Mesilla Valley Christian School Photo - "SonBlazer" athletic teams are regular qualifiers for NMAA State Tournaments.

Best New Mexico Private Elementary Schools Offering Football Sport (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 9 private elementary schools offering football as an interscholastic sport serving 4,640 students in New Mexico.
The top-ranked offering football sport private elementary schools in New Mexico include Albuquerque Academy, Hope Christian Schools Inc, and Menaul School.
The average acceptance rate is 84%, which is lower than the New Mexico private elementary school average acceptance rate of 85%.
89% of private elementary schools offering football sport in New Mexico are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Top Private Elementary Schools Offering Football Sport in New Mexico (2026)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Albuquerque Academy
Albuquerque Academy Photo - Albuquerque Academy's 6-7 Division has a unique structure in which teachers plan together, teach cooperatively, model teamwork, and get to know students well. Sixth-grade students are placed in small "families" of a teacher and about 10 classmates. These families stay together all year, meet every morning, and eat lunch together every day.
(3)
6400 Wyoming Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 828-3208
Gr: 6-12 | 1,180 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 67 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Annunciation Catholic School
Annunciation Catholic School Photo - We invite you to consider joining the ACS family, where your child will build a foundation for a successful, faith-filled future.
(Catholic)
2610 Utah St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 299-6783
Gr: PK-8 | 411 students Avg. class size: 21 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed
Hope Christian Schools Inc
Hope Christian Schools Inc Photo - Hope Christian Pre-K students celebrating their graduation to Kindergarten!
(Christian)
8005 Louisiana Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 822-5399
Gr: PK-12 | 1,412 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Legacy Academy
(Christian)
(2)
6900 Los Volcanes Rd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87121
(505) 831-0135
Gr: PK-12 | 418 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed
Menaul School
Menaul School Photo
(Presbyterian)
(4)
301 Menaul Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 341-7250
Gr: 6-12 | 196 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Mesilla Valley Christian School
Mesilla Valley Christian School Photo - National Honor Society is one of many campus clubs and organizations at MVCS.Annually MVCS students score 20-25% above the state average in ACT test scores. In 2023 MVCS one of two schools in Las Cruces to have an National Merit Semi-Finalist.
(Christian)
(1)
3850 Stern Dr
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(575) 525-8515
Gr: K-12 | 452 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Michaels High School
St. Michaels High School Photo
(Catholic)
(6)
100 Siringo Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 983-7353
Gr: 7-12 | 376 students Avg. class size: 21 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
San Felipe De Neri School
(Catholic)
2000 Lomas Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
(505) 338-1841
Gr: PK-8 | 153 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Shepherd Lutheran
Shepherd Lutheran Photo - Christmas Ornaments
(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
(2)
3900 Wyoming Blvd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 292-6622
Gr: K-8 | 42 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

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