Best Middle Schools in New Mexico

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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
1	Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science	Public, Charter	6-12	933 Bradbury SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Institute Of Math & Science	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 559-4249	311	16	19.1		58 (18.6%)	3 (1.0%)	149 (47.9%)	51 (16.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.5%)	$8,884							99.5			(n/a)		350013000921
2	Desert Willow Family School	Public	K-8	3303 Monroe NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 888-1647	289	18	15.9	99.7%	159 (55.0%)	2 (0.7%)	94 (32.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.3%)	$6,492							99.2			(n/a)		350006000273
3	Anansi Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	57 Nm 230	El Prado	87529	Taos County	Taos	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 758-5202	198	17	11.7	50.0%	96 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (37.9%)	5 (2.5%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	$8,803							97.6			(n/a)		350252000844
4	El Dorado Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Avenida Torreon	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4900	432	34	12.8		241 (55.8%)	5 (1.2%)	165 (38.2%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,004							97.5			(n/a)		350237000644
5	Coyote Willow Family School	Public	K-8	7125 Irving Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 253-0050	280	18	16	100.0%	149 (53.2%)	4 (1.4%)	105 (37.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$6,075							97.5			(n/a)		350006001133
6	Sidney Gutierrez Middle	Public, Charter	K-8	69 E. Gail Harris	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 347-9703	196	12	16.3	100.0%	102 (52.0%)	4 (2.0%)	88 (44.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,411							97.3			(n/a)		350225000826
7	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	543	49	11	13.6%	278 (51.2%)	13 (2.4%)	206 (37.9%)	35 (6.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,059							97.2	95.5	3	4		350165000430
8	Rio Rancho Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1330 Jackie Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 892-7222	133	14	9.4	100.0%	61 (45.9%)	2 (1.5%)	61 (45.9%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$8,965							96.7			(n/a)		350001000954
9	Holloman Middle	Public	6-8	381 1st St	Holloman Air Force Base	88330	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 812-6200	173	15	11.9		85 (49.1%)	19 (11.0%)	47 (27.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.4%)	$7,933							95.7	94.3	4	5		350003000007
10	Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	11001 Camero Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 292-2530	740	56	13.2	100.0%	371 (50.1%)	8 (1.1%)	258 (34.9%)	32 (4.3%)	22 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.4%)	$7,915							94.8	97.5	1	9		350006000049
11	New Mexico International School	Public, Charter	K-8	7215 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 503-7670	432	31	14.1	10.2%	235 (54.4%)	4 (0.9%)	162 (37.5%)	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$6,836							94.4			(n/a)		350006001072
12	Mandela International Magnet (Mims)	Public	7-12	1604 Agua Fria	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-1901	290	26	11		142 (49.0%)	4 (1.4%)	117 (40.3%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,565							93.7			(n/a)		350237001106
13	Cottonwood Classical Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7801 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Cottonwood Classical Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-1021	852	61	13.9	8.8%	219 (25.7%)	19 (2.2%)	467 (54.8%)	28 (3.3%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (12.6%)								93.6			(n/a)		350010801031
14	Desert Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	8400 Barstow NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 857-9282	801	63	12.6	99.1%	316 (39.5%)	14 (1.7%)	295 (36.8%)	82 (10.2%)	24 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (8.5%)	$8,804							93.4	94	5	9		350006000764
15	Quemado High	Public	7-12	Hwy 60	Quemado	87829	Catron County	Quemado	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 773-4700	81	7	11.9	100.0%	56 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	$20,462							93.2			(n/a)		350213000493
16	Cimarron Middle	Public	5-8	132 North Collison Ave	Cimarron	87714	Colfax County	Cimarron	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 376-2445	46	6	7.8	100.0%	13 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	$14,458							92	76	14	2		350048000699
17	Texico Middle	Public	6-8	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	137	11	12.3		86 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$9,989							91.9	96	2	15		350258000590
18	Abq School Of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13201 Lomas Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Abq School Of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 312-7711	1,005	62	16.3	56.9%	306 (30.4%)	57 (5.7%)	428 (42.6%)	58 (5.8%)	27 (2.7%)	5 (0.5%)	124 (12.3%)	$6,044							88.2			(n/a)		350012201071
