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Lincoln Middle

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Lincoln Middle ranks 48 th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 75% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Middle is a public middle school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 800 students. The school is part of the Rio Rancho school district, which is ranked 30 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Middle consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, Lincoln Middle's ELA proficiency rate was 57.36%, compared to 54.06% for the Rio Rancho district and 44.19% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, Lincoln Middle's proficiency rate was 35.66%, higher than the district's 37.1% and the state's 26.81%. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking highly among New Mexico middle schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Native American students in both ELA and Mathematics.

Over the past several years, Lincoln Middle has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in New Mexico, with a ranking between 22nd and 65th out of 200-239 middle schools in the state. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating its strong academic performance. This is notably stronger than the nearby middle schools in the Rio Rancho district, such as Mountain View Middle, Rio Rancho Middle School, and Eagle Ridge Middle.

805

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,577

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2287 Lema Rd SE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

(505) 892-1100

District: Rio Rancho

Students who attend Lincoln Middle usually attend:

High:

Rio Rancho High

Feeder schools for Lincoln Middle:

Elementary:	Maggie Cordova Elementary School
	Martin King Junior Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.3%

White:

27.5%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2014 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (47% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of New Mexico middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Rio Rancho's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

New Mexico avg35%

48^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Rio Rancho

30^th of 82Rio Rancho among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	48 of 192	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	22 of 165	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	56 of 239	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	41 of 232	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	65 of 200	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	58 of 186	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.5	39 of 176	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	61.2	56 of 208	73.1%	★★★★☆
2015	76.8	28 of 207	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	73.2	41 of 222	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	24 of 193	87.6%	★★★★☆
2012	85.0	18 of 178	89.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.2	13 of 173	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	91.5	12 of 179	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	87.8	14 of 178	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.1	9 of 172	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	93.5	9 of 171	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	95.8	5 of 156	96.8%	★★★★★
2005	95.3	7 of 157	95.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	76.5	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	23.9	30 of 38	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	79.5	7 of 55	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	31.2	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	76.7	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2023	47.8	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	7 of 37	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	39.7	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	19.9	45 of 52	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	66.5	25 of 162	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	55 of 213	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	45 of 220	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	59 of 160	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	45 of 156	71.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	31 of 148	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	18 of 154	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	44 of 204	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	30 of 214	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	49 of 150	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	57 of 149	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	73.4	4 of 33	87.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	37 of 173	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	20 of 144	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	73 of 227	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	45 of 223	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	66 of 175	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	80 of 168	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	69.8	20 of 161	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	53 of 221	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	35 of 213	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	44 of 152	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	51 of 151	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.5	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	21 of 65	67.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	80.3	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	58.3	24 of 58	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	19 of 67	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	8 of 43	81.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	32 of 78	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	63 of 100	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	33 of 44	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	52 of 178	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	17 of 142	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	57 of 229	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	40 of 187	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	51 of 121	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	42 of 120	65.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2024)90th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2024)90th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2022)88th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)88th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)86th percentile~ school

Female (2024)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2024)50th percentile-37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile-35 vs school

Disabled (2018)13th percentile-55 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+13 vs state

Science50%+15 vs state

Mathematics36%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)						NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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%)	68.6	48^th of 192 public middle schools	75.0%		70	22^nd of 165 public middle schools	86.7%	26		49.8			56.1	58.7	57.4	57.4			37.2	39.4	30.3	35.7	$7,577
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%)	67	51^st of 192 public middle schools	73.4%		62.2	30^th of 165 public middle schools	81.8%	21		60.0			59.8	48.7	60.4	56.3			42.5	33.6	22.3	32.2	$8,176
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%)	73.7	41^st of 192 public middle schools	78.6%		75.6	15^th of 165 public middle schools	90.9%	26		63.2			56.7	48.6	57.5	54.3			47.1	39.1	38.1	41.1	$8,149
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%)	46.7	83^rd of 192 public middle schools	56.8%		47.5	56^th of 165 public middle schools	66.1%	27		28.7			53.7	50.8	44.6	49.4			33.9	30.2	19.6	27.4	$7,555
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	9.0	99.2%	34 (13.9%)	6 (2.4%)	177 (72.2%)	5 (2.0%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	23	149^th of 192 public middle schools	22.4%		36	84^th of 165 public middle schools	49.1%	65		25.3			41.5	25.7	30.9	32.4			26.2	18.6	12.4	18.5	$11,303
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%)	72.2	44^th of 192 public middle schools	77.1%		70.8	20^th of 165 public middle schools	87.9%	24		42.9			62.3	56.5	56.0	58.1			47.7	43.2	33.8	41.2	$7,205
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%)	49.9	77^th of 192 public middle schools	59.9%		48.9	52^nd of 165 public middle schools	68.5%	25		35.2			45.8	55.6	56.3	52.7			25.7	26.3	20.8	24.4	$10,238
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%)	84.1	25^th of 192 public middle schools	87.0%		88.3	7^th of 165 public middle schools	95.8%	18		61.5			61.8	59.9	67.6	63.1			54.9	49.7	37.1	47.1	$7,185
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%)	16.7	166^th of 192 public middle schools	13.5%		24.8	116^th of 165 public middle schools	29.7%	50		22.1			27.4	25.4	37.1	30.2			19.4	13.4		12.1	$11,809
Bernalillo Elementary	Public	4-6	301 Calle Del Carbon	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-3366	364	25	14.8	100.0%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	197 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)								(n/a)	10.8		31.7	18.6	37.7			28.8	9.6	9.3	19.3			12.7	$10,135

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Middle

How many students attend Lincoln Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Lincoln Middle.

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Middle attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Middle usually go on to attend Rio Rancho High

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Middle?

Students at Lincoln Middle are 58% Hispanic, 27% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

Is Lincoln Middle a good school?

Lincoln Middle ranks 48^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln Middle in?

Rio Rancho

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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.

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