Rio Grande School Photo - 1st grader with our Technology Director in the Media Lab.

Top 5 Best New Mexico Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS) (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 9 private elementary schools belonging to Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS) serving 3,531 students in New Mexico. You can also find more schools membership associations in New Mexico.
The top ranked private elementary schools belonging to Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS) in New Mexico include Albuquerque Academy, Bosque School, and Manzano Day School.
The average acceptance rate is 83%, which is lower than the New Mexico private elementary school average acceptance rate of 88%.

Top Ranked Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS) 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
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.
(34)
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
Manzano Day School
Manzano Day School Photo - Joy in Learning!
(2)
1801 Central Ave NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
(505) 243-6659
Grades: PK-5
| 468 students
Rio Grande School
Rio Grande School Photo - 1st grader with our Technology Director in the Media Lab.
715 Camino Cabra
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 983-1621
Grades: PK-6
| 176 students
Santa Fe Prep School
1101 Camino De Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 982-1829
Grades: 7-12
| 318 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.
Special Program Emphasis
(1)
26 Puesta Del Sol
Santa Fe, NM 87508
(505) 983-9727
Grades: NS-12
| 217 students
Santa Fe Girls' School
Santa Fe Girls' School Photo - STRONG Girls SMART Choice
All-girls
(1)
310 W Zia Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 820-3188
Grades: 6-8
| 35 students

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