McKinley Middle

Summary:

McKinley Middle is a public middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 486 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Albuquerque school district, which is ranked 89 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, McKinley Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools over the past decade, currently at 201 out of 235.

McKinley Middle significantly underperforms compared to the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in standardized test scores. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 24% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 8% in Mathematics, and 28% in Science, compared to the Albuquerque averages of 39%, 24%, and 35% respectively. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools for most student subgroups. Additionally, 100% of McKinley Middle's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

When comparing McKinley Middle to nearby schools within the Albuquerque district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Jefferson Middle and Madison Middle, which are located within a few miles of McKinley, consistently outperform McKinley on standardized tests and have higher overall rankings. Despite these challenges, McKinley Middle's small class sizes could be an asset if the school is able to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address the specific needs of its student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4500 Comanche Rd NE
       Albuquerque, NM  87110


(505) 881-9390

District: Albuquerque

SchoolDigger Rank:
201st of 235 New Mexico Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,829 Help


Students who attend McKinley Middle usually attend:

High:    Del Norte High

Feeder schools for McKinley Middle:

Elementary:    Bel-Air Elementary
    Hodgin Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  468

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.5%
American Indian:
18.2%
White:
10.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  101.1% Help


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Compare Details McKinley Middle ranks worse than 85.5% of middle schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 16th among 27 ranked middle schools in the Albuquerque School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.24. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.5%), American Indian (18.2%), White (10%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 101.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McKinley Middle is 13.5. 21 middle schools in the Albuquerque School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKinley Middle is $10,829, which is the 10th highest among 27 middle schools in the Albuquerque School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKinley Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Middle 201st of 235 New Mexico public middle schools. (See McKinley Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Albuquerque:

SchoolDigger ranks Albuquerque 89th of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for McKinley Middle

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Rank History for all students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 42.46 83rd 157 47.1%
2006 30.38 112th 156 28.2%
2007 34.19 112th 171 34.5%
2008 41.25 102nd 172 40.7%
2009 37.77 107th 178 39.9%
2010 36.23 113th 179 36.9%
2011 25.93 136th 173 21.4%
2012 21.02 147th 178 17.4%
2013 20.05 159th 193 17.6%
2014 25.62 177th 222 20.3%
2015 24.37 171st 207 17.4%
2016 14.03 205th 208 1.4%
2017 11.80 168th 176 4.5%
2018 16.80 162nd 186 12.9%
2019 14.93 178th 200 11.0%
2022 15.28 196th 232 15.5%
2023 21.05 195th 239 18.4%
2024 18.24 201st 235 14.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.14 49th 53 7.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.68 16th 21 23.8%
2022 17.31 60th 69 13.0%
2023 22.73 62nd 97 36.1%
2024 27.59 57th 91 37.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 35.87 25th 44 43.2%
2022 16.73 54th 58 6.9%
2023 39.11 44th 100 56.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.34 145th 168 13.7%
2019 17.47 156th 175 10.9%
2022 18.41 172nd 223 22.9%
2023 23.00 182nd 227 19.8%
2024 23.81 83rd 107 22.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 16.71 31st 33 6.1%
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Rank History for Female students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.24 147th 156 5.8%
2019 11.62 149th 160 6.9%
2022 16.95 168th 220 23.6%
2023 20.58 184th 213 13.6%
2024 15.55 200th 217 7.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.43 21st 52 59.6%
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Rank History for Male students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.62 123rd 151 18.5%
2019 17.28 130th 152 14.5%
2022 13.38 176th 213 17.4%
2023 18.63 184th 221 16.7%
2024 18.47 184th 219 16.0%
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Rank History for African American students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 46.33 30th 55 45.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.03 125th 149 16.1%
2019 16.68 130th 150 13.3%
2022 16.33 166th 214 22.4%
2023 21.08 165th 204 19.1%
2024 17.61 182nd 206 11.7%
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Rank History for Native American students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.15 37th 43 14.0%
2022 26.61 46th 67 31.3%
2023 24.04 53rd 58 8.6%
2024 16.57 58th 59 1.7%
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Rank History for White students at McKinley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.50 116th 121 4.1%
2022 26.54 142nd 187 24.1%
2023 22.79 176th 229 23.1%
2024 34.91 112th 181 38.1%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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Enrollment information for McKinley Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 422 28 15 373 32 n/a n/a 0 870
1991 482 32 13 387 32 n/a n/a 0 946
1992 459 43 9 406 72 n/a n/a 0 989
1993 480 40 13 400 57 n/a n/a 0 990
1994 460 47 16 384 53 n/a n/a 0 960
1995 380 42 13 387 72 n/a n/a 0 894
1996 380 42 13 387 72 n/a n/a 0 894
1997 405 46 16 389 68 n/a n/a 0 924
1998 337 47 20 371 53 n/a n/a 0 828
1999 297 48 13 398 58 n/a n/a 0 814
2000 284 41 14 381 75 n/a n/a 0 795
2001 313 49 12 360 81 n/a n/a 0 815
2002 251 46 17 394 76 n/a n/a 0 784
2003 251 46 17 394 76 n/a n/a 0 784
2004 211 29 16 411 77 n/a n/a 0 744
2005 208 38 15 430 80 n/a n/a 0 771
2006 188 43 19 391 87 n/a n/a 0 728
2007 140 36 14 391 75 n/a n/a 0 656
2008 136 39 10 376 83 n/a n/a 0 644
2009 124 29 11 357 95 n/a n/a 0 616
2010 92 14 10 376 66 0 18 0 576
2011 70 12 13 444 69 0 17 0 625
2012 74 16 14 411 62 0 19 0 596
2013 67 19 9 397 64 0 20 0 576
2014 67 21 7 370 69 0 17 0 551
2015 78 15 9 368 88 0 25 0 583
2016 70 15 9 299 59 0 22 0 474
2017 55 24 10 265 54 0 21 0 429
2018 45 24 9 254 62 0 22 0 416
2019 46 22 8 264 69 0 27 0 436
2020 54 24 10 295 76 0 25 0 484
2021 47 23 8 284 80 0 20 0 462
2022 56 21 8 312 99 0 25 0 521
2023 47 21 8 291 95 0 24 0 486
2024 47 12 9 297 85 0 18 0 468

