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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.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-yearClass of 2020

Clovis
New Mexico · Highest graduation rate

Where Clovis lands: #60 of 70

70% of high schoolers graduate in four years · Visit Clovis →

Los Alamos 1 Los Alamos 93% Los Alamos Public Schools · tied White Rock 1 White Rock 93% Los Alamos Public Schools · tied Rio Rancho 3 Rio Rancho 88% Rio Rancho Public Schools
#TownGraduation rateClass sizePopulation
T1 Los Alamos Los AlamosLos Alamos Public Schools 93% 296 13,317
T1 White Rock White RockLos Alamos Public Schools 93% 296 5,716
3 Rio Rancho Rio RanchoRio Rancho Public Schools 88% 1,290 108,515
T4 Santa Fe Santa FeSanta Fe Public Schools 87% 798 89,019
T4 Raton RatonRaton Public Schools 87% 73 6,026
T4 Truth or Consequences Truth or ConsequencesTruth or Consequences Schools 87% 89 6,019
T4 Eldorado at Santa Fe Eldorado at Santa FeSanta Fe Public Schools 87% 798 5,619
T4 La Cienega La CienegaSanta Fe Public Schools 87% 798 3,543
T4 Agua Fria Agua FriaSanta Fe Public Schools 87% 798 2,898
T10 Las Cruces Las CrucesLas Cruces Public Schools 86% 1,866 114,197
T10 University Park University ParkLas Cruces Public Schools 86% 1,866 2,782
T12 Hobbs HobbsHobbs Municipal Schools 85% 647 40,252
T12 North HobbsHobbs Municipal Schools 85% 647 6,034
T14 Eunice EuniceEunice Municipal Schools 84% 45 3,015
T14 Clayton ClaytonClayton Public Schools 84% 32 2,753
16 Lovington LovingtonLovington Public Schools 83% 268 11,498
T17 Map of Chaparral ChaparralGadsden Independent Schools 82% 989 18,186
T17 Sunland Park Sunland ParkGadsden Independent Schools 82% 989 17,463
T17 Anthony AnthonyGadsden Independent Schools 82% 989 8,767
T17 Ruidoso RuidosoRuidoso Municipal Schools 82% 145 7,699
T17 Santa Teresa Santa TeresaGadsden Independent Schools 82% 989 6,041
T17 Tucumcari TucumcariTucumcari Public Schools 82% 72 5,160
T17 Map of Vado VadoGadsden Independent Schools 82% 989 2,895
T17 Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso DownsRuidoso Municipal Schools 82% 145 2,655
T25 Silver City Silver CitySilver City Consolidated Schools 81% 205 9,536
T25 Bloomfield BloomfieldBloomfield Municipal Schools 81% 238 7,395
T27 Alamogordo AlamogordoAlamogordo Public Schools 80% 397 31,307
T27 Holloman AFB Holloman AFBAlamogordo Public Schools 80% 397 4,433
T29 Gallup GallupGallup-McKinley County Schools 79% 953 21,023
T29 Los Lunas Los LunasLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 637 18,618
T29 El Cerro MissionLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 637 5,323
T29 Map of Meadow Lake Meadow LakeLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 637 4,259
T29 Bosque Farms Bosque FarmsLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 637 4,071
T29 Peralta PeraltaLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 637 3,404
T29 El CerroLos Lunas Public Schools 79% 637 2,923
T29 Crownpoint CrownpointGallup-McKinley County Schools 79% 953 2,882
37 Portales PortalesPortales Municipal Schools 78% 210 11,968
T38 Farmington FarmingtonFarmington Municipal Schools 77% 839 46,314
T38 Artesia ArtesiaArtesia Public Schools 77% 249 12,576
T38 Map of Edgewood EdgewoodMoriarty Municipal Schools 77% 191 6,124
T38 Crouch MesaFarmington Municipal Schools 77% 839 4,812
T38 Lee AcresFarmington Municipal Schools 77% 839 4,272
T38 Map of Tularosa TularosaTularosa Municipal Schools 77% 70 2,597
T44 Aztec AztecAztec Municipal Schools 76% 238 6,150
T44 Map of Rio Communities Rio CommunitiesBelen Consolidated Schools 76% 295 4,925
T44 Los Chaves Los ChavesBelen Consolidated Schools 76% 295 4,838
T44 Map of Flora Vista Flora VistaAztec Municipal Schools 76% 238 2,770
T48 Albuquerque AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,121 562,218
T48 South Valley South ValleyAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,121 37,120
T48 Deming DemingDeming Public Schools 75% 429 15,221
T48 North Valley North ValleyAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,121 10,455
T48 Corrales CorralesAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,121 8,555
T48 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Los Ranchos de AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,121 5,857
T48 Paradise HillsAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,121 4,591
T48 Kirtland AFB Kirtland AFBAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,121 3,413
T48 Sandia HeightsAlbuquerque Public Schools 75% 7,121 3,160
T57 Roswell RoswellRoswell Independent Schools 72% 722 47,638
T57 Zuni Pueblo Zuni PuebloZuni Public Schools 72% 86 5,864
59 Carlsbad CarlsbadCarlsbad Municipal Schools 71% 535 31,746
T60 Clovis ClovisClovis Municipal Schools 70% 517 37,942
T60 Map of Grants GrantsGrants-Cibola County Schools 70% 287 8,951
T60 Taos TaosTaos Municipal Schools 70% 255 6,458
T60 Ranchos de Taos Ranchos de TaosTaos Municipal Schools 70% 255 2,536
64 Map of Shiprock ShiprockCentral Consolidated Schools 68% 486 7,610
T65 Bernalillo BernalilloBernalillo Public Schools 67% 227 9,086
T65 Socorro SocorroSocorro Consolidated Schools 67% 123 8,481
T65 Placitas PlacitasBernalillo Public Schools 67% 227 4,223
68 Map of Dulce DulceDulce Independent Schools 64% 44 3,218
T69 Española EspañolaEspañola Municipal Schools 63% 255 10,473
T69 La MesillaEspañola Municipal Schools 63% 255 2,697

How this ranking works

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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