Best Middle Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 239)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
350013800938	51	Aldo Leopold Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	410 W 10th St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Aldo Leopold Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 538-2547	182	17	10.9	57.1%	102 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (40.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$24,523							76.7	73.2	44	7
350001000761	52	Eagle Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	800 Fruta Rd	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 892-6630	823	57	14.5	100.0%	213 (25.9%)	12 (1.5%)	515 (62.6%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.9%)	$8,176							75.9	62.7	66	14
350012000134	53	Artesia Zia Intermediate	Public	6-7	1100 Bullock Ave	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	546	36	15.2	50.4%	217 (39.7%)	3 (0.5%)	309 (56.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$7,949							75.8	53.8	81	28
350240000558	54	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	110	9	12.8	100.0%	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (96.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,785							74.4	56.3	74	20
350159000885	55	Logan Middle	Public	6-8	301 North 2nd St	Logan	88426	Quay County	Logan	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 487-2252	60	7	9.1	51.7%	43 (71.7%)	1 (1.7%)	13 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$11,436							73.9	78.5	36	19
350001000682	56	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2287 Lema Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 892-1100	823	55	14.8	20.9%	218 (26.5%)	15 (1.8%)	507 (61.6%)	15 (1.8%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.3%)	$7,577							73.6	75.9	41	15
350011801055	57	Taos Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	110 Paseo Del Canon W	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 751-3109	274	22	12.4	50.0%	83 (30.3%)	4 (1.5%)	174 (63.5%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,859							73.6	71.6	49	8
350105000718	58	Fort Sumner Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Sumner Ave	Fort Sumner	88119	De Baca County	Fort Sumner	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 355-7734	82	5	15.6	100.0%	30 (36.6%)	1 (1.2%)	50 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,679							72.8	65.5	64	6
350006000924	59	Alice King Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	8100 Mountain Rd. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-0746	451	37	12.2	39.2%	161 (35.7%)	7 (1.6%)	249 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.4%)	$8,207							72.1	69.2	56	3
350012701060	60	Taos Integrated School Of Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	118 Toalne Street	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Integrated School Of Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-7755	206	15	14	100.0%	86 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,341							71.3	78.9	35	25

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM Combined Language Arts, NM Combined Mathematics, NM Combined Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.