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)
350063000232	31	Corona High	Public	7-12	531 Franklin St	Corona	88318	Lincoln County	Corona	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 849-1911	29	7	4.3	55.2%	20 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,078							85.4	89.8	24	7
350018000867	32	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							85	86.2	34	2
350150001078	33	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							84.2	86.1	35	2
350006001081	34	Coral Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4401 Silver Avenue SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-6725	238	16	15.1	47.9%	73 (30.7%)	18 (7.6%)	111 (46.6%)	6 (2.5%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)								83.8	91.9	19	15
350054030005	35	Cloudcroft Middle	Public	6-8	810 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 601-4416	101	8	13	42.6%	75 (74.3%)	1 (1.0%)	23 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$10,862							82.2	79.8	46	11
350001000865	36	Rio Rancho Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-5335	1,143	70	16.2	23.6%	323 (28.3%)	33 (2.9%)	658 (57.6%)	7 (0.6%)	49 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.4%)	$8,149							81.8	80.9	44	8
350243000560	37	Cliff High	Public	7-12	622 State Hwy 211	Cliff	88028	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 535-2051	105	13	8.4	100.0%	81 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$17,283							81.4	66.7	66	29
350255000587	38	Tatum Junior High	Public	7-8	320 West 3rd Street	Tatum	88267	Lea County	Tatum	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 398-4455	51	4	12.5	41.2%	25 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$14,219							81.4	48.9	106	68
350018700811	39	21st Century Public Academy	Public, Charter	1-8	4300 Cutler Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	21st Century Public Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 254-0280	393	30	13.2	52.7%	164 (41.7%)	16 (4.1%)	193 (49.1%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)								81.3			(n/a)
350006000822	40	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							81.3	83.7	39	1

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.