Early Childhood Center	Portales, NM	311	67%
20	Altura Preparatory School	Albuquerque, NM	222	70%
21	Montessori of the Rio Grande	Albuquerque, NM	215	72%
22	Early Childhood Education Center	Carlsbad, NM	170	65%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best elementary school in New Mexico?

The largest elementary school in New Mexico is Ernest Stapleton Elementary in Rio Rancho with 815 students and a 66% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many elementary schools are in New Mexico?

This page shows the top 22 elementary schools (grades K-5) in New Mexico by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: June 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.