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
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
111	Hatch Valley Middle	Public	6-8	901 East Herrera	Hatch	87937	Do�a Ana County	Hatch Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 267-8250	253	19	13.2	93.7%	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,261							36.9	29.7	103	8		350123000666
112	Lazaro Larry Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	Hwy 518	Mora	87732	Mora County	Mora	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 387-3127	83	8	10	98.8%	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,344							36.7	33	94	18		350186000784
113	New Mexico Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	4-12	130 Siringo Road	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	New Mexico Connections Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 428-2130	1,487	69	21.6	47.8%	381 (25.6%)	31 (2.1%)	835 (56.2%)	11 (0.7%)	65 (4.4%)	5 (0.3%)	159 (10.7%)	$8,147							36.6			(n/a)		350016001096
114	Gadsden Middle	Public	7-8	1301 West Washington	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	650	48	13.5	99.8%	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	636 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,186							36.4	35.9	85	29		350108000631
115	Caton Middle	Public	6-8	1109 16th Street	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-3338	170	11	14.8	54.7%	52 (30.6%)	1 (0.6%)	112 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$8,372							35.2	29.8	101	14		350096000623
116	Tierra Adentro	Public, Charter	6-12	1781 Bellemah Ave	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Tierra Adentro	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 967-4720	257	27	9.5	100.0%	13 (5.1%)	5 (1.9%)	235 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,093							34.9			(n/a)		350012401068
117	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1401 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 681-3536	203	14	14.5	98.0%	22 (10.8%)	4 (2.0%)	155 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)								33.6			(n/a)		350019001167
118	Explore Academy Las Cruces	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	850 N Telshor Blvd	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Explore Academy Las Cruces	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 888-4476	599	52	11.5	46.6%	60 (10.0%)	3 (0.5%)	489 (81.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)								32.9			(n/a)		350018801160
119	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 North Jefferson	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1200	808	45	17.7	69.6%	146 (18.1%)	34 (4.2%)	606 (75.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	$6,791							32.8	24.9	115	4		350126000349
120	Zia Middle	Public	6-8	1300 West University Ave	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9475	616	60	10.2	100.2%	98 (15.9%)	12 (1.9%)	494 (80.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$8,805							32.3	22.2	125	5		350150000399
121	Nina Otero Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	5901 Herrera Drive	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4200	629	47	13.4	100.0%	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	586 (93.2%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,143							32.3			(n/a)		350237001107
122	Monte Del Sol Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	4157 Walking Rain Rd	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Monte Del Sol Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 982-5225	370	30	12.3	67.6%	36 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (84.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$11,040							31.4			(n/a)		350017000816
123	T Or C Middle	Public	6-8	1802 Pershing St	T Or C	87901	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	255	17	15.3	100.0%	102 (40.0%)	10 (3.9%)	133 (52.2%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$11,438							31.3	31.8	97	26		350261000595
124	Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	7225 Jornada Rd North	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9510	728	47	15.6	100.0%	90 (12.4%)	13 (1.8%)	595 (81.7%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	$8,992							31.2	34.5	87	37		350150001063
125	Chaparral Middle	Public	7-8	290 Lisa Dr	Chaparral	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	546	42	13.1	100.0%	15 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	525 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,695							29.8	31.4	98	27		350108000202
126	C.V. Koogler Middle	Public	6-8	455 North Light Plant Rd	Aztec	87410	San Juan County	Aztec	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 334-9474	521	34	15.5	100.0%	207 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	202 (38.8%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	$7,788							29.8	27.7	106	20		350015000136
127	Kirtland Middle	Public	7-8	538 Cr 6100	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-6114	372	30	12.5	100.0%	31 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	8 (2.2%)	282 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$10,560							29.7	33.7	91	36		350039000180
