Best Thoreau Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public schools serving 1,180 students in Thoreau, NM (there are 1 private school, serving 125 private students). 90% of all K-12 students in Thoreau, NM are educated in public schools (compared to the NM state average of 93%).

The top-ranked public schools in Thoreau, NM are Thoreau Elementary School, Thoreau Middle School and Thoreau High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Thoreau, NM public schools have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the New Mexico public school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 34% statewide average). Schools in Thoreau have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New Mexico public schools.

Minority enrollment is 93% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the New Mexico public school average of 80% (majority Hispanic).