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 Friday, January 2, 2026.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 192)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
181	Cuba Middle	Public	6-8	50 County Rd 13	Cuba	87013	Sandoval County	Cuba	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 289-3211	148	15	9.8	98.6%	6 (4.1%)	1 (0.7%)	27 (18.2%)	2 (1.4%)	102 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	$19,751							12.7	10.9	158	23		350066000235
182	Truman Middle	Public	6-8	9400 Benavides Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-3030	520	52	10	99.6%	17 (3.3%)	6 (1.2%)	485 (93.3%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,096							11.4	14.1	149	33		350006000114
183	Ernie Pyle Middle	Public	6-8	1820 Valdora Dr SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-3770	409	34	11.9	99.5%	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	394 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,902							11.2	10	159	24		350006000052
184	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1101 Park SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2000	248	21	11.9	99.2%	13 (5.2%)	5 (2.0%)	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$9,918							10.5	14.7	146	38		350006000118
185	Edward Ortiz Middle	Public	6-8	4164 South Meadows	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2300	416	42	9.8	100.0%	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	391 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,051							10.3	16.2	139	46		350237000610
186	Tse Bit Ai Middle	Public	6-8	Us Hwy 64	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-4741	390	31	12.7	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	355 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$11,069							10.1	12.9	153	33		350039000189
187	McKinley Middle	Public	6-8	4500 Comanche Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9390	434	42	10.3	99.5%	34 (7.8%)	18 (4.1%)	281 (64.7%)	7 (1.6%)	70 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	$10,829							9.4	16.7	137	50		350006000615
188	Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	721 Tomasita NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6701	296	29	10.3	98.3%	30 (10.1%)	14 (4.7%)	196 (66.2%)	6 (2.0%)	33 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	$10,766							9.1	16.1	140	48		350006000071
189	El Camino Real Academy Community	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 S. Meadows	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1300	704	58	12.2	100.0%	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,112							9			(n/a)		350237000535
190	Van Buren Middle	Public	6-8	700 Louisiana SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3833	344	27	12.8	98.3%	25 (7.3%)	20 (5.8%)	259 (75.3%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	$11,473							8.4	7.4	164	26		350006000117

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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 January 2, 2026, 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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.