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)
350003000003	81	Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	1401 College Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6300	565	37	15.2	48.1%	218 (38.6%)	22 (3.9%)	268 (47.4%)	16 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.8%)	$8,884							54.6	51.1	96	15
350057001097	82	W D Gattis Middle School	Public	7-8	5100 N. Thornton Street	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4305	556	37	15.1	104.1%	149 (26.8%)	42 (7.6%)	340 (61.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.8%)	$8,769							54.3	59.3	76	6
350249000575	83	Springer High	Public	7-12	1401 8th St	Springer	87747	Colfax County	Springer	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 483-3432	56	7	8.4	100.0%	8 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,609							54.2			(n/a)
350006000065	84	L.B. Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	6811 Taylor Ranch Dr NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-1492	571	41	13.8	77.8%	100 (17.5%)	14 (2.5%)	408 (71.5%)	12 (2.1%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$10,238							54.1	55.2	87	3
350006001028	85	Corrales International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5500 Wilshire Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87113	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-9733	255	19	13.6	34.9%	58 (22.7%)	8 (3.1%)	170 (66.7%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$10,091							53.7	65.2	67	18
350015000785	86	Mosaic Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	721 South Main Street	Aztec	87410	San Juan County	Aztec	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 334-9474	180	9	19.5	1.7%	126 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$8,072							53	57.6	79	7
350210000489	87	Portales Junior High	Public	7-8	700 East 3rd St	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 356-7045	347	3	115.6	85.3%	69 (19.9%)	8 (2.3%)	251 (72.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$9,623							52.7	56.6	81	6
350240000558	88	Santa Rosa Middle	Public	6-8	116 Camino de Vida	Santa Rosa	88435	Guadalupe County	Santa Rosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 472-3171	99	9	11.2	36.4%	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (93.9%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,785							52.6	74.4	54	34
350102000770	89	Floyd Middle	Public	5-8	1564 Nm 267	Floyd	88118	Roosevelt County	Floyd	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 478-2211	75	7	10.3	86.7%	28 (37.3%)	1 (1.3%)	46 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,661							52.5	51.4	95	6
350006000825	90	James Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	6100 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0101	659	47	14	77.2%	123 (18.7%)	20 (3.0%)	428 (64.9%)	17 (2.6%)	39 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.7%)	$7,555							52.2	62.1	72	18

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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.
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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.