19	Cloudcroft Middle	Public	6-8	810 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 601-4416	105	8	13.5	49.5%	64 (61.0%)	5 (4.8%)	27 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.6%)	$10,862							87.4	78	13	6		350054030005
20	Dora High	Public	7-12	100 School St	Dora	88115	Roosevelt County	Dora	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 477-2216	94	17	5.6	45.7%	61 (64.9%)	1 (1.1%)	24 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)	$13,304							87.1			(n/a)		350079000251
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
31	Mission Achievement And Success 2.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	1255 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	1,040	66	15.7	99.6%	33 (3.2%)	12 (1.2%)	952 (91.5%)	12 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.3%)								80.4			(n/a)		350014801146
32	Aldo Leopold Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	410 W 10th St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Aldo Leopold Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 538-2547	201	21	9.6	47.3%	103 (51.2%)	1 (0.5%)	76 (37.8%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	$24,523							79.7			(n/a)		350013800938
33	Albuquerque Aviation Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4100 Aerospace Pkwy Bw	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Aviation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	312	21	14.6	17.9%	78 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (58.0%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.7%)	$10,269							79.5			(n/a)		350015101088
34	J Paul Taylor Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	402 W. Court Ave Bldg 2	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	J Paul Taylor Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 652-4006	200	16	12.6	25.5%	55 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (69.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$7,963							78.4			(n/a)		350014101057
35	Belen Family School	Public	1-8	4 Eastside School Road	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 966-2270	154	5	29	100.0%	43 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (66.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$8,877							78			(n/a)		350018000867
36	Explore Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5100 Masthead St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Explore Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 305-5300	1,413	115	12.2	25.8%	460 (32.6%)	32 (2.3%)	674 (47.7%)	12 (0.8%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	225 (15.9%)	$8,648							78			(n/a)		350016701103
37	Montessori Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	1730 Montano Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Montessori Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 796-0149	452	27	17	98.9%	131 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (58.4%)	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	$7,123							77.7			(n/a)		350013500929
38	Logan Middle	Public	6-8	301 North 2nd St	Logan	88426	Quay County	Logan	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 487-2252	49	6	7.7	46.9%	38 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.3%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	$11,436							76.6	70.6	21	17		350159000885
39	Cliff High	Public	7-12	622 State Hwy 211	Cliff	88028	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 535-2051	95	12	7.7	100.0%	78 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$17,283							75.7			(n/a)		350243000560
40	Taos Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	110 Paseo Del Canon W	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 751-3109	251	19	13.4	33.9%	62 (24.7%)	1 (0.4%)	165 (65.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.4%)	$10,859							73.9			(n/a)		350011801055
41	Rio Rancho Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-5335	1,024	58	17.5	99.8%	230 (22.5%)	20 (2.0%)	632 (61.7%)	9 (0.9%)	52 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.8%)	$8,149							73.7	75.6	15	26		350001000865
42	Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	17 Venus Rd West	Moriarty	87035	Santa Fe County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 835-5835	281	21	13.5	100.0%	125 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (46.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	$8,890							73.2	72.5	17	25		350189000818
43	Tatum Junior High	Public	7-8	320 West 3rd Street	Tatum	88267	Lea County	Tatum	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 398-4455	53	6	9	56.6%	28 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	$14,219							73.1	78.1	12	31		350255000587
44	Tony Hillerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8101 Rainbow Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-0698	860	61	13.9	99.4%	183 (21.3%)	20 (2.3%)	544 (63.3%)	15 (1.7%)	41 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.5%)	$7,205							72.2	70.8	20	24		350006001047
45	Thrive Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 Old Santa Fe Trail	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Thrive Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 982-1990	305	21	14.5	98.0%	109 (35.7%)	7 (2.3%)	173 (56.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)								71.7			(n/a)		350018901166
