New Mexico ranks 44th in new education freedom index

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has put out a new Education Freedom Index which ranks all US states on their level of education freedom. New Mexico came in 44th in the 2025 index. That is a dramatic decline from our 35th ranking two years ago.  The authors changed the report slightly to more heavily weight private school choice like Education Savings Accounts, vouchers, and tax credits, none of which are in place in New Mexico.

Other areas analyzed (including New Mexico’s grade) are:

Charter Schools (C)

Home Schooling (B)

Virtual Schooling (D)

Open Enrollment (F)

You can see the map of overall rankings and the list of rankings below. New Mexico shows no signs of improving based on the current political climate while Texas is expected to soon embrace school choice in a big way.