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)
350126000351	101	Houston Middle School	Public	6-9	300 North Houston	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1300	843	45	18.8	100.0%	186 (22.1%)	36 (4.3%)	601 (71.3%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$7,427							48.3	41.5	124	23
350195000915	102	Mountainair Junior High	Public	6-8	901 West 3rd St	Mountainair	87036	Torrance County	Mountainair	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 847-2333	43	4	9.9	100.0%	17 (39.5%)	3 (7.0%)	21 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,018							48.3	41.8	122	20
350010600873	103	North Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7939 4th Street NW	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	North Valley Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-0501	380	32	11.9	57.6%	61 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	298 (78.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$7,304							47.7	28	167	64
350006000853	104	Digital Arts And Technology Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1011 Lamberton NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 341-0888	348	27	12.8	42.2%	94 (27.0%)	2 (0.6%)	235 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$9,929							47	49.8	99	5
350033000178	105	Carrizozo Middle	Public	6-8	800 D Ave	Carrizozo	88301	Lincoln County	Carrizozo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 648-2348	32	4	7.5	100.0%	13 (40.6%)	2 (6.3%)	17 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,857							46.6			(n/a)
350219000500	106	Raton High	Public	7-12	1535 Tiger Circle	Raton	87740	Colfax County	Raton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 445-9261	359	25	14.2		101 (28.1%)	3 (0.8%)	250 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,012							46.6	46.1	113	7
350111000304	107	Gallup Middle	Public	6-8	1001 South Grandview	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2700	400	21	19	100.0%	59 (14.8%)	5 (1.3%)	101 (25.3%)	14 (3.5%)	217 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,615							46	61.4	73	34
350093000717	108	Estancia Middle	Public	7-8	807 W. Hopewell	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2003	88	10	8.8	100.0%	20 (22.7%)	1 (1.1%)	64 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$12,438							45.9	50.1	98	10
350240000324	109	Anton Chico Middle	Public	6-8	1753 State Hwy 119	Anton Chico	87711	Guadalupe County	Santa Rosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 472-3171	34	5	7	100.0%	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (91.2%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,867							45.7			(n/a)
350012401068	110	Tierra Adentro	Public, Charter	6-12	1781 Bellemah Ave	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Tierra Adentro	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 967-4720	243	21	11.8	100.0%	21 (8.6%)	7 (2.9%)	207 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	$10,093							45.5	47.8	107	3

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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.