Best High Schools in New Mexico

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in New Mexico, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 43%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Cleveland High School	Rio Rancho, NM	2,631	69%
2	Rio Rancho High	Rio Rancho, NM	2,573	56%
3	Hobbs High	Hobbs, NM	2,216	31%
4	Volcano Vista High	Albuquerque, NM	2,216	65%
5	Atrisco Heritage Academy HS	Albuquerque, NM	2,114	32%
6	Organ Mountain High School	Las Cruces, NM	1,980	48%
7	Farmington High	Farmington, NM	1,824	51%
8	La Cueva High	Albuquerque, NM	1,816	70%
9	West Mesa High	Albuquerque, NM	1,799	34%
10	Las Cruces High	Las Cruces, NM	1,787	37%
11	Cibola High	Albuquerque, NM	1,762	55%
12	Sandia High	Albuquerque, NM	1,728	58%
13	Albuquerque High	Albuquerque, NM	1,714	50%
14	Eldorado High	Albuquerque, NM	1,622	56%
15	Centennial High School	Las Cruces, NM	1,615	44%
16	Santa Fe High	Santa Fe, NM	1,599	51%
17	Alamogordo High	Alamogordo, NM	1,579	49%
18	Piedra Vista High	Farmington, NM	1,578	46%
19	Carlsbad High	Carlsbad, NM	1,551	57%
20	Clovis High	Clovis, NM	1,544	58%
21	Rio Grande High	Albuquerque, NM	1,532	29%
22	Los Lunas High	Los Lunas, NM	1,486	50%
23	Roswell High	Roswell, NM	1,438	41%
24	Mayfield High	Las Cruces, NM	1,421	40%
25	New Mexico Connections Academy	Santa Fe, NM	1,401	47%
26	Capital High	Santa Fe, NM	1,398	39%
27	Miyamura High School	Gallup, NM	1,393	21%
28	Manzano High	Albuquerque, NM	1,365	39%
29	Gadsden High	Anthony, NM	1,322	21%
30	Deming High	Deming, NM	1,279	26%
31	Pecos Cyber Academy	Edgewood, NM	1,276	54%
32	Explore Academy	Albuquerque, NM	1,204	66%
33	Santa Teresa High	Santa Teresa, NM	1,198	27%
34	Mission Achievement and Success 1.0	Albuquerque, NM	1,168	26%
35	Goddard High	Roswell, NM	1,155	50%
36	Highland High	Albuquerque, NM	1,152	23%
37	Del Norte High	Albuquerque, NM	1,070	25%
38	Chaparral High	Anthony, NM	1,067	28%
39	Valley High	Albuquerque, NM	1,039	35%
40	Belen High	Belen, NM	1,027	30%
41	Gallup High	Gallup, NM	961	37%
42	Ecademy	Albuquerque, NM	952	61%
43	Abq School of Excellence	Albuquerque, NM	910	44%
44	Valencia High	Los Lunas, NM	887	36%
45	Espanola Valley High	Espanola, NM	869	28%
46	Los Alamos High	Los Alamos, NM	860	74%
47	Grants High	Grants, NM	843	20%
48	Houston Middle School	Hobbs, NM	843	37%
49	Portales High	Portales, NM	807	53%
50	Bernalillo High	Bernalillo, NM	806	33%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in New Mexico?

The largest high school in New Mexico is Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho with 2,631 students and a 69% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in New Mexico?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) 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.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 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.