The average student-teacher ratio in New Mexico public high schools is approximately 14:1 (2026).
Student-Teacher Ratio Range: 1:1
7:1
Avg. Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (1989-2025)
Public High Schools Student-Teacher Ratio Statistics in New Mexico (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student-Teacher Ratio
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Central Nm Corrections
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: 8-12
1525 Morris Rd
Los Lunas, NM 87031
(505) 383-3359
Los Lunas, NM 87031
(505) 383-3359
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
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
Albuquerque, NM 87108
(505) 266-6869
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Rio Grande Preparatory Institute
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: 9-12
2355 Avenida De Mesilla
Mesilla, NM 88046
(575) 527-6058
Mesilla, NM 88046
(575) 527-6058
Rank: #4 - 94. - 9.
Navajo Pine High School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 9-12
4 West Walnut Ave
Navajo, NM 87328
(505) 721-3600
Navajo, NM 87328
(505) 721-3600
Rank: #4 - 94. - 9.
Otero County Prison
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 8-12
10 Mcgregor Range Rd
Chaparral, NM 88081
(575) 824-4884
Chaparral, NM 88081
(575) 824-4884
Rank: #4 - 94. - 9.
Southern Nm Corrections
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 8-12
1983 Joe R Silva Blvd
Las Cruces, NM 88004
(575) 523-3200
Las Cruces, NM 88004
(575) 523-3200
Rank: #4 - 94. - 9.
Tse Yi Gai High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 6-12
118 Counselor Rd
Cuba, NM 87013
(505) 721-5500
Cuba, NM 87013
(505) 721-5500
Rank: #4 - 94. - 9.
Unm Mimbres School
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: PK-12
1001 Yale Blvd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 272-2890
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 272-2890
Rank: #4 - 94. - 9.
Walatowa Charter High School
Charter School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 9-12
147 Bear Head Canyon
Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024
(575) 834-0448
Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024
(575) 834-0448
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Continuation School
Special Education School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: PK-12
5100 2nd St Nw
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 468-7284
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 468-7284
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
House High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 9-12
309 Apple St
House, NM 88121
(575) 279-7353
House, NM 88121
(575) 279-7353
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Ramah High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 6-12
74 S Bloomfield Ave
Ramah, NM 87321
(505) 721-3800
Ramah, NM 87321
(505) 721-3800
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 9-12
7th And Elm Streets
San Jon, NM 88434
(575) 576-2466
San Jon, NM 88434
(575) 576-2466
Rank: #14 - 2214. - 22.
Aztec Youth Academy
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 9-12
10015 Robert Larnson
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 526-5900
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 526-5900
Rank: #14 - 2214. - 22.
Floyd High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 9-12
1564 Nm 267
Floyd, NM 88118
(575) 478-2211
Floyd, NM 88118
(575) 478-2211
Rank: #14 - 2214. - 22.
Foothill High School
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 6-12
400 Edith Blvd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 841-2400
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 841-2400
Rank: #14 - 2214. - 22.
Grady High School
(Math: <50%)
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 9-12
100 Franklin St
Grady, NM 88120
(575) 357-2192
Grady, NM 88120
(575) 357-2192
Rank: #14 - 2214. - 22.
Mosquero High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 7-12
43 Mcneil Ave
Mosquero, NM 87733
(575) 673-2271
Mosquero, NM 87733
(575) 673-2271
Rank: #14 - 2214. - 22.
New Futures High School
Alternative School
(Reading: <50%)
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 7-12
5400 Cutler Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 883-5680
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 883-5680
Rank: #14 - 2214. - 22.
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
Alamogordo, NM 88310
(575) 437-3505
Rank: #14 - 2214. - 22.
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
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-6300
Rank: #14 - 2214. - 22.
Reserve High School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 7-12
24 Mountaineer Rd.
Reserve, NM 87830
(575) 533-6241
Reserve, NM 87830
(575) 533-6241
Rank: #23 - 3023. - 30.
Desert Sage Academy
Alternative School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-12
2504 Camino Entrada
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 467-0310
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 467-0310
Rank: #23 - 3023. - 30.
Dzit Dit Lool School Of Empowerment Action And Perseverance
Charter School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-12
Shepard Springs Boulevard And
Navajo, NM 87328
(505) 777-2053
Navajo, NM 87328
(505) 777-2053
Rank: #23 - 3023. - 30.
Elida High School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 7-12
101 North Church
Elida, NM 88116
(575) 274-6211
Elida, NM 88116
(575) 274-6211
Rank: #23 - 3023. - 30.
Penitentiary Of Nm-santa Fe
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 8-12
4331 State Highway 14
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 473-3200
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 473-3200
Rank: #23 - 3023. - 30.
Six Directions Indigenous School
Charter School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-12
2055 Nm 602
Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 863-1900
Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 863-1900
Rank: #23 - 3023. - 30.
Springer High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 7-12
1401 8th St
Springer, NM 87747
(575) 483-3432
Springer, NM 87747
(575) 483-3432
Rank: #23 - 3023. - 30.
Vaughn High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-12
101 4th
Vaughn, NM 88353
(575) 584-2283
Vaughn, NM 88353
(575) 584-2283
Rank: #23 - 3023. - 30.
Wagon Mound High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 7-12
300 Park Avenue
Wagon Mound, NM 87752
(575) 666-3001
Wagon Mound, NM 87752
(575) 666-3001
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Dora High School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: 7-12
100 School St
Dora, NM 88115
(575) 477-2216
Dora, NM 88115
(575) 477-2216
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Roy High School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: 7-12
5th St And Roosevelt St
Roy, NM 87743
(575) 485-2242
Roy, NM 87743
(575) 485-2242
Rank: #33 - 4533. - 45.
Corona High School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: 7-12
531 Franklin St
Corona, NM 88318
(575) 849-1911
Corona, NM 88318
(575) 849-1911
Rank: #33 - 4533. - 45.
Des Moines High School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: 7-12
500 Des Moines Avenue
Des Moines, NM 88418
(575) 278-2611
Des Moines, NM 88418
(575) 278-2611
Rank: #33 - 4533. - 45.
Gccs Early College High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
Grades: 9-12
1500 N 3rd Street
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 287-6655
Grants, NM 87020
(505) 287-6655
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The New Mexico average public high schools student-teacher ratio is 14:1 for 2026.
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The best top-ranked public high schools in New Mexico include Central Nm Corrections, Highland Autism Center and Rio Grande Preparatory Institute.
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