Best school districts near Kirtland Air Force Base
The 11 districts within about an hour of base, ranked by academic proficiency. For a military family buying a home, the school zone is the decision — start here, then drill into the neighborhoods inside the district you want.
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EDFacts reading + math proficiency
Ranked by academic proficiency
Quality blends EDFacts reading + math proficiency (all grades). Affluence and size are shown as context, not folded into the score.
- 1Below averageLos Lunasschool districtValencia County · 8,540 students · 27 mi from baseRead34%Math20%Quality27
- 2Below averageAlbuquerqueschool districtBernalillo County · 88,312 students · 9 mi from baseRead30%Math21%Quality26
- 3Below averageMoriarty Municipalschool districtTorrance County · 2,345 students · 36 mi from baseRead33%Math18%Quality26
- 4Below averageMountainairschool districtTorrance County · 224 students · 49 mi from baseRead37%Math12%Quality25
- 5Below averageSanta Feschool districtSanta Fe County · 12,979 students · 47 mi from baseRead30%Math18%Quality24
- 6Below averageBelen Consolidatedschool districtValencia County · 3,865 students · 41 mi from baseRead28%Math19%Quality24
- 7Below averageEstancia Municipalschool districtTorrance County · 596 students · 40 mi from baseRead30%Math15%Quality23
- 8Below averageRio Ranchoschool districtSandoval County · 17,524 students · 20 mi from baseRead27%Math12%Quality20
- 9Below averageBernalilloschool districtSandoval County · 2,838 students · 30 mi from baseRead18%Math8%Quality13
- 10Below averageCuba Independentschool districtSandoval County · 563 students · 64 mi from baseRead16%Math4%Quality10
- 11Below averageJemez Valleyschool districtSandoval County · 362 students · 44 mi from baseRead13%Math5%Quality9