Best Middle Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NM-ASR and NM-MSSA test scores by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The most recent update was on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 235)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
350192000471	71	Mosquero High	Public	7-12	43 McNeil Ave	Mosquero	87733	Harding County	Mosquero	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 673-2271	58	5	11	41.4%	32 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$44,647							59.6	21.1	194	123
350099000286	72	Hermosa Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 East 25th	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8612	628	44	14.2	56.8%	203 (32.3%)	4 (0.6%)	191 (30.4%)	3 (0.5%)	182 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.2%)	$7,438							58.4	57.5	80	8
350225000506	73	Berrendo Middle	Public	6-8	800 Marion Richards	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2775	598	42	14.3	100.0%	227 (38.0%)	14 (2.3%)	347 (58.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$7,639							58.3	59.9	74	1
350030000169	74	Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus	Public	6-8	800 West Church St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	834	45	18.4	36.0%	315 (37.8%)	9 (1.1%)	485 (58.2%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	$9,503							57.9	54.4	92	18
350006001050	75	Cien Aguas International	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Randolph Rd. SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-0001	419	35	11.8	80.9%	53 (12.6%)	2 (0.5%)	358 (85.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,455							57.2	63.2	70	5
350099000285	76	Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 College Blvd	Farmington	87402	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8611	699	44	15.9	48.2%	231 (33.0%)	4 (0.6%)	194 (27.8%)	11 (1.6%)	206 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.6%)	$7,834							57.1	52.7	94	18
350231000531	77	Ruidoso Middle	Public	6-8	123 Warrior Dr	Ruidoso	88345	Lincoln County	Ruidoso	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 257-4051	388	30	13	51.0%	103 (26.5%)	4 (1.0%)	218 (56.2%)	8 (2.1%)	51 (13.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,774							56.6	58.4	78	1
350243000563	78	La Plata Middle	Public	7-8	3500 North Silver St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2060	288	24	12.2	48.6%	55 (19.1%)	4 (1.4%)	221 (76.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,347							56.2	55.2	88	10
350006000081	79	Madison Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 299-4735	565	43	13.2	109.9%	150 (26.5%)	27 (4.8%)	310 (54.9%)	24 (4.2%)	31 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$8,278							56.2	70.3	64	15
350267000606	80	Tularosa Middle	Public	7-8	101b Old Mescalero Rd	Tularosa	88352	Otero County	Tularosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 585-8800	132	12	11.4	100.0%	31 (23.5%)	2 (1.5%)	63 (47.7%)	1 (0.8%)	34 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$10,963							54.7	33.4	151	71

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM-MSSA English Language Arts, NM-MSSA Mathematics, NM-ASR Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Mexico Public Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Mexico Public Education Department.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.