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)
350204000695	141	Penasco Middle	Public	6-8	13 School Rd	Penasco	87553	Taos County	Penasco	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 587-2230	69	2	30.1	97.1%	4 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,109							35.2	53.1	93	48
350201000706	142	Pecos Middle	Public	6-8	North Nm Hwy 63	Pecos	87552	San Miguel County	Pecos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 757-4700	109	7	16.1	92.7%	8 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,459							34.7	30.3	159	17
350017901136	143	Hozho Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	515 Park Ave	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Hozho Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 722-4463	685	55	12.3	99.1%	119 (17.4%)	3 (0.4%)	240 (35.0%)	10 (1.5%)	273 (39.9%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.7%)	$9,654							34.5	28.5	166	23
350030000859	144	Jefferson Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 South Canal St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	258	1	232.4	66.7%	112 (43.4%)	1 (0.4%)	136 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$8,598							34.5	41.1	127	17
350168000614	145	Valencia Middle School	Public	7-8	22 Marlink Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	485	27	17.9	95.5%	142 (29.3%)	2 (0.4%)	319 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,022							33.8	32.3	156	11
350011201051	146	School Of Dreams Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	906 Juan Perea Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	School Of Dreams Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-7632	555	36	15.3	100.5%	162 (29.2%)	1 (0.2%)	362 (65.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,792							33.6	24.4	175	29
350057001155	147	Cms Iacademy At Lincoln Jackson	Public, Alternative	K-12	206 Alphon St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	161	16	10.2	99.4%	40 (24.8%)	10 (6.2%)	106 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)								33.5	23.6	182	35
350108000202	148	Chaparral Middle	Public	7-8	290 Lisa Dr	Chaparral	88081	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	545	38	14.3	100.0%	16 (2.9%)	6 (1.1%)	523 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,695							33.4	37.8	139	9
350021000727	149	Cochiti Middle	Public	6-8	800 Quail Hill Trail	Pena Blanca	87041	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-5547	64	11	5.7	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$12,989							32.9	38.7	135	14
350237001107	150	Nina Otero Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	5901 Herrera Drive	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4200	644	41	15.6	99.8%	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	598 (92.9%)	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,143							32.9	23.4	184	34

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.