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)
350006000854	231	El Camino Real Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3713 Isleta Blvd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 314-2212	335	31	10.8	100.0%	14 (4.2%)	7 (2.1%)	310 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,001							12.1	19.1	185	46
350042000193	232	Chama Middle	Public	6-8	181 North Pine Ave	Chama	87520	Rio Arriba County	Chama Valley	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 588-7285	40	3	13.5	100.0%	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	28 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	$14,189							12.1			(n/a)
350237000535	233	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	778	55	14	100.0%	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	760 (97.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,112							11.9	15.6	194	39
350006000019	234	John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	5401 Glenrio Rd NW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-0400	462	38	12	100.0%	28 (6.1%)	4 (0.9%)	388 (84.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$12,937							11.8	13	203	31
350006000823	235	Robert F. Kennedy Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	4300 Blake Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 243-1118	370	26	14	100.0%	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	342 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,714							11.6			(n/a)
350006000117	236	Van Buren Middle	Public	6-8	700 Louisiana SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3833	398	28	14.2	100.0%	32 (8.0%)	28 (7.0%)	282 (70.9%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.5%)	$11,473							10.3	11.5	211	25
350006000852	237	Los Puentes Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	4012 4th St. NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 342-5959	101	15	6.6	100.0%	7 (6.9%)	3 (3.0%)	86 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$19,508							9.1			(n/a)
350030001157	238	Carlsbad Enrichment Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	406 N. Alameda Street	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 234-3300	227	11	21.4	42.3%	65 (28.6%)	6 (2.6%)	153 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)								6.7	18.5	188	50
350081000716	239	Dulce Middle	Public	6-8	113 Hawks Dr	Dulce	87528	Rio Arriba County	Dulce	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 759-3225	119	13	9.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.4%)	1 (0.8%)	103 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$15,914							6.7	7.3	219	20

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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.
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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.