Best Middle Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NM-ASR and NM-MSSA test scores by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The most recent update was on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

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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)
350006000809	151	South Valley Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3426 Blake Road SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3132	620	57	10.8	99.5%	456 (73.5%)	2 (0.3%)	154 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,739							32.9	18.2	209	58
350225000522	152	Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	615 South Sycamore Ave	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2850	593	42	14.1	100.0%	97 (16.4%)	13 (2.2%)	482 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,359							32.7	24.4	174	22
350018000141	153	Belen Middle	Public	7-8	314 South 4th St	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1600	493	33	14.9	89.9%	73 (14.8%)	9 (1.8%)	392 (79.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,375							31.6	33.3	152	1
350150000377	154	Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4465 Elks Dr	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9465	581	38	15.2	99.7%	48 (8.3%)	10 (1.7%)	511 (88.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$8,507							31.3	38.5	136	18
350280101127	155	Pecos Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1841 Old Route 66 Suite B	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Pecos Cyber Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 886-3900	1,431	90	15.8	45.8%	407 (28.4%)	14 (1.0%)	863 (60.3%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (5.7%)	4 (0.3%)	58 (4.1%)								31.3	39.5	131	24
350006001163	156	Ecademy K-8	Public, Virtual	K-8	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 247-4209	632	49	12.8	110.3%	79 (12.5%)	26 (4.1%)	426 (67.4%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)								31.1	19.8	201	45
350019001167	157	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	K-7	1401 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 681-3536	141	12	11.7	100.0%	22 (15.6%)	3 (2.1%)	104 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)								31			(n/a)
350117000331	158	Los Alamitos Middle	Public	7-8	1100 Mt Taylor Ave	Grants	87020	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2683	422	36	11.8	118.7%	50 (11.8%)	3 (0.7%)	183 (43.4%)	1 (0.2%)	182 (43.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,183							30.6	16.8	218	60
350015000136	159	C.V. Koogler Middle	Public	6-8	455 North Light Plant Rd	Aztec	87410	San Juan County	Aztec	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 334-9474	519	36	14.6	34.3%	219 (42.2%)	2 (0.4%)	196 (37.8%)	2 (0.4%)	77 (14.8%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.9%)	$7,788							30.1	38.9	133	26
350006001056	160	The International School At Mesa Del Sol	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2000 Bobby Foster Rd	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 508-3295	341	32	10.6	73.3%	70 (20.5%)	6 (1.8%)	243 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$9,046							30.1	45.9	114	46

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About our rankings:

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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.