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)
350018901166	111	Thrive Community School	Public, Charter	K-7	7300 Old Santa Fe Trail	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Thrive Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 982-1990	249	22	11.3	12.0%	90 (36.1%)	6 (2.4%)	144 (57.8%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)								44.7			(n/a)
350018801160	112	Explore Academy Las Cruces	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-10	850 N Telshor Blvd	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Explore Academy Las Cruces	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 888-4476	343	25	13.5	44.3%	105 (30.6%)	10 (2.9%)	216 (63.0%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)								44.6	55.6	85	27
350108000660	113	Santa Teresa Middle	Public	7-8	4800 McNutt Rd	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	602	44	13.6	100.0%	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	583 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,461							43.2	49.7	101	12
350014300845	114	Red River Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	500 E High St	Red River	87558	Taos County	Red River Valley Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 754-6117	87	8	11.2	98.9%	50 (57.5%)	4 (4.6%)	27 (31.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	$12,750							43.1	38	137	23
350016001096	115	New Mexico Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	4-12	130 Siringo Road	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	New Mexico Connections Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 984-1133	1,410	65	21.5	41.2%	481 (34.1%)	33 (2.3%)	801 (56.8%)	12 (0.9%)	81 (5.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,147							42.7	39.9	128	13
350006000058	116	Grant Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Easterday NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-2113	300	30	9.9	100.3%	46 (15.3%)	9 (3.0%)	190 (63.3%)	12 (4.0%)	26 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$13,116							42.7	49.5	104	12
350006001142	117	Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School	Public	K-8	9601 Tierra Pintada NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0200	937	58	16.2	113.1%	80 (8.5%)	31 (3.3%)	652 (69.6%)	19 (2.0%)	116 (12.4%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.9%)	$9,400							42.5	54.8	89	28
350012000130	118	Artesia Park Junior High	Public, Alternative	8-9	15th And Cannon	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	592	40	14.8	49.8%	225 (38.0%)	4 (0.7%)	353 (59.6%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,592							42.5	54.5	91	27
350237000543	119	Gonzales Elementary	Public	K-8	851 West Alameda	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3100	306	26	11.8	99.3%	35 (11.4%)	3 (1.0%)	254 (83.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,679							42.3	55.8	84	35
350168000440	120	Los Lunas Middle	Public	7-8	220 Luna Ave	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	754	35	21.6	94.4%	126 (16.7%)	4 (0.5%)	556 (73.7%)	5 (0.7%)	50 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	$7,473							41.7	37.4	142	22

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.