New Mexico High Needs Schools

The New Mexico Public Education Department has selected the below school districts and charter schools as "High Need." New Mexico Transition to Teaching Program Candidates should apply for open positions in these public schools, and fulfill their commitments to teach at their chosen institutions for a minimum of three years.

 

School Districts
A-C D-K L-M N-Z
Albuquerque*
Artesia
Belen
Bernalillo
Carlsbad
Carrizozo
Central
Charma
Clayton
Cobre
Corona
Cuba 		Deming
Des Moines
Dexter
Dulce
Elida
Espanola
Estancia
Gadsden
Gallup
Grady
Grants
Hatch
Hobbs
Hondo
Jemez Mountain
 Las Cruces
Las Vegas
Lordsburg
Los Lunas
Loving
Lovington
Melrose
Mesa Vista
Mora
Mosquero
Mountainair
 Penasco
Portales
Quemado
Questa
Raton
Reserve
Roswell
San Jon
Santa Rosa
Silver City
Taos
Truth or Consequences
Tucumcari
Vaughn
West Las Vega
Zuni
*Lists of eligible Albuquerque high needs schools are available in the below charts

 

Charter Schools
City School
Alamogordo Lacy Simms Middle School
Albuquerque Academia de Lengua y Cultura
Albuquerque Institute for Mathematics and Science
Cesar Chavez Community School
Christine Duncan Community
El Camino Rael Academy
Horizon Academy South
La Academia de Esperanza
La Luz del Monte Charter
La Promesa Early Learning
La Resolana Leadership Academy
Los Puentes Charter
Native American Community Academy
North Valley Academy
Nuestros Valores Charter
Ralph J Buche Academy
Robert F. Kennedy Charter
School for Integrated Academics & Technologies (SIA Tech)
South Valley Academy
Twenty-First Century Public Academy
Youth Build Trade & Technology High
Bernalillo Village Academy
Carlsbad Jefferson Montessori Academy (K-12)
Clayton Amistad Charter
Deming Deming Cesar Chavez
Espanola Carinos de los Ninos
Espanola Military Academy
Jemez Valley San Diego Riverside
Walatow Charter High
Las Cruces Alma d'Arte Charter
La Academia Dolores
Questa Roots and Wings Commun
West Las Vegas Rio Gallinas

 

ABQ Elementary Schools
A-C D-K L-M N-Z
Alameda
Alamosa
Alvarado
Apache
Armijo
Atrisco
Barcelona
Carlos Rey
Chaparral
Chelwood
Cochiti
Collet Park 		Dolores Gonzales
East San Jose
Edward Gonzales
Emerson
Eubank
Eugene Field
Gov Bent
Hawthorne
Hodgin
Inez
Kit Carson 		La Luz
La Mesa
Lavaland
Longfellow
Los Padillas
Los Ranchos
Lowell
Manzano Mesa
Mark Twain
Maryann Binford
Matheson Park
Mc Collum
Mission Avenue
Mountain View 		Navajo
Painted Sky
Pajarito
Reginald Chavez
Sombra del Monte
Susie R. Mamon
Tomasita
Valle Vista
Wherry
Whittier
Zia

 

ABQ Middle & High Schools
Middle School High School
Ernie Pyle
Garfield
Harrison
Hayes
Jefferson
Jimmy Carter
John Adams
Kennedy
McKinnley
Polk
Taft
Truman
Van Buren
Vision Quest Alt
Washington
Wilson 		Rio Grande High
Sierra Alternative
West Mesa High
New Mexico CYFD (Juvenile Justice Education) Schools
City School
Albuquerque Foothill High School at YDDC
Las Cruces Aztec Youth Academy at J. Paul Taylor
Ruidoso Sierra Blanca High School at Ft. Stanton

Please note: Designation of schools and districts may change as census data and individual school data changes. This site will be updated accordingly.

For additional information or questions you may have concerning New Mexico's Transition To Teaching program, please contact: Jesus Reveles at jesus.reveles@state.nm.us or Carol Carpenter at Carol.Carpenter@state.nm.us.