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at McKinley Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 870 46.3 18.7 n/a
1991 946 51.7 18.2 n/a
1992 989 56.0 17.6 34.5
1993 990 59.4 16.7 n/a
1994 960 56.6 17.0 n/a
1995 894 57.8 15.5 n/a
1996 894 57.8 15.5 n/a
1997 924 59.3 15.6 n/a
1998 828 53.0 15.6 n/a
1999 814 52.0 15.7 46.3
2000 795 50.6 15.7 49.8
2001 815 52.3 15.6 67.9
2002 784 58.7 13.4 72.3
2003 784 58.7 13.4 72.3
2004 744 56.4 13.2 81
2005 771 52.0 14.8 76.7
2006 728 52.0 14.0 73.4
2007 656 48.2 13.6 72.1
2008 644 47.0 13.7 70.8
2009 616 44.1 14.0 67.2
2010 576 43.9 13.1 78
2011 625 42.5 14.7 81.8
2012 596 38.5 15.4 87.6
2013 576 41.0 14.0 83.2
2014 551 41.0 13.4 99.1
2015 583 41.0 14.2 76
2016 474 35.0 13.5 100
2017 429 34.1 12.5 100
2018 416 33.1 12.5 99.8
2019 436 31.8 13.7 99.5
2020 484 36.2 13.3 100
2021 462 39.0 11.8 100
2022 521 38.6 13.4 100
2023 486 39.6 12.2 100
2024 468 34.5 13.5 101.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio McKinley Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 870 46.3 18.7 n/a
1991 946 51.7 18.2 n/a
1992 989 56.0 17.6 34.5
1993 990 59.4 16.7 n/a
1994 960 56.6 17.0 n/a
1995 894 57.8 15.5 n/a
1996 894 57.8 15.5 n/a
1997 924 59.3 15.6 n/a
1998 828 53.0 15.6 n/a
1999 814 52.0 15.7 46.3
2000 795 50.6 15.7 49.8
2001 815 52.3 15.6 67.9
2002 784 58.7 13.4 72.3
2003 784 58.7 13.4 72.3
2004 744 56.4 13.2 81
2005 771 52.0 14.8 76.7
2006 728 52.0 14.0 73.4
2007 656 48.2 13.6 72.1
2008 644 47.0 13.7 70.8
2009 616 44.1 14.0 67.2
2010 576 43.9 13.1 78
2011 625 42.5 14.7 81.8
2012 596 38.5 15.4 87.6
2013 576 41.0 14.0 83.2
2014 551 41.0 13.4 99.1
2015 583 41.0 14.2 76
2016 474 35.0 13.5 100
2017 429 34.1 12.5 100
2018 416 33.1 12.5 99.8
2019 436 31.8 13.7 99.5
2020 484 36.2 13.3 100
2021 462 39.0 11.8 100
2022 521 38.6 13.4 100
2023 486 39.6 12.2 100
2024 468 34.5 13.5 101.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for McKinley Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,829

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on McKinley Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 178th of 200 Middle schoolsRanks 195th of 239 Middle schools
 7.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Language Arts (McKinley Middle)1614.3
 1.7%
   6th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)2633.5
 7.5%
   6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3132.9
 1.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (McKinley Middle)1215.2
 3.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)1731.9
 14.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1932.5
 13.5%
7th Grade Language Arts (McKinley Middle)725.3
 18.3%
   7th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)2637
 11%
   7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3134.8
 3.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (McKinley Middle)511.6
 6.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)1927
 8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1924.8
 5.8%
8th Grade Language Arts (McKinley Middle)1317.3
 4.3%
   8th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)2935.3
 6.3%
   8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3133.2
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (McKinley Middle)92.6
 6.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)1819.5
 1.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2019.7
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students436486
 11.5%
African American2221
 4.5%
American Indian6995
 37.7%
Asian88
Hispanic264291
 10.2%
Pacific Islander00
White4647
 2.2%
Two or More Races2724
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.5%100%
 0.5%


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Students at McKinley Middle are 63% Hispanic, 18% American Indian, 10% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 468 students attended McKinley Middle.

McKinley Middle ranks in the bottom 14.5% of New Mexico middle schools.

Students who attend McKinley Middle usually go on to attend Del Norte High


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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.

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