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
101	Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4465 Elks Dr	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9465	574	56	10.2	100.0%	54 (9.4%)	7 (1.2%)	495 (86.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$8,507							39.7	29.7	102	1		350150000377
102	La Academia Dolores Huerta	Public, Charter	6-8	400 West Bell Ave	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	La Academia Dolores Huerta	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-5800	0	6	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$10,699							39.6	29.9	100	2		350016600901
103	Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	500 South Washington Avenue	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6400	479	33	14.5	100.0%	154 (32.2%)	29 (6.1%)	247 (51.6%)	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)	$8,704							39.4	44	65	38		350003000798
104	School Of Dreams Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	906 Juan Perea Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	School Of Dreams Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-7632	478	47	10.1	100.0%	119 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	328 (68.6%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$10,792							39.1			(n/a)		350011201051
105	Taylor Middle	Public	7-8	700 South 11th St	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2435	442	33	13.4	100.0%	68 (15.4%)	7 (1.6%)	360 (81.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,118							38.3	24.2	120	15		350174000450
106	Santa Teresa Middle	Public	7-8	4800 McNutt Rd	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	528	38	13.7	100.0%	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	508 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,461							37.7	41.3	69	37		350108000660
107	Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	10600 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-7377	380	27	13.9	99.7%	86 (22.6%)	17 (4.5%)	196 (51.6%)	16 (4.2%)	37 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	$8,926							37.3	42.4	67	40		350006000068
108	Grant Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Easterday NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-2113	286	27	10.6	99.3%	51 (17.8%)	14 (4.9%)	158 (55.2%)	17 (5.9%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$13,116							37.1	39.3	76	32		350006000058
109	Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School	Public	K-8	9601 Tierra Pintada NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0200	865	59	14.7	99.4%	68 (7.9%)	32 (3.7%)	597 (69.0%)	20 (2.3%)	104 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.9%)	$9,400							37			(n/a)		350006001142
110	McCurdy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 Calle Arbolera	Espanola	87532	Santa Fe County	McCurdy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 692-6090	557	41	13.6		11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (92.8%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$7,481							37			(n/a)		350015301083

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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.
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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.