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)
350012701060	61	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							67.6	71.3	60	1
350051000204	62	Clayton Junior High	Public	7-8	224 Spruce St	Clayton	88415	Union County	Clayton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 374-9611	56	5	10.5	78.6%	16 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,682							67.5	77.6	50	12
350006000066	63	Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	12015 Tivoli NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6896	394	27	14.5	100.0%	122 (31.0%)	11 (2.8%)	204 (51.8%)	6 (1.5%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$9,402							67	64.5	68	5
350006000920	64	Mountain Mahogany Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	5014 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 341-1424	224	19	11.7	50.4%	69 (30.8%)	4 (1.8%)	127 (56.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.5%)	$9,033							65	70.5	63	1
350009000619	65	Animas 7-12 School	Public	7-12	1 Panther Dr	Animas	88020	Hidalgo County	Animas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 548-2299	70	7	10.6	48.6%	41 (58.6%)	2 (2.9%)	26 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,314							64	62.3	71	6
350105000718	66	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							63.9	72.8	58	8
350010901030	67	New Mexico Academy For The Media Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	4401 Central Ave NE Bldg 2	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	New Mexico Academy For The Media Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 243-1957	179	13	13.7	44.7%	67 (37.4%)	16 (8.9%)	80 (44.7%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$11,054							63.4	49.7	100	33
350013600927	68	Southwest Preparatory Learning Center	Public, Charter	4-8	10301 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Southwest Preparatory Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	149	9	16.5	36.9%	122 (81.9%)	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	$9,538							62.7	70.5	62	6
350014801146	69	Mission Achievement And Success 2.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1255 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	937	77	12.1	100.0%	45 (4.8%)	21 (2.2%)	844 (90.1%)	12 (1.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)								61	86.8	33	36
350012000134	70	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							59.8	75.8	53	17

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.