128	Crownpoint Middle	Public	6-8	#1 Eagle Dr	Crownpoint	87313	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5400	226	47	4.8	80.5%	20 (8.8%)	5 (2.2%)	57 (25.2%)	1 (0.4%)	124 (54.9%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (8.0%)	$12,695							29.6	26.3	111	17		350111000881
129	Raton High	Public	7-12	1535 Tiger Circle	Raton	87740	Colfax County	Raton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 445-9261	350	24	14.8	98.9%	97 (27.7%)	1 (0.3%)	249 (71.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,012							29.4			(n/a)		350219000500
130	Gallup Middle	Public	6-8	1001 South Grandview	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2700	480	58	8.2	82.9%	58 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	151 (31.5%)	6 (1.3%)	236 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$10,615							29.4	44.1	64	66		350111000304
131	Native American Community Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1000 Indian School Rd	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 266-0992	428	58	7.3	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	324 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.0%)	$11,132							29.2			(n/a)		350006000918
132	Turquoise Trail Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13a San Marcos Loop	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Turquoise Trail Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 986-4000	622	31	19.7	99.8%	90 (14.5%)	11 (1.8%)	498 (80.1%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	$7,686							28.9			(n/a)		350017130008
133	Valencia Middle School	Public	7-8	22 Marlink Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	445	21	21.1	99.8%	111 (24.9%)	4 (0.9%)	304 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$9,022							28.7	31.9	96	37		350168000614
134	Belen Middle	Public	7-8	314 South 4th St	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1600	475	30	15.8	99.8%	67 (14.1%)	9 (1.9%)	382 (80.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$9,375							28.6	30.4	99	35		350018000141
135	Picacho Middle	Public	6-8	1040 North Motel Blvd	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9455	698	61	11.4	100.0%	102 (14.6%)	9 (1.3%)	577 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$9,072							28.1	24.6	118	17		350150000669
136	Spartan Learning Academy	Public	7-8	485 Camino Don Tomas	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-3309	276	26	10.5	100.0%	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	$11,246							27.4	26.2	112	24		350021000149
137	Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	312 East Mtn View Rd	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2825	481	28	17.4	100.0%	55 (11.4%)	14 (2.9%)	408 (84.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,327							27.4	24.4	119	18		350225000518
138	Snell Middle	Public	6-8	501 Tom Foy Blvd	Bayard	88023	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	201	12	17.3	100.0%	12 (6.0%)	3 (1.5%)	185 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,012							27.1	35.6	86	52		350060000230
139	Aspen Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	450 La Madera	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4500	285	28	10.1	98.6%	28 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	244 (85.6%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,641							27			(n/a)		350237001059
140	South Valley Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	2551 Karsten Ct SE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	South Valley Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 222-5642	138	9	15.3	100.0%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (93.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$10,076							26.8	40	72	68		350012101076
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
151	Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	615 South Sycamore Ave	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2850	557	42	13.2	100.0%	90 (16.2%)	13 (2.3%)	449 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$7,359							22.4	27	108	43		350225000522
152	Tohatchi Middle	Public	6-8	Mid School Lane	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	297	43	6.9	79.1%	20 (6.7%)	4 (1.3%)	53 (17.8%)	3 (1.0%)	204 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$11,816							22.4	14.6	147	5		350111000664
153	Chief Manuelito Middle	Public	6-8	1325 South Rico St	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	634			85.8%	27 (4.3%)	8 (1.3%)	156 (24.6%)	4 (0.6%)	413 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	$10,573							22.3	26.3	110	43		350111001027
154	Pecos Middle	Public	6-8	North Nm Hwy 63	Pecos	87552	San Miguel County	Pecos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 757-4700	110	5	21.9	90.9%	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,459							21.7	34.4	88	66		350201000706
155	Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	1601 East Bland St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2800	350	32	10.8	100.0%	40 (11.4%)	5 (1.4%)	300 (85.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,441							21.6	19.6	130	25		350225000514
