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)
350198000705	121	Mesa Vista Middle	Public	7-8	Hwy 285 Junction 111	Ojo Caliente	87549	Taos County	Mesa Vista	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 583-2274	38	4	9.9	26.3%	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,830							41.5	70.9	61	60
350111000662	122	Ramah High	Public	6-12	74 S Bloomfield Ave	Ramah	87321	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3800	316	15	21.7	87.3%	61 (19.3%)	3 (0.9%)	60 (19.0%)	3 (0.9%)	184 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,514							41	49.1	105	17
350018301143	123	Solare Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1623 La Vega Dr SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Solare Collegiate Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 917-6442	295	31	9.6	100.3%	15 (5.1%)	10 (3.4%)	265 (89.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								40.9	39.1	132	9
350108000631	124	Gadsden Middle	Public	7-8	1301 West Washington	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	658	51	12.8	100.0%	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	647 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,186							40.8	39.7	129	5
350013400923	125	Albuquerque Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7500 La Morada NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7706	408	27	15.1	100.0%	304 (74.5%)	4 (1.0%)	97 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,432							40.8	44.4	117	8
350006000112	126	Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Guadalupe Tr NW	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-3666	298	28	10.4	102.7%	46 (15.4%)	9 (3.0%)	209 (70.1%)	8 (2.7%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,303							40.6	29.3	162	36
350006001164	127	Voz Collegiate Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	955 San Pedro SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 336-5559	83	8	10.1	80.7%	14 (16.9%)	3 (3.6%)	51 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.4%)								40.5	54.6	90	37
350075000249	128	Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	100 North Lincoln	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	186	13	14.1	100.0%	24 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,020							40.3	42	121	7
350168000866	129	Los Lunas Family School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	111 Monica Road	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 866-8231	70	8	8.5	88.6%	13 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$1,738							39.1	21.5	193	64
350017000816	130	Monte Del Sol Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	4157 Walking Rain Rd	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Monte Del Sol Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 982-5225	356	25	14	57.3%	49 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (83.1%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,040							38.6	41.4	126	4

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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.

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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.