The New Mexico Department of Education website is easy to navigate. They include information on College Acceleration Programs, career clusters/career pathways resources, NM DASH resource library links, and more. New Mexico uses the Next Generation Science Standards as well as the National Arts Fine Arts Standards. Some subjects had homepages while others had scope pages or grouped homepages. To learn more about what New Mexico’s Department of Education has to offer, please explore the links below in more depth.
Note: While we continually check for current state standards, states often revise and update standards and various resources. Please make sure to double check that the information you are using is up-to-date for your state.
New Mexico Standards Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/instructional-materials/new-mexico-adopted-content-standards/
New Mexico High School Graduation Requirements Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/college-and-career-readiness-bureau/graduation/
New Mexico Home Schooling Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/options-for-parents-and-families/home-schooling/
ELA
ELA Instructional Scope Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/curriculum-instruction/new-mexico-instructional-scope-nmis/new-mexico-language-arts-instructional-scope/
K-12th Grade ELA Standards: https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ELA_Standards1.pdf
Mathematics
Mathematics Instructional Scope Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/curriculum-instruction/new-mexico-instructional-scope-nmis/new-mexico-mathematics-instructional-scope/
K-12th Grade Mathematics Standards: https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Math_Standards1.pdf
Science
Science Instructional Scope Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/curriculum-instruction/new-mexico-instructional-scope-nmis/new-mexico-science-instructional-scope/
NM STEM Ready Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/math-and-science-bureau/nm-stem-ready-science/
Next Generation Science Homepage with Additional Resources: https://www.nextgenscience.org/
Kindergarten NGS Standards: https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/K%20combined%20DCI%20standardsf.pdf
1st Grade NGS Standards: https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/1%20Combined%20topicsf.pdf
2nd Grade NGS Standards: https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/2%20combined%20topicsf.pdf
3rd Grade NGS Standards: https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/3%20combined%20DCI%20standardsf.pdf
4th Grade NGS Standards: https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/4%20combined%20DCI%20standardsf.pdf
5th Grade NGS Standards: https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/5%20combined%20DCI%20standardsf.pdf
6th-8th Grade Standards by Topic: https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/MSTopic.pdf
High School Standards by Topic: https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/HSTopic.pdf
Social Studies
Social Studies Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/literacy-humanities/social-studies/
Social Studies Instructional Scope Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/curriculum-instruction/new-mexico-instructional-scope-nmis/new-mexico-social-studies-instructional-scope/
K-12th Grade Social Studies Standards: https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NM-Standards-508.pdf
Humanities/Fine Arts
Humanities/Fine Arts Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/literacy-humanities/humanities/
National Arts Standards Homepage with Additional Information: https://www.nationalartsstandards.org/
K-12 Dance Standards: https://www.nationalartsstandards.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/Dance%20at%20a%20Glance.pdf
K-12 Music Standards: https://nationalartsstandards.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/Music%20at%20a%20Glance.pdf
K-12 Theatre Standards: https://nationalartsstandards.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/Theatre%20at%20a%20Glance.pdf
K-12 Visual Arts Standards: https://www.nationalartsstandards.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/Visual%20Arts%20at%20a%20Glance%20rev.pdf
Career and Technical Education
7th-12th Grade Career and Technical Education Standards: https://www.srca.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/attachments/06.029.0003.pdf
Computer Science
Computer Science Homepage with Additional Resources: https://csteachers.org/k12standards/standards-alignment-review/
K-12th Grade Progression of Computer Science Standards: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13QUISBtrOVfpbJcEJD8_7ibJqxuGvx1r/preview?pli=1
Health Education
Health Education Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/safe-and-healthy-schools/health-education/
K-4th Grade Health Education Standards: https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Health-Education-StandardsK-4.pdf
5th-8th Grade Health Education Standards: https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Health-Education-Standards-5-8.pdf
9th-12th Grade Health Education Standards: https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Health-Education-Standards-9-12.pdf
Physical Education
Physical Education Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/safe-and-healthy-schools/physical-education-pe/
K-4th Grade Physical Education Standards: https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PhysicalEducationStandards_K-4.pdf
5th-8th Grade Physical Education Standards: https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PhysicalEducationStandards_5-8.pdf
9th-12th Grade Physical Education Standards: https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PhysicalEducationStandards_9-12.pdf
Spanish Language Education/Bilingual Multicultural Education
Spanish Language Education/Bilingual Multicultural Education Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/languageandculture/bilingual-multicultural-education-programs-bmeps/
K-12th Grade Spanish Language Standards: https://wida.wisc.edu/sites/default/files/resource/Spanish-Language-Development-Standards-2013-Edition.pdf
World Languages
World Languages Instructions Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/languageandculture/bilingual-multicultural-education-programs-bmeps/world-language-instruction/
K-12th Grade World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages: https://web.ped.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/World-ReadinessStandardsforLearningLanguages.pdf
Special Education
Special Education Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/licensure/licensure-requirements/special-education-pre-k-12/
K-12th Grade ELA Essential Elements Standards: https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/sites/default/files/documents/ELA_EEs/DLM_Essential_Elements_ELA_%282013%29_v4.pdf
K-12th Grade Mathematics Essential Elements Standards: https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/sites/default/files/documents/Math_EEs/DLM_Essential_Elements_Math_%282013%29_v4.pdf
K-12th Grade Science Essential Elements Standards: https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/sites/default/files/documents/Science/Science_EEs_Combined.pdf
Gifted Education
Gifted Education Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/curriculum-instruction/gifted-education/
Home Schooling
Home Schooling Homepage with Additional Resources: https://web.ped.nm.gov/bureaus/options-for-parents-and-families/home-schooling/
Driver Education
Driver Education Homepage from the New Mexico MVD with Additional Resources: https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/nm-drivers-licenses-ids/drivers-license/apply-for-a-learners-permit/drivers-educational-info/