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)
350060000230	131	Snell Middle	Public	6-8	501 Tom Foy Blvd	Bayard	88023	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	239	14	16.5	100.0%	24 (10.0%)	2 (0.8%)	212 (88.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,012							38.4	22.2	191	60
350024000158	132	Mesa Alta Junior High	Public	7-8	329 North Bergin Ln	Bloomfield	87413	San Juan County	Bloomfield	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 632-8021	382	28	13.7	100.0%	116 (30.4%)	3 (0.8%)	95 (24.9%)	2 (0.5%)	161 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$9,445							38.2	30.7	158	26
350057000223	133	Yucca Middle	Public	7-8	1500 Sycamore	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	572	31	18.6	100.0%	134 (23.4%)	23 (4.0%)	394 (68.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$7,668							38.1	37.3	143	10
350012101076	134	South Valley Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	2551 Karsten Ct SE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	South Valley Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 222-5642	188	15	12.1	100.0%	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	170 (90.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$10,076							38.1	23.4	185	51
350150001063	135	Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	7225 Jornada Rd North	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9510	803	51	15.9	100.0%	100 (12.5%)	15 (1.9%)	662 (82.4%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.5%)	$8,992							38	37.9	138	3
350015301083	136	McCurdy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 Calle Arbolera	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	McCurdy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 692-6090	540	32	16.8	68.5%	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	496 (91.9%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$7,481							37.9	25.6	171	35
350162000423	137	Dugan-Tarango Middle	Public	7-8	1352 Hardin St	Lordsburg	88045	Hidalgo County	Lordsburg	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 542-9806	60	4	14.5	55.0%	8 (13.3%)	1 (1.7%)	51 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,860							37.7	33.8	149	12
350039000180	138	Kirtland Middle	Public	7-8	538 Cr 6100	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-6114	430	31	13.9	100.0%	35 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	352 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$10,560							36.5	29.1	163	25
350177000694	139	Magdalena Middle	Public	6-8	201 Duggins Dr	Magdalena	87825	Socorro County	Magdalena	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 854-2241	74	9	8.5	100.0%	18 (24.3%)	1 (1.4%)	36 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,307							36.1	47.5	109	30
350261000595	140	T Or C Middle	Public	6-8	1802 Pershing St	T Or C	87901	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	283	21	13.4	100.0%	122 (43.1%)	6 (2.1%)	147 (51.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$11,438							35.8	36	145	5

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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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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.