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)
350018501150	91	Aces Technical Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	4501 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Aces Technical Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 506-1186	161	16	10	32.9%	23 (14.3%)	20 (12.4%)	94 (58.4%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)								52.1	42.4	120	29
350171000731	92	Loving Middle	Public	6-8	600 South Sixth	Loving	88256	Eddy County	Loving	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 745-2051	159	14	11	97.5%	45 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,921							51.9	56.2	82	10
350017201116	93	Sandoval Academy Of Bilingual Education	Public, Charter	K-8	4321 Fulcrum Way NE Suite A	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Sandoval Academy Of Bilingual Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 771-0555	235	17	13.6	57.9%	31 (13.2%)	3 (1.3%)	192 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	$7,858							51.8	49.6	102	9
350150000455	94	Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	1700 E Spruce Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9640	752	47	15.9	100.0%	92 (12.2%)	16 (2.1%)	633 (84.2%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,018							50.5	50.5	97	3
350003000798	95	Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	500 South Washington Avenue	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6400	482	33	14.6	50.0%	163 (33.8%)	27 (5.6%)	239 (49.6%)	14 (2.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.2%)	$8,704							50.4	46.1	112	17
350006000617	96	Cleveland Middle	Public	6-8	6910 Natalie St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9227	509	40	12.8	101.4%	87 (17.1%)	20 (3.9%)	289 (56.8%)	15 (2.9%)	69 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$9,993							50.4	47.3	111	15
350048000302	97	Eagle Nest Middle	Public	5-8	225 Lake St	Eagle Nest	87718	Colfax County	Cimarron	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 376-2445	75	8	9.4	48.0%	37 (49.3%)	5 (6.7%)	28 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	$11,355							50.3	45.5	116	19
350216000687	98	Questa Junior High	Public	6-8	57 Sagebrush Ln	Questa	87556	Taos County	Questa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 586-1604	70	8	8.8	97.1%	12 (17.1%)	1 (1.4%)	57 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,270							50.1			(n/a)
350264000600	99	Tucumcari Middle	Public	6-8	1000 South 5th St	Tucumcari	88401	Quay County	Tucumcari	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 461-3910	226	15	15.5	100.0%	78 (34.5%)	3 (1.3%)	144 (63.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,316							49.2	58.6	77	22
350006000068	100	Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	10600 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-7377	371	31	12.1	100.0%	99 (26.7%)	11 (3.0%)	198 (53.4%)	13 (3.5%)	32 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$8,926							48.3	41.4	125	25

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.