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
21	Melrose Junior	Public	6-8	100 Missouri Ave	Melrose	88124	Curry County	Melrose	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 253-4269	72	8	8.5	100.0%	46 (63.9%)	1 (1.4%)	23 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$20,360							86.4	72.1	18	3		350183000898
22	White Sands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Viking St White Sands Missi	Las Cruces	88002	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 674-1241	270	26	10.5	100.0%	112 (41.5%)	8 (3.0%)	114 (42.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (11.1%)	$9,615							86.4			(n/a)		350150000397
23	Cottonwood Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	201 Neel St	Socorro	87801	Socorro County	Socorro	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 838-2026	170	15	11.1	100.0%	33 (19.4%)	4 (2.4%)	119 (70.0%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$9,174							86			(n/a)		350246000843
24	Grady Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Franklin St	Grady	88120	Curry County	Grady	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 357-2192	46	3	13.1	95.7%	27 (58.7%)	1 (2.2%)	18 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,231							84.9	91	6	18		350114000899
25	Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	4101 Montreal Loop NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-0711	931	42	22.3		218 (23.4%)	26 (2.8%)	563 (60.5%)	15 (1.6%)	57 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.4%)	$7,185							84.1	88.3	7	18		350001000739
26	Corrales Elementary	Public	K-7	200 Target Rd	Corrales	87048	Sandoval County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-7400	378	29	13.2	99.7%	137 (36.2%)	5 (1.3%)	194 (51.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	$8,540							83.7			(n/a)		350006000107
27	Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy	Public	6-8	950 South Walnut St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6059	94	6	15.6	97.9%	42 (44.7%)	1 (1.1%)	48 (51.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$10,283							83.7	78.8	11	16		350150001078
28	The Ask Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4550 Sundt Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	The Ask Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-0757	558	43	13	17.7%	194 (34.8%)	11 (2.0%)	264 (47.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.8%)	$7,130							82.5			(n/a)		350012601070
29	Alice King Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	8100 Mountain Rd. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-0746	384	37	10.4	31.0%	117 (30.5%)	11 (2.9%)	219 (57.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.0%)	$8,207							81.1			(n/a)		350006000924
30	Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	11799 State Highway 14s	Tijeras	87059	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 281-3316	401	28	14.5	100.0%	170 (42.4%)	6 (1.5%)	192 (47.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$11,172							80.9	85.7	8	22		350006000102

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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.

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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.