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
141	Taos Middle	Public	6-8	235 Paseo Del Canon	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	337	33	10.2	100.0%	38 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	273 (81.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	$9,596							26.5	27.3	107	34		350252000584
142	Milagro Middle	Public	7-8	351 W. Zia Road	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3300	329	28	11.8	100.0%	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	295 (89.7%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,047							25.4	25.5	114	28		350237001139
143	Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	100 North Lincoln	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	178	14	12.9	100.0%	25 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,020							25	36.7	83	60		350075000249
144	Zuni Middle	Public	6-8	17 Mid School Dr	Zuni	87327	McKinley County	Zuni	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 782-5511	240	23	10.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.4%)	7 (2.9%)	185 (77.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	$14,099							24.9	9.8	160	16		350280000678
145	Tularosa Middle	Public	7-8	101b Old Mescalero Rd	Tularosa	88352	Otero County	Tularosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 585-8800	140	17	8.3		25 (17.9%)	1 (0.7%)	78 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$10,963							24.6	50.9	47	98		350267000606
146	Thoreau Middle	Public	6-8	8 Hawk Circle	Thoreau	87323	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4600	362	47	7.7	83.1%	31 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	79 (21.8%)	2 (0.6%)	224 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$11,602							24.6	17.6	135	11		350111000663
147	Tierra Encantada Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	4601 Mission Bend	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Tierra Encantada Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 983-3337	256	15	16.9	53.9%	11 (4.3%)	3 (1.2%)	238 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,361							23.3			(n/a)		350017300950
148	West Las Vegas Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 South Pacific	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2541	345	21	16.8	100.0%	14 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	321 (93.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,581							23.3	14.3	148			350156000419
149	Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Guadalupe Tr NW	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-3666	245	27	9	99.2%	34 (13.9%)	6 (2.4%)	177 (72.2%)	5 (2.0%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$11,303							23	36	84	65		350006000112
150	Los Alamitos Middle	Public	7-8	1100 Mt Taylor Ave	Grants	87020	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2683	416	37	11.2	94.2%	43 (10.3%)	5 (1.2%)	166 (39.9%)	3 (0.7%)	191 (45.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,183							22.8	28.6	104	46		350117000331

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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.

Educational resources:

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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.