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 Sunday, November 10, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for New Mexico schools were revised on March 4^th after the NM Department of Education's recent release of grade-level test scores.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 165)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	11001 Camero Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 292-2530	769	50	15.3	37.6%	403 (52.4%)	8 (1.0%)	265 (34.5%)	35 (4.6%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.2%)	$7,915							97.5	98.2	7	6		350006000049
2	Texico Middle	Public	6-8	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	132	10	13.8	34.1%	88 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,989							96	91.3	20	18		350258000590
3	Los Alamos Middle	Public	7-8	2101 Hawk Dr	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2375	592	52	11.4	15.5%	301 (50.8%)	5 (0.8%)	238 (40.2%)	18 (3.0%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$12,059							95.5	97.4	13	10		350165000430
4	Holloman Middle	Public	6-8	381 1st St	Holloman Air Force Base	88330	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 812-6200	172	15	11.4	20.9%	80 (46.5%)	18 (10.5%)	54 (31.4%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	$7,933							94.3	97.8	11	7		350003000007
5	Desert Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	8400 Barstow NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 857-9282	788	59	13.2	38.7%	340 (43.1%)	16 (2.0%)	296 (37.6%)	67 (8.5%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.1%)	$8,804							94	97.8	9	4		350006000764
6	Grady Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Franklin St	Grady	88120	Curry County	Grady	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 357-2192	46	4	12.8	100.0%	30 (65.2%)	1 (2.2%)	15 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,231							91	95.2	18	12		350114000899
7	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	902	35	25.7	32.3%	216 (23.9%)	17 (1.9%)	553 (61.3%)	11 (1.2%)	58 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.0%)	$7,185							88.3	88.9	26	19		350001000739
8	Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	11799 State Highway 14s	Tijeras	87059	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 281-3316	368	30	12.1	53.0%	171 (46.5%)	4 (1.1%)	172 (46.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$11,172							85.7	88.9	27	19		350006000102
9	Maxwell Middle	Public	7-8	4th St And Parque	Maxwell	87728	Colfax County	Maxwell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 375-2371	19	2	8.6	100.0%	11 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,502							85.5	82.3	42	33		350180000458
10	Kiser Elementary	Public	5-6	224 Spruce St	Clayton	88415	Union County	Clayton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 374-9611	54	6	9.5	55.6%	17 (31.5%)	2 (3.7%)	34 (63.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,372							79.7			(n/a)		350051000205

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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 November 10, 2024, 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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.