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New Mexico Public Elementary Schools Student-Teacher Ratio Statistics (2026)
Public School Review - Established 2003

Public Elementary Schools Student-Teacher Ratio Statistics in New Mexico

The average student-teacher ratio in New Mexico public elementary schools is approximately 12:1 (2026).
Student-Teacher Ratio Range: 1:1 6:1 Avg. Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (1989-2025)

Public Elementary Schools Student-Teacher Ratio Statistics in New Mexico (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student-Teacher Ratio
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Highland Autism Center
Special Education School
(Reading: ≤20%)
Student-Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: PK-12
220 Monroe Sw
Albuquerque, NM 87108
(505) 266-6869
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Tse Yi Gai High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 6-12
118 Counselor Rd
Cuba, NM 87013
(505) 721-5500
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Unm Mimbres School
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: PK-12
1001 Yale Blvd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 272-2890
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Continuation School
Special Education School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: PK-12
5100 2nd St Nw
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 468-7284
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
House Elementary School
(Math: <50% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: PK-5
309 Apple St
House, NM 88121
(575) 279-7353
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
House Junior High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 6-8
309 Apple St
House, NM 88121
(575) 279-7353
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Ramah High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 6-12
74 S Bloomfield Ave
Ramah, NM 87321
(505) 721-3800
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Seboyeta Elementary School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-6
6 School Road
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 285-2760
Rank: #9 - 139. - 13.
Duranes Elementary School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: PK-6
2436 Zickert Rd Nw
Albuquerque, NM 87104
(505) 764-2017
Rank: #9 - 139. - 13.
Foothill High School
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 6-12
400 Edith Blvd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 841-2400
Rank: #9 - 139. - 13.
Nm School For The Blind And Visually Impaired
Special Education School
(Reading: <50%)
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: PK-12
1900 North White Sands
Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 437-3505
Rank: #9 - 139. - 13.
Nm School For The Deaf
Special Education School
(Reading: 15-19%)
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: PK-12
1060 Cerrillos Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-6300
Rank: #9 - 139. - 13.
Te Tsu Geh Oweenge Day School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-6
Tesuque Pueblo
Santa Fe, NM 87506
(505) 303-1255
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Anton Chico Middle School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-8
1753 State Hwy 119
Anton Chico, NM 87711
(575) 472-3171
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Beclabito Day School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-4
Clliford Ward Drive Hwy 64 Wes
Shiprock, NM 87420
(928) 656-3555
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Carrizozo Middle School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-8
800 D Ave
Carrizozo, NM 88301
(575) 648-2348
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Cochiti Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-8
800 Quail Hill Trail
Pena Blanca, NM 87041
(505) 867-5547
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Crownpoint Middle School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-8
#1 Eagle Dr
Crownpoint, NM 87313
(505) 721-5400
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
David Skeet Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: PK-5
Rt 45 Jones Ranch Rd
Vanderwagen, NM 87326
(505) 721-1700
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Desert Sage Academy
Alternative School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-12
2504 Camino Entrada
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 467-0310
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Dzit Dit Lool School Of Empowerment Action And Perseverance
Charter School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-12
Shepard Springs Boulevard And
Navajo, NM 87328
(505) 777-2053
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Navajo Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-8
1 West Walnut Ave
Navajo, NM 87328
(505) 721-5300
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Ramah Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: PK-5
27 Lewis St
Ramah, NM 87321
(505) 721-3700
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
San Rafael Elementary School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-6
27 Mesa View St
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 285-2749
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Six Directions Indigenous School
Charter School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-12
2055 Nm 602
Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 863-1900
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Twin Lakes Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: PK-5
19 Mi. N Hwy 491 Hc 30
Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 721-5100
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Vaughn High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-12
101 4th
Vaughn, NM 88353
(575) 584-2283
Rank: #14 - 2814. - 28.
Wagon Mound Elementary School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: PK-6
300 Park Avenue
Wagon Mound, NM 87752
(575) 666-3001
Rank: #29 - 3729. - 37.
Bluewater Elementary School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: K-6
15 West Chess Rd
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 285-2694
Rank: #29 - 3729. - 37.
Chama Elementary School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: PK-5
182 North Pine Ave
Chama, NM 87520
(575) 588-7285
Rank: #29 - 3729. - 37.
Kirtland Elementary School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: PK-5
3530 Gibson Blvd Se
Albuquerque, NM 87118
(505) 255-3131
Rank: #29 - 3729. - 37.
Lincoln Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: PK-5
502 Old Zuni Rd
Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 721-3400
Rank: #29 - 3729. - 37.
Maxwell Elementary School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: PK-6
4th St And Parque
Maxwell, NM 87728
(575) 375-2371
Rank: #29 - 3729. - 37.
Reserve Elementary School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: PK-6
24 Mountaineer Rd.
Reserve, NM 87830
(575) 533-6241
Rank: #29 - 3729. - 37.
San Ildefonso Day School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: K-6
36 Tunyo Po
Santa Fe, NM 87506
(505) 455-2366
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