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)
350015101088	41	SW Aeronautics Mathematics And Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4100 Aerospace Pkwy Bw	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	SW Aeronautics Mathematics And Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	278	12	22.3	31.7%	228 (82.0%)	3 (1.1%)	30 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$10,269							78.9	83.4	40	1
350015201085	42	Estancia Valley Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 State Hwy 344	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Estancia Valley Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 431-3822	626	38	16.4	21.7%	388 (62.0%)	1 (0.2%)	216 (34.5%)	7 (1.1%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,462							78.2	80.5	45	3
350011801055	43	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							76.9	73.6	57	14
350183000898	44	Melrose Junior	Public	6-8	100 Missouri Ave	Melrose	88124	Curry County	Melrose	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 253-4269	48	4	13.4	43.8%	38 (79.2%)	3 (6.3%)	6 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$20,360							76.9	79.5	48	4
350189000818	45	Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	17 Venus Rd West	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 835-5835	296	19	15.7	100.0%	156 (52.7%)	3 (1.0%)	128 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$8,890							76.4	79.5	47	2
350001000682	46	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							76	73.6	56	10
350006001047	47	Tony Hillerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8101 Rainbow Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-0698	1,035	64	16.2	30.4%	238 (23.0%)	16 (1.5%)	674 (65.1%)	17 (1.6%)	43 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.5%)	$7,205							75.6	84.9	38	9
350079000251	48	Dora High	Public	7-12	100 School St	Dora	88115	Roosevelt County	Dora	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 477-2216	98	9	11.4	40.8%	61 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$13,304							75.3	88.7	30	18
350129000360	49	Hondo High	Public	7-12	111 Don Pablo Lane	Hondo	88336	Lincoln County	Hondo Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 653-4411	62	7	9.2	100.0%	14 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,313							75.1	27.7	169	120
350150000765	50	Camino Real Middle	Public	6-8	2961 Roadrunner Pkwy	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6030	965	55	17.6	100.0%	237 (24.6%)	14 (1.5%)	681 (70.6%)	14 (1.5%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	$7,720							74.3	69.3	65	15

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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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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.