Best Middle Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 239)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
350006000050	31	Eldorado High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11300 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-4871	1,622	99	16.3	24.4%	632 (39.0%)	38 (2.3%)	724 (44.6%)	53 (3.3%)	74 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (6.1%)	$8,544							88			(n/a)
350237000841	32	Academy For Technology & Classics	Public, Charter	7-12	74 A Van Nu PO Rd	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 473-4282	392	31	12.7	28.3%	102 (26.0%)	1 (0.3%)	262 (66.8%)	19 (4.8%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,301							87.9	82.1	27	5
350014801146	33	Mission Achievement And Success 2.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1255 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	937	77	12.1	100.0%	45 (4.8%)	21 (2.2%)	844 (90.1%)	12 (1.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)								86.8	54.8	79	46
350018000867	34	Belen Family School	Public	1-8	4 Eastside School Road	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 966-2270	138	6	21.9	100.0%	42 (30.4%)	1 (0.7%)	91 (65.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$8,877							86.2	84.1	25	9
350150001078	35	Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy	Public	6-8	950 South Walnut St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6059	100	5	20	100.0%	37 (37.0%)	2 (2.0%)	59 (59.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$10,283							86.1	71.8	48	13
350228000527	36	Roy High	Public	7-12	5th St And Roosevelt St	Roy	87743	Harding County	Roy	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 485-2242	33	6	5.1	54.5%	10 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$56,485							85.8	100	1	35
350013500929	37	Montessori Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	1730 Montano Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Montessori Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 796-0149	439	25	17.5	0.7%	166 (37.8%)	3 (0.7%)	225 (51.3%)	8 (1.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$7,123							85.3	76.4	39	2
350006001047	38	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							84.9	71.1	50	12
350006000822	39	Public Academy For Performing Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	11800 Princess Jeanne Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 830-3128	434	30	14.4	45.2%	169 (38.9%)	11 (2.5%)	242 (55.8%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,196							83.7	69.3	54	15
350015101088	40	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							83.4	67.7	58	18

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM Combined Language Arts, NM Combined Mathematics, NM Combined Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, 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.