Top 100 largest schools in New Mexico (2025)

Schools with the highest enrollment. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (US) for context; 100 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Enrollment	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Cleveland High School Rio Rancho · High · Grades 9–12	Public	2,596	13.2 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	2,596
2	Rio Rancho High Rio Rancho · High · Grades 9–12	Public	2,568	17.4 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	2,568
3	Hobbs High Hobbs · High · Grades 9–12	Public	2,312	16.4 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	2,312
4	Organ Mountain High School Las Cruces · High · Grades 9–12	Public	2,128	7.9 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	2,128
5	Volcano Vista High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	2,089	27.2 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	2,089
6	Atrisco Heritage Academy HS Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,930	14.6 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	1,930
7	La Cueva High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,826	47.3 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,826
8	Farmington High Farmington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,747	14.5 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	1,747
9	Centennial High School Las Cruces · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,713	26.1 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	1,713
10	Las Cruces High Las Cruces · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,703	10.9 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	1,703
11	Carlsbad High Carlsbad · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,685	62.9 Top 50%	22% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,685
12	Sandia High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,618	31.1 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	1,618
13	Albuquerque High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,568	20.2 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	1,568
14	West Mesa High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,565	15.1 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	1,565
15	Cibola High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,517	28.3 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	1,517
16	Piedra Vista High Farmington · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,511	21.4 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	1,511
17	Clovis High Clovis · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,506	26.8 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	1,506
18	Santa Fe High Santa Fe · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,491	12.9 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	1,491
19	Rio Grande High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,475	15.2 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	1,475
20	Los Lunas High Los Lunas · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,460	13.6 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	1,460
21	Alamogordo High Alamogordo · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,440	20.7 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	1,440
22	Roswell High Roswell · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,437	7.8 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	1,437
23	Capital High Santa Fe · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,388	12.0 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	1,388
24	Mayfield High Las Cruces · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,327	7.2 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	1,327
25	Miyamura High School Gallup · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,237	31.3 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	1,237
26	Gadsden High Anthony · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,219	14.1 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	1,219
27	Los Alamos High Los Alamos · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,181	62.3 Top 50%	29% Math proficiency	1,181
28	Deming High Deming · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,174	14.0 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	1,174
29	Santa Teresa High Santa Teresa · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,154	19.2 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	1,154
30	Highland High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,144	13.9 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	1,144
31	Goddard High Roswell · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,096	16.5 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	1,096
32	Del Norte High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,079	15.2 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	1,079
33	Chaparral High Anthony · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,067	12.6 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	1,067
34	Rio Rancho Middle School Rio Rancho · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,024	11.0 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	1,024
35	George I Sanchez Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	997	14.2 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	997
36	Ecademy Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	973	17.3 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	973
37	Valley High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	962	17.3 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	962
38	Valencia High Los Lunas · High · Grades 9–12	Public	960	8.8 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	960
39	Belen High Belen · High · Grades 9–12	Public	958	8.7 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	958
40	Camino Real Middle Las Cruces · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	933	30.5 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	933
41	Mountain View Middle Rio Rancho · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	931	5.5 Lower 50%	–	931
42	Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus Carlsbad · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	908	63.0 Top 50%	21.7% Free/reduced-price lunch	908
43	Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	865	15.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	865
44	Tony Hillerman Middle School Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	860	22.9 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	860
45	Cottonwood Classical Prep Albuquerque · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	852	83.2 Top 5%	8.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	852
46	Bernalillo High Bernalillo · High · Grades 9–12	Public	824	8.5 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	824
47	Houston Middle School Hobbs · Middle · Grades 6–9	Public	822	29.4 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	822
48	Highland Middle School Hobbs · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	808	19.0 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	808
49	Grants High Grants · High · Grades 9–12	Public	807	16.7 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	807
50	Artesia High Artesia · High · Grades 10–12	Public	806	24.8 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	806
