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)
350017130008	161	Turquoise Trail Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13a San Marcos Loop	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Turquoise Trail Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 986-4000	677	46	14.8	30.4%	128 (18.9%)	7 (1.0%)	513 (75.8%)	10 (1.5%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$7,686							30	33.3	153	8
350186000784	162	Lazaro Larry Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	Hwy 518	Mora	87732	Mora County	Mora	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 387-3127	93	7	13	100.0%	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (95.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,344							29.9			(n/a)
350111001027	163	Chief Manuelito Middle	Public	6-8	1325 South Rico St	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	609	28	21.7	100.0%	26 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	113 (18.6%)	5 (0.8%)	455 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$10,573							29.1	33.9	148	15
350123000666	164	Hatch Valley Middle	Public	6-8	901 East Herrera	Hatch	87937	Do�a Ana County	Hatch Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 267-8250	262	22	12	96.9%	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,261							28.8	22.5	189	25
350111000907	165	Tse Yi Gai High	Public	6-12	118 Counselor Rd	Cuba	87013	Sandoval County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5500	53	11	4.8	100.0%	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	49 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$17,796							28.5	20.3	199	34
350237001139	166	Milagro Middle	Public	7-8	351 W. Zia Road	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3300	383	28	13.6	100.0%	38 (9.9%)	6 (1.6%)	326 (85.1%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,047							28.4	28.7	164	2
350099000293	167	Tibbetts Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 Twin Peaks Blvd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8613	683	43	16	100.0%	117 (17.1%)	7 (1.0%)	132 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	366 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.9%)	$8,338							28.2	32.7	155	12
350225000518	168	Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	312 East Mtn View Rd	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2825	520	26	19.8	100.0%	71 (13.7%)	9 (1.7%)	434 (83.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,327							28.1	28.6	165	3
350138000409	169	Coronado Middle	Public	6-8	1903 State Highway 96	Gallina	87017	Rio Arriba County	Jemez Mountain	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 638-5419	36	6	5.7	100.0%	5 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,659							28	29.4	161	8
350252000584	170	Taos Middle	Public	6-8	235 Paseo Del Canon	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	326	33	9.8	100.0%	35 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$9,596							27.8	33.5	150	20

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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.