156	South Valley Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3426 Blake Road SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3132	604	52	11.6	99.5%	444 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (11.4%)	$8,739							21.4			(n/a)		350006000809
157	Pecos Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1841 Old Route 66 Suite B	Edgewood	87015	Santa Fe County	Pecos Cyber Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 886-3900	1,569	120	13	45.6%	339 (21.6%)	20 (1.3%)	981 (62.5%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (3.8%)	3 (0.2%)	165 (10.5%)								20.5			(n/a)		350280101127
158	Moriarty Middle	Public	6-8	200 Center St	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	248	17	14.6	99.2%	86 (34.7%)	2 (0.8%)	149 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$8,602							20.1	23.3	123	35		350189000469
159	Pojoaque Middle	Public	7-8	1574 State Road 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 455-2282	263	14	19	100.0%	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	205 (77.9%)	1 (0.4%)	49 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$8,254							19.8	21.2	126	33		350207000484
160	R. Sarracino Middle	Public	6-8	1425 El Camino Real	Socorro	87801	Socorro County	Socorro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 835-0283	221	15	15.2	97.7%	17 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	183 (82.8%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$10,187							19.7	15.3	144	16		350246000572
161	Memorial Middle	Public	7-8	1236 5th Street	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5710	167	15	11.4	100.0%	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,702							19.5	25.8	113	48		350153000403
162	Tibbetts Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 Twin Peaks Blvd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8613	652	38	17.1	100.0%	99 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	136 (20.9%)	2 (0.3%)	350 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.8%)	$8,338							19.3	24.7	117	45		350099000293
163	Red Mountain Middle	Public	7-8	2100 Hwy 418 SW	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 546-0668	746	49	15	99.6%	76 (10.2%)	3 (0.4%)	655 (87.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,718							19.3	19.2	131	32		350069001023
164	Garfield Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Sixth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1647	282	25	11.4	99.3%	28 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	240 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$11,531							18.6	13.3	151	13		350006000056
165	John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	600 South Boardman Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3100	648			87.5%	54 (8.3%)	3 (0.5%)	153 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (63.7%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.5%)	$9,826							18.1	18.8	132	33		350111000661
166	Taft Middle	Public	6-8	620 Schulte Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-4389	243	21	11.6	99.6%	12 (4.9%)	3 (1.2%)	215 (88.5%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$11,809							16.7	24.8	116	50		350006000111
167	Lynn Middle	Public	6-8	950 South Walnut St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9445	507	52	9.8	99.8%	75 (14.8%)	12 (2.4%)	399 (78.7%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$8,523							16.6	21.2	127	40		350150000388
168	Mesa View Middle School	Public	6-8	4451 Wildflower Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8622	461	33	14.1	100.0%	85 (18.4%)	2 (0.4%)	198 (43.0%)	1 (0.2%)	134 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	$8,831							16.6	17.7	133	35		350099000601
169	Christine Duncan Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Atrisco Dr. NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 839-4971	534	38	14	71.0%	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,587							16.6			(n/a)		350006000925
170	Carlos F. Vigil Middle	Public	7-8	1260 Industrial Park Rd	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-1348	379	27	14	95.3%	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	345 (91.0%)	4 (1.1%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,175							16.3	13.4	150	20		350090000814
171	George I Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-8	4050 118th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0300	997	81	12.2	100.0%	52 (5.2%)	22 (2.2%)	871 (87.4%)	7 (0.7%)	26 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	$7,175							16.2			(n/a)		350006001114
172	Heizer Middle School	Public	6-8	101 East Stanolind Rd	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1100	606	43	13.9	76.6%	39 (6.4%)	15 (2.5%)	546 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,874							16	20.4	128	44		350126001067
173	Albuquerque Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7500 La Morada NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7706	328	23	14.5		75 (22.9%)	2 (0.6%)	247 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,432							15.8			(n/a)		350013400923
