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For the 2026 school year, there are 9 private elementary schools with special program emphasis serving 1,512 students in New Mexico.

The top-ranked with special program emphasis private elementary schools in New Mexico include Santa Fe Waldorf School, Las Cruces Academy, and St. Joseph Mission School.

The average acceptance rate is 72%, which is lower than the New Mexico private elementary school average acceptance rate of 85%.

56% of private elementary schools with special program emphasis in New Mexico are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Special education schools primarily serve specific student groups such as those that may be hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, health impaired, orthopedically impaired, cognitive delays/impairments, seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, visually handicapped, or deaf and blind.