Best Middle Schools in New Mexico

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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)
350048000699	51	Cimarron Middle	Public	5-8	132 North Collison Ave	Cimarron	87714	Colfax County	Cimarron	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 376-2445	49	4	11.1	83.7%	12 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,458							72.3	89.7	25	26
350014801089	52	Mission Achievement And Success 1.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1718 Yale Blvd SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	1,168	101	11.5	100.0%	73 (6.3%)	54 (4.6%)	970 (83.0%)	33 (2.8%)	31 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	$8,924							70.6	82	43	9
350006000069	53	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	712 Girard NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8691	644	51	12.6	46.4%	167 (25.9%)	17 (2.6%)	371 (57.6%)	15 (2.3%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.6%)	$8,449							70	78.9	49	4
350001000761	54	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							69.1	75.9	52	2
350000100608	55	Vaughn High	Public	7-12	101 4th	Vaughn	88353	Guadalupe County	Vaughn	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 584-2283	21	6	3.5	95.2%	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								68.9	38.7	134	79
350027000544	56	Capitan Middle	Public	6-8	519 Smokey Bear Blvd	Capitan	88316	Lincoln County	Capitan	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 354-2239	127	9	14.5	54.3%	83 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	$11,085							68.3	56	83	27
350234000835	57	San Jon Middle School	Public	6-8	7th And Elm Streets	San Jon	88434	Quay County	San Jon	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 576-2466	31	3	9.7	100.0%	9 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,302							68	41.7	123	66
350159000885	58	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							68	73.9	55	3
350120000341	59	Hagerman Middle	Public	6-8	410 North Cambridge Ave	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Hagerman	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 752-3254	74	10	7.5	100.0%	14 (18.9%)	1 (1.4%)	58 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$12,719							67.8	59.7	75	16
350006000924	60	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							67.6	72.1	59	1

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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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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.