46	Taos Municipal Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1303 Paseo Del Canon East	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 751-7222	216	17	12.6	100.0%	66 (30.6%)	2 (0.9%)	131 (60.6%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$8,687							70.2			(n/a)		350252000817
47	Camino Real Middle	Public	6-8	2961 Roadrunner Pkwy	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6030	933	84	11.1	100.0%	225 (24.1%)	17 (1.8%)	652 (69.9%)	16 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	$7,720							69.5	69.3	23	24		350150000765
48	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2287 Lema Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 892-1100	805	37	21.5		221 (27.5%)	9 (1.1%)	469 (58.3%)	14 (1.7%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.8%)	$7,577							68.6	70	22	26		350001000682
49	Public Academy For Performing Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	11800 Princess Jeanne Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 830-3128	448	29	15.4	33.5%	137 (30.6%)	11 (2.5%)	233 (52.0%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.5%)	$7,196							68.4			(n/a)		350006000822
50	Academy For Technology & Classics	Public, Charter	7-12	74 A Van Nu PO Rd	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 473-4282	398	28	14.4		91 (22.9%)	2 (0.5%)	272 (68.3%)	21 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	$7,301							67.9			(n/a)		350237000841
51	Eagle Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	800 Fruta Rd	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 892-6630	732	52	14.1	100.0%	190 (26.0%)	8 (1.1%)	457 (62.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.1%)	$8,176							67	62.2	30	21		350001000761
52	Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	12015 Tivoli NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6896	404	32	12.7	99.8%	119 (29.5%)	11 (2.7%)	198 (49.0%)	12 (3.0%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.4%)	$9,402							66.8	62.5	29	23		350006000066
53	Clayton Junior High	Public	7-8	224 Spruce St	Clayton	88415	Union County	Clayton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 374-9611	61	7	8.7	98.4%	19 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (63.9%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$10,682							65.4	60.6	34	19		350051000204
54	Santa Rosa Middle	Public	6-8	116 Camino de Vida	Santa Rosa	88435	Guadalupe County	Santa Rosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 472-3171	94	8	11.6	100.0%	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (97.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,785							65.3	56	36	18		350240000558
55	Taos Integrated School Of Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	118 Toalne Street	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Integrated School Of Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-7755	215	18	11.7	80.5%	75 (34.9%)	2 (0.9%)	107 (49.8%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	$9,341							63.9			(n/a)		350012701060
56	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	712 Girard NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8691	615	50	12.3	99.3%	147 (23.9%)	25 (4.1%)	372 (60.5%)	13 (2.1%)	36 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$8,449							63.8	66.5	25	31		350006000069
57	21st Century Public Academy	Public, Charter	1-8	4300 Cutler Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	21st Century Public Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 254-0280	371	36	10.2	46.4%	257 (69.3%)	17 (4.6%)	59 (15.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)								63.4			(n/a)		350018700811
58	Mission Achievement And Success 1.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1718 Yale Blvd SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	1,193	77	15.4	99.6%	53 (4.4%)	48 (4.0%)	984 (82.5%)	25 (2.1%)	26 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.7%)	$8,924							62.9			(n/a)		350014801089
59	The International School At Mesa Del Sol	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2000 Bobby Foster Rd	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 508-3295	278	40	7	36.3%	56 (20.1%)	4 (1.4%)	188 (67.6%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	$9,046							62.2			(n/a)		350006001056
60	Fort Sumner Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Sumner Ave	Fort Sumner	88119	De Baca County	Fort Sumner	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 355-7734	70	4	15.9	55.7%	24 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (60.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$11,679							61.3	61.9	31	29		350105000718
61	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	10301 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	124	13	9.2	54.0%	36 (29.0%)	3 (2.4%)	56 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.2%)	$9,538							61.1	66	27	34		350013600927
62	Digital Arts And Technology Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1011 Lamberton NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 341-0888	319	24	13.4	40.8%	58 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	217 (68.0%)	6 (1.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	$9,929							60.8			(n/a)		350006000853
