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Towns with the highest high school graduation rates in New Mexico

Ranked by the four-year high school graduation rate of each town's public school district, class of 2020. Towns that share a regional district share its rate and its rank (T = tied). The New Mexico rate is 77.2%. 70 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Carlsbad’s spot
#59of 70
71%of high schoolers graduate in four years
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#1
Los Alamos93% · Los Alamos Public Schools · tied
#1
White Rock93% · Los Alamos Public Schools · tied
#3
Rio Rancho88% · Rio Rancho Public Schools
The race around Carlsbad

Just behind Zuni Pueblo, just ahead of Clovis

T57Roswell72%T57Zuni Pueblo72%59Carlsbad71%T60Clovis70%T60Grants70%

All 70 towns

Graduation rate, highest first. Towns next door to Carlsbad are tagged.

#TownGraduation rateClass sizePopulation
T1 Los AlamosLos Alamos Public Schools 93% 29613,317
T1 White RockLos Alamos Public Schools 93% 2965,716
3 Rio RanchoRio Rancho Public Schools 88% 1,290108,515
T4 Santa FeSanta Fe Public Schools 87% 79889,019
T4 RatonRaton Public Schools 87% 736,026
T4 Truth or ConsequencesTruth or Consequences Schools 87% 896,019
T4 Eldorado at Santa FeSanta Fe Public Schools 87% 7985,619
T4 La CienegaSanta Fe Public Schools 87% 7983,543
T4 Agua FriaSanta Fe Public Schools 87% 7982,898
T10 Las CrucesLas Cruces Public Schools 86% 1,866114,197
T10 University ParkLas Cruces Public Schools 86% 1,8662,782
T12 HobbsHobbs Municipal Schools 85% 64740,252
T12 North HobbsHobbs Municipal Schools 85% 6476,034
T14 EuniceEunice Municipal Schools 84% 453,015
T14 ClaytonClayton Public Schools 84% 322,753
16 LovingtonLovington Public Schools 83% 26811,498
T17 ChaparralGadsden Independent Schools 82% 98918,186
T17 Sunland ParkGadsden Independent Schools 82% 98917,463
T17 AnthonyGadsden Independent Schools 82% 9898,767
T17 RuidosoRuidoso Municipal Schools 82% 1457,699
T17 Santa TeresaGadsden Independent Schools 82% 9896,041
T17 TucumcariTucumcari Public Schools 82% 725,160
T17 VadoGadsden Independent Schools 82% 9892,895
T17 Ruidoso DownsRuidoso Municipal Schools 82% 1452,655
T25 Silver CitySilver City Consolidated Schools 81% 2059,536
T25 BloomfieldBloomfield Municipal Schools 81% 2387,395
T27 AlamogordoAlamogordo Public Schools 80% 39731,307
T27 Holloman AFBAlamogordo Public Schools 80% 3974,433
T29 GallupGallup-McKinley County Schools 79% 95321,023
T29 Los LunasLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 63718,618
T29 El Cerro MissionLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 6375,323
T29 Meadow LakeLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 6374,259
T29 Bosque FarmsLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 6374,071
T29 PeraltaLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 6373,404
T29 El CerroLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 6372,923
T29 CrownpointGallup-McKinley County Schools 79% 9532,882
37 PortalesPortales Municipal Schools 78% 21011,968
T38 FarmingtonFarmington Municipal Schools 77% 83946,314
T38 ArtesiaArtesia Public Schools 77% 24912,576
T38 EdgewoodMoriarty Municipal Schools 77% 1916,124
T38 Crouch MesaFarmington Municipal Schools 77% 8394,812
T38 Lee AcresFarmington Municipal Schools 77% 8394,272
T38 TularosaTularosa Municipal Schools 77% 702,597
T44 AztecAztec Municipal Schools 76% 2386,150
T44 Rio CommunitiesBelen Consolidated Schools 76% 2954,925
T44 Los ChavesBelen Consolidated Schools 76% 2954,838
T44 Flora VistaAztec Municipal Schools 76% 2382,770
T48 AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,121562,218
T48 South ValleyAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,12137,120
T48 DemingDeming Public Schools 75% 42915,221
T48 North ValleyAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,12110,455
T48 CorralesAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,1218,555
T48 Los Ranchos de AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,1215,857
T48 Paradise HillsAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,1214,591
T48 Kirtland AFBAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,1213,413
T48 Sandia HeightsAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,1213,160
T57 RoswellRoswell Independent Schools 72% 72247,638
T57 Zuni PuebloZuni Public Schools 72% 865,864
59 CarlsbadCarlsbad Municipal Schools 71% 53531,746
T60 ClovisClovis Municipal Schools 70% 51737,942
T60 GrantsGrants-Cibola County Schools 70% 2878,951
T60 TaosTaos Municipal Schools 70% 2556,458
T60 Ranchos de TaosTaos Municipal Schools 70% 2552,536
64 ShiprockCentral Consolidated Schools 68% 4867,610
T65 BernalilloBernalillo Public Schools 67% 2279,086
T65 SocorroSocorro Consolidated Schools 67% 1238,481
T65 PlacitasBernalillo Public Schools 67% 2274,223
68 DulceDulce Independent Schools 64% 443,218
T69 EspañolaEspañola Municipal Schools 63% 25510,473
T69 La MesillaEspañola Municipal Schools 63% 2552,697
How it works

How this ranking works

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Each town gets the four-year graduation rate of the public school district that runs its high school for the class of 2020: the share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years, counting students who transferred in and out. Every state computes it the same federal way. Where a regional district serves several towns, they all share its rate and its rank.

We leave out a town split between high school districts, a district whose class had fewer than 20 students, and one the Department of Education reports only as a wide range (such as 50–100%). Those numbers are too uncertain to rank. The Department also publishes most rates in bands rather than exact figures (a rate between 95% and 99% is shown as 97%), which is why many towns tie. Graduation data: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Each district's page shows its rate against the state.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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