Top 5 Best New Mexico Nonsectarian Private High Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 14 nonsectarian private high schools in New Mexico. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in New Mexico.
The top ranked nonsectarian private high schools in New Mexico include Albuquerque Academy, Sandia Preparatory School and Santa Fe Preparatory School.

Top Ranked Nonsectarian Private High Schools in New Mexico (2024)

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
| 1,186 students
Sandia Preparatory School
Sandia Preparatory School Photo - Prep's engineering and design classes include computer science, machatronics, architectural studies, and tinkering in the makerspace (aka DesignLab).
(5)
532 Osuna Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
(505) 338-3000
Grades: 6-12
| 505 students
Highway 65
Montezuma, NM 87731
(505) 454-4200
Grades: 11-12
| 231 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.
(31)
4000 Bosque School Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
(505) 898-6388
Grades: 6-12
| 486 students
Camino De Paz School
Camino De Paz School Photo - Using unit ratio to calculate number of quarts of milk needed to make yogurt.
Montessori School
(5)
03A Camino De Paz
Santa Cruz, NM 87567
(505) 747-9717
Grades: 7-10
| 36 students
New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico Military Institute Photo - The Corps of Cadets, led by the Cadet Regimental Commander, is a "leadership lab" where cadets hone their leadership skills and character through education, training, and experience.
Military School
101 West College Boulevard
Roswell, NM 88201
(800) 421-5376
Grades: 9-12
| 500 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
Santa Fe Waldorf School
Santa Fe Waldorf School Photo - Students learn best through their own observations and discoveries. The Waldorf approach encourages students to observe carefully and think clearly about the world before them. Instead of presenting answers, the teacher poses questions that lead the student to insight and knowledge founded in experience.
(1)
26 Puesta Del Sol
Santa Fe, NM 87508
(505) 983-9727
Grades: NS-12
| 217 students
Albuquerque Country Day School
Special Program Emphasis
5801 Carmel Avenue Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87113
(505) 797-2200
Grades: PK-9
| 132 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
Design For Learning Differences School
Special Education School
8600 Academy Rd Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 822-0476
Grades: 2-12
| 40 students
20b Mockingbird Drive
San Fidel, NM 87049
(505) 552-5500
Grades: 7-12
| 24 students
Pathways Academy
Special Education School
4615 Hawkins, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 341-0555
Grades: 4-12
| 18 students

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