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Best New Mexico School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 193 top school districts in New Mexico, serving 317,975 students.
The most diverse district is Farmington School District, with a diversity score of 0.71.
The largest school district is Albuquerque School District, serving 75,753 students.
The highest graduation rate school district is Los Alamos School District, with 96% graduation rate.

Top New Mexico School Districts (2026)

School District
# Students
Diversity Score
Graduation %
21st Century Public Academy School District
378
0.34
n/a
ABQ School Of Excellence School District
942
0.67
74%
ABQ Sign Language Academy School District
146
0.61
n/a
Aces Technical Charter School District
161
0.62
n/a
Alamo Navajo Community School District
315
n/a
n/a
Alamogordo School District
5,462
0.64
85%
Albuquerque School District
75,753
0.52
69%
Albuquerque Bilingual Academy School District
408
0.39
n/a
Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School District
192
0.23
n/a
Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science School District
310
0.67
90%
Aldo Leopold Charter School District
196
0.52
80%
Alma D'arte Charter School District
137
0.46
75%
Altura Preparatory School District
259
0.7
n/a
Amy Biehl Charter High School District
212
0.44
67%
Animas School District
162
0.54
80%
Artesia School District
3,722
0.5
87%
Atsa' Biya' A'zh Community School District
136
n/a
n/a
Aztec School District
2,522
0.66
66%
Baca/Dlo'ay Azhi Community School District
216
n/a
n/a
Beclabito Day School District
36
n/a
n/a
Belen School District
3,818
0.36
61%
Bernalillo School District
2,842
0.58
81%
Bloomfield School District
2,520
0.69
80%
Bread Springs Day School District
66
n/a
n/a
Capitan School District
456
0.51
75%
Carlsbad School District
9,218
0.51
77%
Carrizozo School District
169
0.54
50%
Central School District
4,700
0.24
72%
Cesar Chavez Community School District
183
0.38
35%
Ch'ooshgai Community School District
198
n/a
n/a
Chama Valley School District
314
0.29
15%
Chi Chil'tah Community School District
54
n/a
n/a
Cimarron School District
366
0.54
70%
Clayton School District
345
0.52
84%
Cloudcroft School District
426
0.45
90%
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