63	Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus	Public	6-8	800 West Church St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	908	48	18.8	21.7%	350 (38.5%)	7 (0.8%)	513 (56.5%)	11 (1.2%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.8%)	$9,503							59.7	53	40	23		350030000169
64	Penasco Middle	Public	6-8	13 School Rd	Penasco	87553	Taos County	Penasco	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 587-2230	74	5	15.5	100.0%	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	$13,109							57.2	39.7	75	11		350204000695
65	Ruidoso Middle	Public	6-8	123 Warrior Dr	Ruidoso	88345	Lincoln County	Ruidoso	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 257-4051	373	33	11.2	99.7%	91 (24.4%)	4 (1.1%)	219 (58.7%)	4 (1.1%)	45 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	$8,774							56	52.5	43	22		350231000531
66	Capitan Middle	Public	6-8	519 Smokey Bear Blvd	Capitan	88316	Lincoln County	Capitan	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 354-2239	102	8	12.3	30.4%	62 (60.8%)	1 (1.0%)	31 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.9%)	$11,085							54.3	64.6	28	38		350027000544
67	Dugan-Tarango Middle	Public	5-8	1352 Hardin St	Lordsburg	88045	Hidalgo County	Lordsburg	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 542-9806	124	11	11.4	100.0%	19 (15.3%)	2 (1.6%)	101 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$13,860							53.4	39.9	74	7		350162000423
68	Loving Middle	Public	6-8	600 South Sixth	Loving	88256	Eddy County	Loving	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 745-2051	154	13	11.7	83.1%	43 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,921							52.5	50.4	50	18		350171000731
69	Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	Public, Charter	K-7	6090 Zenith Court	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 306-5283	430	31	13.8	33.0%	150 (34.9%)	8 (1.9%)	201 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.1%)								52.4			(n/a)		350280330026
70	Cleveland Middle	Public	6-8	6910 Natalie St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9227	474	39	12.2	98.7%	79 (16.7%)	23 (4.9%)	256 (54.0%)	17 (3.6%)	67 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$9,993							51.8	46.2	59	11		350006000617
71	Berrendo Middle	Public	6-8	800 Marion Richards	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2775	571	43	13.1	100.0%	212 (37.1%)	16 (2.8%)	330 (57.8%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$7,639							51.7	53	41	30		350225000506
72	Estancia Middle	Public	7-8	807 W. Hopewell	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2003	99	6	15.8	100.0%	30 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$12,438							51.5	40.3	71	1		350093000717
73	Cien Aguas International	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Randolph Rd. SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-0001	419	33	12.7	75.2%	43 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	365 (87.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$8,455							51.1			(n/a)		350006001050
74	Gonzales Elementary	Public	K-8	851 West Alameda	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3100	328	26	12.5	100.0%	33 (10.1%)	4 (1.2%)	277 (84.5%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,679							51			(n/a)		350237000543
75	Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 College Blvd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8611	660	40	16.5		219 (33.2%)	3 (0.5%)	185 (28.0%)	6 (0.9%)	187 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.1%)	$7,834							50.6	51	46	29		350099000285
76	Magdalena Middle	Public	6-8	201 Duggins Dr	Magdalena	87825	Socorro County	Magdalena	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 854-2241	69	4	15.7	100.0%	14 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$18,307							50.3	37.4	80	4		350177000694
77	L.B. Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	6811 Taylor Ranch Dr NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-1492	491	48	10.2	99.2%	62 (12.6%)	10 (2.0%)	371 (75.6%)	13 (2.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$10,238							49.9	48.9	52	25		350006000065
78	Corrales International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5500 Wilshire Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87113	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-9733	232	19	12.4	38.4%	47 (20.3%)	6 (2.6%)	157 (67.7%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)	$10,091							49.3			(n/a)		350006001028
79	Hermosa Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 East 25th	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8612	622	35	17.7	100.0%	192 (30.9%)	1 (0.2%)	189 (30.4%)	4 (0.6%)	170 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.6%)	$7,438							49.2	52.7	42	37		350099000286
80	Solare Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1623 La Vega Dr SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Solare Collegiate Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 917-6442	314	29	10.7	100.0%	16 (5.1%)	11 (3.5%)	274 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)								47.6	37.6	78	2		350018301143
81	Madison Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 299-4735	532	40	13.4	99.6%	128 (24.1%)	22 (4.1%)	291 (54.7%)	20 (3.8%)	36 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)	$8,278							47.4	51.5	44	37		350006000081
