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)
350021000149	171	Spartan Learning Academy	Public	7-8	485 Camino Don Tomas	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-3309	412	33	12.5	100.0%	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	234 (56.8%)	1 (0.2%)	145 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$11,246							27.8	18.8	207	36
350096000623	172	Caton Middle	Public	6-8	1109 16th Street	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-3338	161	11	14.8	70.8%	43 (26.7%)	3 (1.9%)	113 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$8,372							27.7	23.4	183	11
350111000881	173	Crownpoint Middle	Public	6-8	#1 Eagle Dr	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5400	0	11	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$12,695							27.6	47.4	110	63
350153000403	174	Memorial Middle	Public	7-8	1236 5th Street	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5710	168	16	10.3	100.0%	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	159 (94.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,702							27.1	25.5	172	2
350126000349	175	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 North Jefferson	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1200	840	45	18.4	100.0%	176 (21.0%)	45 (5.4%)	604 (71.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	$6,791							26.9	34	146	29
350016600901	176	La Academia Dolores Huerta	Public, Charter	6-8	400 West Bell Ave	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	La Academia Dolores Huerta	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-5800	66	11	5.9	100.0%	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,699							26.8	39.7	130	46
350150000669	177	Picacho Middle	Public	6-8	1040 North Motel Blvd	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9455	727	45	16.1	100.0%	107 (14.7%)	10 (1.4%)	599 (82.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,072							26.8	31.3	157	20
350174000450	178	Taylor Middle	Public	7-8	700 South 11th St	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2435	527	26	19.9	99.4%	83 (15.7%)	8 (1.5%)	435 (82.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,118							26.6	32.7	154	24
350017300950	179	Tierra Encantada Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	4601 Mission Bend	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Tierra Encantada Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 983-3337	289	14	20.5	20.1%	20 (6.9%)	5 (1.7%)	259 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,361							26	24.3	176	3
350006000111	180	Taft Middle	Public	6-8	620 Schulte Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-4389	292	20	14.8	100.0%	23 (7.9%)	7 (2.4%)	246 (84.2%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$11,809							25.6	45.7	115	65

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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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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.