174	Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus	Public	6-8	301 South Alta Vista St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	740	49	15	34.3%	146 (19.7%)	8 (1.1%)	569 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	$9,597							15.7	13.2	152	22		350030000162
175	Polk Middle	Public	6-8	2220 Raymac Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-6444	222	24	9.1	96.4%	17 (7.7%)	4 (1.8%)	182 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$12,926							15.7	15.3	145	30		350006000098
176	John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	5401 Glenrio Rd NW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-0400	420	43	9.7	99.5%	25 (6.0%)	5 (1.2%)	352 (83.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	$12,937							15.6	8.7	163	13		350006000019
177	Ecademy K-8	Public, Virtual	K-8	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 247-4209	466	49	9.5	98.9%	56 (12.0%)	13 (2.8%)	325 (69.7%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)								15.1			(n/a)		350006001163
178	Jimmy Carter Middle	Public	6-8	8901 Bluewater NW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 833-7540	436	39	11.2	99.5%	16 (3.7%)	9 (2.1%)	382 (87.6%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,069							13.3	12	155	23		350006000812
179	Navajo Middle School	Public	6-8	1 West Walnut Ave	Navajo	87328	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5300	224	45	4.9	71.9%	26 (11.6%)	2 (0.9%)	58 (25.9%)	2 (0.9%)	121 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	$12,555							13.1	17.7	134	45		350111000861
180	Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	3912 Isleta Blvd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-1279	265	27	9.7	99.2%	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	242 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,025							12.7	7	165	15		350006000060
181	Cuba Middle	Public	6-8	50 County Rd 13	Cuba	87013	Sandoval County	Cuba	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 289-3211	148	15	9.8	98.6%	6 (4.1%)	1 (0.7%)	27 (18.2%)	2 (1.4%)	102 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	$19,751							12.7	10.9	158	23		350066000235
182	Truman Middle	Public	6-8	9400 Benavides Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-3030	520	52	10	99.6%	17 (3.3%)	6 (1.2%)	485 (93.3%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,096							11.4	14.1	149	33		350006000114
183	Ernie Pyle Middle	Public	6-8	1820 Valdora Dr SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-3770	409	34	11.9	99.5%	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	394 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,902							11.2	10	159	24		350006000052
184	Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1101 Park SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2000	248	21	11.9	99.2%	13 (5.2%)	5 (2.0%)	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$9,918							10.5	14.7	146	38		350006000118
185	Edward Ortiz Middle	Public	6-8	4164 South Meadows	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2300	416	42	9.8	100.0%	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	391 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,051							10.3	16.2	139	46		350237000610
186	Tse Bit Ai Middle	Public	6-8	Us Hwy 64	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-4741	390	31	12.7	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	355 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$11,069							10.1	12.9	153	33		350039000189
187	McKinley Middle	Public	6-8	4500 Comanche Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9390	434	42	10.3	99.5%	34 (7.8%)	18 (4.1%)	281 (64.7%)	7 (1.6%)	70 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	$10,829							9.4	16.7	137	50		350006000615
188	Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	721 Tomasita NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6701	296	29	10.3	98.3%	30 (10.1%)	14 (4.7%)	196 (66.2%)	6 (2.0%)	33 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	$10,766							9.1	16.1	140	48		350006000071
189	El Camino Real Academy Community	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 S. Meadows	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1300	704	58	12.2	100.0%	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,112							9			(n/a)		350237000535
190	Van Buren Middle	Public	6-8	700 Louisiana SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3833	344	27	12.8	98.3%	25 (7.3%)	20 (5.8%)	259 (75.3%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	$11,473							8.4	7.4	164	26		350006000117
191	Hayes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Texas St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 265-7741	372	39	9.5	99.7%	32 (8.6%)	8 (2.2%)	296 (79.6%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$12,050							8	11.3	156	35		350006000062
192	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1138 Cardenas Dr SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3961	359	33	11	97.5%	25 (7.0%)	32 (8.9%)	247 (68.8%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$10,299							7.9	9.2	162	30		350006000122

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