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Best High Schools in Albuquerque, NM (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in Albuquerque, NM, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Albuquerque, NM rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Albuquerque, NM high schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science (Charter) | Albuquerque | 89% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 342 | |
| #2 | A+ | Early College Academy | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 69% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 217 |
| #3 | A+ | La Cueva High | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 64% | 57% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,816 |
| #4 | A+ | Abq School Of Excellence (Charter, K-12) | Albuquerque | Abq School of Excellence | 60% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 910 |
| #5 | A | Amy Biehl Charter High School (Charter) | Albuquerque | Amy Biehl Charter High School | 62% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 222 |
| #6 | A | College And Career High School | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 56% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 260 |
| #7 | A | Sw Aeronautics Mathematics And Science Academy (Charter) | Albuquerque | Sw Aeronautics Mathematics And Science Academy | 56% | 40% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 278 |
| #8 | A | Explore Academy (Charter, K-12) | Albuquerque | Explore Academy | 55% | 41% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,204 |
| #9 | A | Eldorado High (K-12) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 52% | 43% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,622 |
| #10 | A- | Nex Gen Academy | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 55% | 46% | Exceeds Expectations | 237 |
| #11 | A- | Southwest Secondary Learning Center (Charter) | Albuquerque | Southwest Secondary Learning Center | 48% | 41% | Exceeds Expectations | 147 |
| #12 | A- | Mission Achievement And Success 10 (Charter, K-12) | Albuquerque | Mission Achievement And Success | 44% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,168 |
| #13 | B+ | Public Academy For Performing Arts (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 48% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 434 |
| #14 | B+ | Sandia High | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 46% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,728 |
| #15 | B | Volcano Vista High | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 40% | 38% | Meets Expectations | 2,216 |
| #16 | B | Digital Arts And Technology Academy (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 39% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 348 |
| #17 | B | Albuquerque High | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 38% | 37% | Meets Expectations | 1,714 |
| #18 | B | Cibola High | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 38% | 32% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,762 |
| #19 | B- | New Mexico Academy For The Media Arts (Charter) | Albuquerque | 33% | 34% | Meets Expectations | 179 | |
| #20 | B- | Corrales International (Charter, K-12) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 31% | 32% | Meets Expectations | 241 |
| #21 | C+ | Tierra Adentro (Charter) | Albuquerque | Tierra Adentro | 28% | 17% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 243 |
| #22 | C+ | South Valley Academy (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 27% | 43% | Underperforms Expectations | 606 |
| #23 | C | Native American Community Academy (Charter, K-12) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 27% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 455 |
| #24 | C | Valley High | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 27% | 23% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,039 |
| #25 | C | Robert F Kennedy Charter (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 25% | 42% | Underperforms Expectations | 370 |
| #26 | C | Manzano High (K-12) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 24% | 28% | Meets Expectations | 1,365 |
| #27 | C- | West Mesa High | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 25% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 1,799 |
| #28 | D+ | The International School At Mesa Del Sol (Charter, K-12) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 23% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 334 |
| #29 | D+ | Del Norte High | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 22% | 20% | Meets Expectations | 1,070 |
| #30 | D+ | Highland High | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 22% | 22% | Meets Expectations | 1,152 |
| #31 | D+ | Atrisco Heritage Academy HS | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 20% | 29% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,114 |
| #32 | D | Rio Grande High | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 17% | 18% | Meets Expectations | 1,532 |
| #33 | D- | Abq Sign Language Academy (Charter, K-12) | Albuquerque | Abq Sign Language Academy | 18% | 23% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 125 |
| #34 | D- | El Camino Real Academy (Charter, K-12) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 17% | 20% | Meets Expectations | 335 |
| #35 | D- | Siembra Leadership High School (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 13% | 26% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 283 |
| #36 | F | Ecademy | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 13% | 19% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 952 |
| #37 | F | Abq Charter Academy (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 10% | 44% | Underperforms Expectations | 322 |
| #38 | F | Ace Leadership High School (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 10% | 35% | Underperforms Expectations | 236 |
| #39 | F | Cesar Chavez Community School (Charter) | Albuquerque | Cesar Chavez Community School | 10% | 31% | Underperforms Expectations | 132 |
| #40 | F | Gilbert L Sena Charter HS (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 10% | 36% | Underperforms Expectations | 141 |
| #41 | F | Health Leadership High School (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 10% | 48% | Underperforms Expectations | 216 |
| #42 | F | La Academia De Esperanza (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 10% | 14% | Meets Expectations | 233 |
| #43 | F | Mark Armijo Academy (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 10% | 43% | Underperforms Expectations | 200 |
| #44 | F | New America School (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 10% | 18% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 208 |
| #45 | F | Technology Leadership High School (Charter) | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 10% | 45% | Underperforms Expectations | 310 |
How Albuquerque, NM's high schools compare
A: 12B: 8C: 7D: 8F: 10
44% of the 45 ranked high schools in Albuquerque, NM earn an A or B (12 A grades, 8 B, 7 C, 8 D, 10 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 30 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (67% here, 74% nationally), and 18 exceed it. On average 32% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 33% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science (89% against 49%, A+), Amy Biehl Charter High School (62% against 29%, A), Abq School Of Excellence (60% against 38%, A+), Early College Academy (69% against 49%, A+), Mission Achievement And Success 10 (44% against 25%, A-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 12): Albuquerque (5).
The largest ranked high schools: Volcano Vista High (2,216 students, B, #15), Atrisco Heritage Academy HS (2,114 students, D+, #31), La Cueva High (1,816 students, A+, #3).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 15 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in Albuquerque, NM that are not ranked
13 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (13)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Albuquerque Talent Development Charter, Albuquerque
- Continuation School, Albuquerque
- Cottonwood Classical Prep, Albuquerque
- Foothill High School, Albuquerque
- Freedom High, Albuquerque
- Gordon Bernell Charter, Albuquerque
- Highland Autism Center, Albuquerque
- Los Puentes Charter, Albuquerque
- New Futures High School, Albuquerque
- School On Wheels High School, Albuquerque
- Sequoyah, Albuquerque
- The Great Academy, Albuquerque
- Unm Mimbres School, Albuquerque
About this ranking
- Scope: public high schools in Albuquerque, NM, as grouped on its schools page; the New Mexico ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in Albuquerque, NM
What is the best high school in Albuquerque, NM?
Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science in Albuquerque ranks first among the 45 ranked high schools in Albuquerque, NM with a SchoolGrade of A+, 89% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 49%.
How are high schools in Albuquerque, NM ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does Albuquerque, NM have?
SchoolGrade grades 58 public high schools in Albuquerque, NM; 45 are ranked here and 13 are listed as not ranked.