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)
350189000469	181	Moriarty Middle	Public	6-8	200 Center St	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	244	18	13.3	100.0%	84 (34.4%)	3 (1.2%)	147 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$8,602							24.6	37.8	140	41
350006000918	182	Native American Community Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1000 Indian School Rd	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 266-0992	455	50	9.1	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$11,132							24.3	20.7	197	15
350006000925	183	Christine Duncan Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Atrisco Dr. NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 839-4971	406	33	12.3	100.0%	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	388 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,587							24.1	17.6	211	28
350150000388	184	Lynn Middle	Public	6-8	950 South Walnut St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9445	534	39	13.6	100.0%	65 (12.2%)	20 (3.7%)	422 (79.0%)	7 (1.3%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	$8,523							24.1	27.9	168	16
350150000399	185	Zia Middle	Public	6-8	1300 West University Ave	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9475	688	39	17.4	100.0%	123 (17.9%)	16 (2.3%)	533 (77.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	$8,805							23.9	30	160	25
350207000484	186	Pojoaque Middle	Public	7-8	1574 State Road 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 455-2282	262	17	15.5	62.2%	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	207 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,254							23.4	22.5	190	4
350135000363	187	Jal Junior High	Public	6-8	100 Property Street	Jal	88252	Lea County	Jal	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 395-2101	125	8	16	55.2%	17 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,830							22.2	16.8	219	32
350126001067	188	Heizer Middle School	Public	6-8	101 East Stanolind Rd	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1100	606	41	14.9	100.0%	55 (9.1%)	26 (4.3%)	520 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,874							22.1	17	217	29
350006001114	189	George I Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-8	4050 118th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0300	1,221	78	15.7	100.0%	77 (6.3%)	30 (2.5%)	1,061 (86.9%)	7 (0.6%)	30 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.3%)	$7,175							21.6	24	180	9
350016301094	190	Taos International School	Public, Charter	K-8	118 Este Es Road	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos International School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 776-2469	177	15	11.5	100.0%	10 (5.6%)	2 (1.1%)	160 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,101							21.5	25.4	173	17

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.