51	Lincoln Middle Rio Rancho · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	805	12.6 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	805
52	Desert Ridge Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	801	55.1 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	801
53	Ernest Stapleton Elementary Rio Rancho · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	798	17.2 Lower 50%	–	798
54	Gallup High Gallup · High · Grades 9–12	Public	796	19.6 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	796
55	Vista Grande Elementary Rio Rancho · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	786	42.8 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	786
56	Bloomfield High Bloomfield · High · Grades 9–12	Public	764	12.4 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	764
57	Portales High Portales · High · Grades 9–12	Public	754	15.0 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	754
58	Taos High Taos · High · Grades 9–12	Public	749	15.9 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	749
59	Red Mountain Middle Deming · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	746	14.9 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	746
60	Lovington High Lovington · High · Grades 10–12	Public	746	17.5 Lower 50%	99.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	746
61	Kirtland Central High Kirtland · High · Grades 9–12	Public	743	18.7 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	743
62	Eisenhower Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	740	48.0 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	740
63	Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus Carlsbad · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	740	65.7 Top 50%	34.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	740
64	Eagle Ridge Middle Rio Rancho · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	732	17.2 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	732
65	Mesa Middle Las Cruces · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	728	12.7 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	728
66	Los Lunas Middle Los Lunas · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	719	12.2 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	719
67	Sandia Vista Elementary Rio Rancho · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	713	12.9 Lower 50%	–	713
68	Monte Vista Elementary Las Cruces · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	706	32.7 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	706
69	Highland Elementary Las Cruces · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	704	24.9 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	704
70	El Camino Real Academy Community Santa Fe · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	704	12.9 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	704
71	Sierra Middle Las Cruces · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	698	23.1 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	698
72	Picacho Middle Las Cruces · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	698	19.0 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	698
73	Tierra Antigua Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	696	35.7 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	696
74	Aztec High Aztec · High · Grades 9–12	Public	696	10.8 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	696
75	Cottonwood Elementary Carlsbad · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	684	67.7 Top 50%	28.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	684
76	Enchanted Hills Elementary Rio Rancho · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	673	32.7 Lower 50%	–	673
77	Moriarty High Moriarty · High · Grades 9–12	Public	671	13.9 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	671
78	Desert Willow Elementary Carlsbad · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	667	72.2 Top 25%	22% Free/reduced-price lunch	667
79	Heights Middle School Farmington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	660	40.6 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	660
80	Sonoma Elementary Las Cruces · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	660	26.3 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	660
81	Tibbetts Middle School Farmington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	652	19.3 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	652
82	Gadsden Middle Anthony · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	650	27.0 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	650
83	John F. Kennedy Middle Gallup · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	648	13.1 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	648
84	Cielo Azul Elementary Rio Rancho · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	640	12.4 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	640
85	Chief Manuelito Middle Gallup · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	634	16.0 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	634
86	James Monroe Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	630	19.9 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	630
87	Nina Otero Community School Santa Fe · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	629	11.2 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	629
88	Turquoise Trail Charter School Santa Fe · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Charter	622	25.8 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	622
89	Hermosa Middle School Farmington · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	622	23.8 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	622
90	Ocotillo Elementary Carlsbad · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	621	67.2 Top 50%	20.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	621
91	Silver High Silver City · High · Grades 9–12	Public	618	9.2 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	618
92	Sundance Elementary Los Lunas · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	617	30.7 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	617
93	Zia Middle Las Cruces · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	616	18.3 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	616
94	Jefferson Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	615	20.1 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	615
95	Maggie Cordova Elementary School Rio Rancho · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	608	20.5 Lower 50%	100% Free/reduced-price lunch	608
96	Heizer Middle School Hobbs · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	606	18.7 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	606
97	Katherine Gallegos Elementary Los Lunas · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	605	32.9 Lower 50%	45% Math proficiency	605
98	South Valley Academy Albuquerque · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	604	14.9 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	604
99	Rudolfo Anaya Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	592	13.1 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	592
100	Joe Harris Elementary Rio Rancho · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	574	22.1 Lower 50%	–	574

Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho leads the 2025 list of largest schools in New Mexico with Enrollment 2,596. Of the 100 schools shown, 97 are public, 3 are charter.

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