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)
350156000911	191	Rio Gallinas School	Public, Charter	K-8	2730 Romero St	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2311	80	3	27.4	100.0%	10 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	$12,154							20.6			(n/a)
350099000601	192	Mesa View Middle School	Public	6-8	4451 Wildflower Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8622	488	36	13.6	100.0%	91 (18.6%)	2 (0.4%)	208 (42.6%)	2 (0.4%)	168 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$8,831							20.3	24.3	177	15
350069001023	193	Red Mountain Middle	Public	7-8	2100 Hwy 418 SW	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 546-0668	795	52	15.2	99.9%	87 (10.9%)	5 (0.6%)	681 (85.7%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.3%)	$9,718							20.2	22.6	188	5
350111000661	194	John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	600 South Boardman Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3100	630	33	19.3	100.0%	37 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	123 (19.5%)	7 (1.1%)	447 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$9,826							20	36.5	144	50
350012301066	195	Abq Sign Language Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	620 Lomas Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Abq Sign Language Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 244-7553	125	18	6.9	100.0%	31 (24.8%)	5 (4.0%)	74 (59.2%)	4 (3.2%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$26,954							19.8	14.8	225	30
350006000071	196	Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	721 Tomasita NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6701	331	30	11	100.0%	36 (10.9%)	21 (6.3%)	223 (67.4%)	13 (3.9%)	30 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$10,766							19.7	19.7	202	6
350111000545	197	Gallup Central Alternative	Public	6-12	325 Marguerite St	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	109	10	10.9	100.0%	18 (16.5%)	1 (0.9%)	24 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (57.8%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	$13,651							19.3			(n/a)
350237000788	198	Desert Sage Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2504 Camino Entrada	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 467-0310	313	21	14.8	100.0%	24 (7.7%)	9 (2.9%)	259 (82.7%)	3 (1.0%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$7,359							19	25.7	170	28
350225000514	199	Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	1601 East Bland St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2800	422	28	15.1	100.0%	38 (9.0%)	10 (2.4%)	365 (86.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$9,441							18.7	15.9	221	22
350111000663	200	Thoreau Middle	Public	6-8	8 Hawk Circle	Thoreau	87323	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4600	284	15	18.9	100.0%	18 (6.3%)	5 (1.8%)	33 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$11,602							18.3	23.2	186	14

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.