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
121	Nina Otero Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	5901 Herrera Drive	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4200	629	47	13.4	100.0%	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	586 (93.2%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,143							32.3			(n/a)		350237001107
122	Monte Del Sol Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	4157 Walking Rain Rd	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Monte Del Sol Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 982-5225	370	30	12.3	67.6%	36 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (84.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$11,040							31.4			(n/a)		350017000816
123	T Or C Middle	Public	6-8	1802 Pershing St	T Or C	87901	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	255	17	15.3	100.0%	102 (40.0%)	10 (3.9%)	133 (52.2%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$11,438							31.3	31.8	97	26		350261000595
124	Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	7225 Jornada Rd North	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9510	728	47	15.6	100.0%	90 (12.4%)	13 (1.8%)	595 (81.7%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	$8,992							31.2	34.5	87	37		350150001063
125	Chaparral Middle	Public	7-8	290 Lisa Dr	Chaparral	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	546	42	13.1	100.0%	15 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	525 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,695							29.8	31.4	98	27		350108000202
126	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	521	34	15.5	100.0%	207 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	202 (38.8%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	$7,788							29.8	27.7	106	20		350015000136
127	Kirtland Middle	Public	7-8	538 Cr 6100	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-6114	372	30	12.5	100.0%	31 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	8 (2.2%)	282 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$10,560							29.7	33.7	91	36		350039000180
128	Crownpoint Middle	Public	6-8	#1 Eagle Dr	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5400	226	47	4.8	80.5%	20 (8.8%)	5 (2.2%)	57 (25.2%)	1 (0.4%)	124 (54.9%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (8.0%)	$12,695							29.6	26.3	111	17		350111000881
129	Raton High	Public	7-12	1535 Tiger Circle	Raton	87740	Colfax County	Raton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 445-9261	350	24	14.8	98.9%	97 (27.7%)	1 (0.3%)	249 (71.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,012							29.4			(n/a)		350219000500
130	Gallup Middle	Public	6-8	1001 South Grandview	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2700	480	58	8.2	82.9%	58 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	151 (31.5%)	6 (1.3%)	236 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$10,615							29.4	44.1	64	66		350111000304

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.