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)
350013000921	1	Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science	Public, Charter	6-12	933 Bradbury SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 559-4249	342	20	17.5	8.5%	89 (26.0%)	4 (1.2%)	164 (48.0%)	66 (19.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$8,884							100	100	1
350006000273	2	Desert Willow Family School	Public	K-8	3303 Monroe NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 888-1647	294	18	16.8	8.5%	179 (60.9%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (27.6%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.8%)	$6,492							99.8	99.9	2
350001000954	3	Rio Rancho Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1330 Jackie Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 892-7222	205	10	20.4	16.1%	96 (46.8%)	6 (2.9%)	91 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$8,965							99.6	97.7	12	9
350252000844	4	Anansi Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	57 Nm 230	El Prado	87529	Taos County	Taos	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 758-5202	195	18	11	56.9%	108 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (36.9%)	7 (3.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$8,803							99.2	99	5	1
350006001133	5	Coyote Willow Family School	Public	K-8	7125 Irving Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 253-0050	279	17	16.4	8.2%	165 (59.1%)	3 (1.1%)	98 (35.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$6,075							99.1	99.3	4	1
350150000397	6	White Sands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Viking St White Sands Missi	Las Cruces	88002	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 674-1241	275	21	13	100.0%	121 (44.0%)	8 (2.9%)	111 (40.4%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	22 (8.0%)	$9,615							99.1	97.8	10	4
350225000826	7	Sidney Gutierrez Middle	Public, Charter	K-8	69 E. Gail Harris	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 347-9703	196	11	17.5	100.0%	103 (52.6%)	7 (3.6%)	83 (42.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$10,411							98.8	99.6	3	4
350006001072	8	New Mexico International School	Public, Charter	K-8	7215 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 503-7670	395	28	14.2	4.3%	162 (41.0%)	5 (1.3%)	205 (51.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$6,836							98.6	95.3	17	9
350006000049	9	Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	11001 Camero Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 292-2530	818	50	16.2	18.8%	411 (50.2%)	17 (2.1%)	280 (34.2%)	47 (5.7%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.3%)	$7,915							98.4	98.2	7	2
350237000644	10	El Dorado Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Avenida Torreon	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4900	396	33	12.1	25.3%	210 (53.0%)	5 (1.3%)	166 (41.9%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,004							98.3	95.6	16	6

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.