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Best New Mexico School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 194 top school districts in New Mexico, serving 310,736 students.
The most diverse district is Altura Preparatory School District, with a diversity score of 0.73.
The largest school district is Albuquerque School District, serving 73,992 students.
The highest graduation rate school district is Los Alamos School District, with 97% graduation rate.

Top New Mexico School Districts (2026)

School District
# Students
Diversity Score
Graduation %
21st Century Public Academy School District
371
0.49
n/a
ABQ School Of Excellence School District
1,005
0.71
74%
ABQ Sign Language Academy School District
160
0.58
n/a
Aces Technical Charter School District
165
0.57
n/a
Alamo Navajo Community School District
290
n/a
n/a
Alamogordo School District
5,227
0.64
85%
Albuquerque School District
73,992
0.52
69%
Albuquerque Aviation Academy School District
312
0.58
90%
Albuquerque Bilingual Academy School District
328
0.38
n/a
Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School District
221
0.33
n/a
Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science School District
311
0.69
90%
Aldo Leopold Charter School District
201
0.59
80%
Alma D'arte Charter School District
63
0.25
75%
Altura Preparatory School District
263
0.73
n/a
Amy Biehl Charter High School District
196
0.44
67%
Animas School District
165
0.58
80%
Artesia School District
3,729
0.49
87%
Atsa' Biya' A'zh Community School District
200
n/a
n/a
Aztec School District
2,448
0.68
66%
Baca/Dlo'ay Azhi Community School District
222
n/a
n/a
Beclabito Day School District
21
n/a
n/a
Belen School District
3,500
0.35
61%
Bernalillo School District
2,761
0.59
81%
Bloomfield School District
2,387
0.71
80%
Bread Springs Day School District
61
n/a
n/a
Capitan School District
443
0.52
75%
Carlsbad School District
7,217
0.47
77%
Carrizozo School District
144
0.56
50%
Central School District
4,515
0.29
72%
Cesar Chavez Community School District
181
0.42
35%
Ch'ooshgai Community School District
208
n/a
n/a
Chama Valley School District
262
0.26
15%
Chi Chil'tah Community School District
54
n/a
n/a
Cimarron School District
339
0.55
70%
Clayton School District
397
0.52
84%
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