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Best public schools in Portales, NM

6 public schools in Portales: 4 elementary · 1 middle · 1 high. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across New Mexico.

Elementary schools

4 schools in Portales, best first
1
VALENCIA ELEMENTARY 60.8
Portales · Grades 3-4 · 357 students
ELA 49%Math 27%
#139 of 355 in New Mexico
2
LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY 57.6
Portales · Grades 5-6 · 382 students
ELA 39%Math 35%Science 39%
#151 of 355 in New Mexico
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BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER —
Portales · Grades PK-K · 311 students
ELA 79%
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JAMES ELEMENTARY —
Portales · Grades 1-2 · 375 students
ELA 47%

Middle schools

1 school in Portales
1
PORTALES JR HIGH 54.9
Portales · Grades 7-8 · 347 students
ELA 38%Math 19%Science 36%
#60 of 132 in New Mexico

High schools

1 school in Portales
1
PORTALES HIGH 32.7
Portales · Grades 9-12 · 798 students
ELA 31%Math 11%Science 24%
#53 of 78 in New Mexico

School districts serving Portales

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