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
81	Madison Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 299-4735	532	40	13.4	99.6%	128 (24.1%)	22 (4.1%)	291 (54.7%)	20 (3.8%)	36 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)	$8,278							47.4	51.5	44	37		350006000081
82	Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	1401 College Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6300	513	38	13.6	100.0%	186 (36.3%)	25 (4.9%)	249 (48.5%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.0%)	$8,884							46.9	49.7	51	31		350003000003
83	James Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	6100 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0101	630	51	12.4	99.4%	100 (15.9%)	16 (2.5%)	436 (69.2%)	15 (2.4%)	31 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	$7,555							46.7	47.5	56	27		350006000825
84	La Plata Middle	Public	7-8	3500 North Silver St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2060	259	23	11.3	99.6%	51 (19.7%)	3 (1.2%)	197 (76.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$11,347							45.8	50.4	49	35		350243000563
85	Artesia Zia Intermediate	Public	6-7	1100 Bullock Ave	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	550	36	15.1		180 (32.7%)	6 (1.1%)	355 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,949							45.3	53.9	39	46		350012000134
86	Los Lunas Middle	Public	7-8	220 Luna Ave	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	719	38	19	99.9%	114 (15.9%)	5 (0.7%)	546 (75.9%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	$7,473							45.3	42	68	18		350168000440
87	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	223	19	11.5	99.6%	53 (23.8%)	7 (3.1%)	147 (65.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	$9,033							44.9			(n/a)		350006000920
88	Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	1700 E Spruce Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9640	698	66	10.6	99.7%	96 (13.8%)	15 (2.1%)	574 (82.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$8,018							44.6	45.6	62	26		350150000455
89	Floyd Middle	Public	5-8	1564 Nm 267	Floyd	88118	Roosevelt County	Floyd	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 478-2211	72	7	10.1	83.3%	19 (26.4%)	1 (1.4%)	51 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$13,661							44.6	50.6	48	41		350102000770
90	Houston Middle School	Public	6-9	300 North Houston	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1300	822	44	18.5	62.9%	160 (19.5%)	28 (3.4%)	611 (74.3%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	$7,427							44.4			(n/a)		350126000351

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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.

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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.