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Best ZIP codes for schools in New Mexico
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 155 New Mexico ZIPs qualify.
New Mexico ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 87547White Rock
New Mexico
- School quality index
- 74.0
- ZIP population
- ~6k
- Avg. temperature
- 50°F
- Avg. commute
- 21 min
2ZIP 87544Los Alamos
New Mexico
- School quality index
- 67.9
- ZIP population
- ~14k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 12 min
3ZIP 87124Rio Rancho
New Mexico
- School quality index
- 65.8
- ZIP population
- ~58k
- Avg. temperature
- 58°F
- Avg. commute
- 28 min
4ZIP 87144Rio Rancho
New Mexico
- School quality index
- 65.8
- ZIP population
- ~52k
- Avg. temperature
- 58°F
- Avg. commute
- 32 min
5ZIP 87008Cedar Crest
New Mexico
- School quality index
- 65.6
- ZIP population
- ~3k
- Avg. temperature
- 58°F
- Avg. commute
- 35 min
6ZIP 87015Edgewood
New Mexico
- School quality index
- 65.6
- ZIP population
- ~14k
- Avg. temperature
- 55°F
- Avg. commute
- 37 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 87048 | Corrales | Sandoval County | 65.6 |
| #8 | 87059 | Tijeras | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #9 | 87102 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #10 | 87104 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #11 | 87105 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #12 | 87106 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #13 | 87107 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #14 | 87108 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #15 | 87109 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #16 | 87110 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #17 | 87111 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #18 | 87112 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #19 | 87113 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #20 | 87114 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #21 | 87116 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #22 | 87120 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #23 | 87121 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #24 | 87123 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
| #25 | 87151 | Bernalillo County | 65.6 |
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- New Mexico median ZIP
- 23.8 min
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
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- New Mexico median ZIP
- 87.2
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
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Ranked by households with broadband
- New Mexico median ZIP
- 83.1%
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
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Ranked by avg. temperature
- New Mexico median ZIP
- 55.3°F
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 46.6°F to 63.4°F