82	Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	1401 College Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6300	513	38	13.6	100.0%	186 (36.3%)	25 (4.9%)	249 (48.5%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.0%)	$8,884							46.9	49.7	51	31		350003000003
83	James Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	6100 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0101	630	51	12.4	99.4%	100 (15.9%)	16 (2.5%)	436 (69.2%)	15 (2.4%)	31 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	$7,555							46.7	47.5	56	27		350006000825
84	La Plata Middle	Public	7-8	3500 North Silver St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2060	259	23	11.3	99.6%	51 (19.7%)	3 (1.2%)	197 (76.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$11,347							45.8	50.4	49	35		350243000563
85	Artesia Zia Intermediate	Public	6-7	1100 Bullock Ave	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	550	36	15.1		180 (32.7%)	6 (1.1%)	355 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,949							45.3	53.9	39	46		350012000134
86	Los Lunas Middle	Public	7-8	220 Luna Ave	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	719	38	19	99.9%	114 (15.9%)	5 (0.7%)	546 (75.9%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	$7,473							45.3	42	68	18		350168000440
87	Mountain Mahogany Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	5014 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 341-1424	223	19	11.5	99.6%	53 (23.8%)	7 (3.1%)	147 (65.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	$9,033							44.9			(n/a)		350006000920
88	Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	1700 E Spruce Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9640	698	66	10.6	99.7%	96 (13.8%)	15 (2.1%)	574 (82.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$8,018							44.6	45.6	62	26		350150000455
89	Floyd Middle	Public	5-8	1564 Nm 267	Floyd	88118	Roosevelt County	Floyd	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 478-2211	72	7	10.1	83.3%	19 (26.4%)	1 (1.4%)	51 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$13,661							44.6	50.6	48	41		350102000770
90	Houston Middle School	Public	6-9	300 North Houston	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1300	822	44	18.5	62.9%	160 (19.5%)	28 (3.4%)	611 (74.3%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	$7,427							44.4			(n/a)		350126000351
91	Ramah High	Public	6-12	74 S Bloomfield Ave	Ramah	87321	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3800	269	98	2.7	75.1%	40 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	186 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	$15,514							44.2			(n/a)		350111000662
92	W D Gattis Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 N. Thornton Street	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4305	527	37	14.3	88.2%	138 (26.2%)	46 (8.7%)	312 (59.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.4%)	$8,769							44	51.3	45	47		350057001097
93	Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	9717 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-4483	389	35	11.2	100.0%	81 (20.8%)	14 (3.6%)	233 (59.9%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.4%)	$10,310							43.7			(n/a)		350006000053
94	Mesa Alta Junior High	Public	7-8	329 North Bergin Ln	Bloomfield	87413	San Juan County	Bloomfield	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 632-8021	316	27	11.8	100.0%	91 (28.8%)	1 (0.3%)	86 (27.2%)	4 (1.3%)	122 (38.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$9,445							43.6	34	89	5		350024000158
95	Portales Junior High	Public	7-8	700 East 3rd St	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 356-7045	326	36	9	99.7%	68 (20.9%)	8 (2.5%)	230 (70.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$9,623							43.1	47.9	54	41		350210000489
96	Artesia Park Junior High	Public, Alternative	8-9	15th And Cannon	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	539	41	13	100.0%	215 (39.9%)	4 (0.7%)	308 (57.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$8,592							42.6			(n/a)		350012000130
97	Jal Junior High	Public	6-8	100 Property Street	Jal	88252	Lea County	Jal	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 395-2101	119	11	10.9	100.0%	12 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,830							42.5	23.5	122	25		350135000363
98	Yucca Middle	Public	7-8	1500 Sycamore	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	480	28	17.2	85.4%	107 (22.3%)	29 (6.0%)	328 (68.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$7,668							41.5	33.9	90	8		350057000223
99	Tucumcari Middle	Public	6-8	1000 South 5th St	Tucumcari	88401	Quay County	Tucumcari	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 461-3910	213	16	13.6	99.5%	47 (22.1%)	6 (2.8%)	149 (70.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$9,316							40.9	46	60	39		350264000600
100	Hozho Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	515 Park Ave	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Hozho Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 722-4463	781	66	11.7	100.0%	108 (13.8%)	3 (0.4%)	278 (35.6%)	9 (1.2%)	281 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (13.1%)	$9,654							40			(n/a)		350017901136

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