Best Middle Schools in New Mexico

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 239)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
350198000705	61	Mesa Vista Middle	Public	7-8	Hwy 285 Junction 111	Ojo Caliente	87549	Taos County	Mesa Vista	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 583-2274	34	2	15.1	100.0%	5 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,830							70.9	55.7	75	14
350013600927	62	Southwest Preparatory Learning Center	Public, Charter	4-8	10301 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Southwest Preparatory Learning Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	149	9	16.5	36.9%	122 (81.9%)	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	$9,538							70.5	69.4	53	9
350006000920	63	Mountain Mahogany Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	5014 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 341-1424	224	19	11.7	50.4%	69 (30.8%)	4 (1.8%)	127 (56.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.5%)	$9,033							70.5	72.7	45	18
350006000081	64	Madison Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 299-4735	602	42	14.4	40.7%	159 (26.4%)	28 (4.7%)	323 (53.7%)	21 (3.5%)	42 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.7%)	$8,278							70.3	61.1	68	4
350150000765	65	Camino Real Middle	Public	6-8	2961 Roadrunner Pkwy	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6030	965	55	17.6	100.0%	237 (24.6%)	14 (1.5%)	681 (70.6%)	14 (1.5%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	$7,720							69.3	52.6	84	19
350243000560	66	Cliff High	Public	7-12	622 State Hwy 211	Cliff	88028	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 535-2051	105	13	8.4	100.0%	81 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$17,283							66.7	67.3	62	4
350006001028	67	Corrales International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5500 Wilshire Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87113	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-9733	241	19	12.8	31.1%	67 (27.8%)	3 (1.2%)	150 (62.2%)	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$10,091							65.2	55	78	11
350006000066	68	Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	12015 Tivoli NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6896	394	27	14.5	100.0%	122 (31.0%)	11 (2.8%)	204 (51.8%)	6 (1.5%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$9,402							64.5	52.3	85	17
350213000493	69	Quemado High	Public	7-12	Hwy 60	Quemado	87829	Catron County	Quemado	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 773-4700	71	7	9.9	64.8%	48 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$20,462							63.9	99.5	3	66
350006001050	70	Cien Aguas International	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Randolph Rd. SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-0001	422	32	13.3	85.8%	59 (14.0%)	2 (0.5%)	353 (83.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,455							63.2	66.1	63	7

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM Combined Language Arts, NM Combined Mathematics, NM Combined Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 6, 2023, 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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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.