Sandia Preparatory School Photo - Sandia Preparatory School provides a rigorous college prep education in a small class setting for grades 6 - 12.

Top 5 Best New Mexico Private High Schools Belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 7 private high schools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) serving 3,184 students in New Mexico. You can also find more schools membership associations in New Mexico.
The top ranked private high schools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in New Mexico include Albuquerque Academy, Bosque School and Santa Fe Prep School.
The average acceptance rate is 75%, which is lower than the New Mexico private high school average acceptance rate of 86%.

Top Ranked Private High Schools Belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in New Mexico (2024-25)

School
Location
Grades
Students
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
Grades: 6-12
| 1,199 students
Sandia Preparatory School
Sandia Preparatory School Photo - Sandia Preparatory School provides a rigorous college prep education in a small class setting for grades 6 - 12.
(5)
532 Osuna Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
(505) 338-3000
Grades: 6-12
| 509 students
The Armand Hammer United World College
Special Program Emphasis
Highway 65
Montezuma, NM 87731
(505) 454-4200
Grades: 11-12
| 224 students
Bosque School
Bosque School Photo - Service Learning is an educational experience that takes students from the classroom into community settings, applying academic and real-world concepts while meeting a real community need. At Bosque School, we believe strongly that integrating meaningful service with instruction and reflection will enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and engage students in issues affecting the larger community locally, nationally, and globally.
(32)
4000 Bosque School Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
(505) 898-6388
Grades: 6-12
| 486 students
Desert Academy
Desert Academy Photo - Students headed to Europe for 12 days of Spring break 2016! Itinerary includes London, Paris and Barcelona.
Special Program Emphasis
7300 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 992-8284
Grades: 6-12
| 123 students
Santa Fe Prep School
1101 Camino De Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 982-1829
Grades: 7-12
| 318 students
1101 Camino Cruz De Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 982-3181
Grades: 7-12
| 325 students

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