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Eagle Ridge Middle

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Eagle Ridge Middle ranks 51 st of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 73% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Eagle Ridge Middle is a public middle school located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 777 students. The school consistently ranks in the top half of New Mexico middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eagle Ridge Middle outperforms the state and Rio Rancho district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. The school also excels in Science, with 60% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, significantly higher than the district and state. Additionally, Eagle Ridge Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby middle schools, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

While Eagle Ridge Middle is a high-performing school overall, there is some variability in the performance of specific student subgroups. The school may benefit from further analysis and targeted interventions to address the unique needs of these populations and continue improving in areas like Mathematics proficiency. Nevertheless, Eagle Ridge Middle remains a strong choice for families in the Rio Rancho area, consistently delivering quality education to its diverse student body.

732

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,176

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Fruta Rd
Rio Rancho, NM 87124

(505) 892-6630

District: Rio Rancho

Students who attend Eagle Ridge Middle usually attend:

High:

Rio Rancho High

Feeder schools for Eagle Ridge Middle:

Elementary:	Colinas Del Norte Elementary
	Joe Harris Elementary
	Puesta Del Sol Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

White:

26.0%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2014 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New Mexico median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!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%

51^st of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	67.0	51 of 192	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	30 of 165	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	52 of 239	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	66 of 232	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	84 of 200	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	78 of 186	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.6	76 of 176	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.3	95 of 208	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	64 of 207	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.6	89 of 222	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	65 of 193	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	72 of 178	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	55 of 173	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.5	32 of 179	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	36 of 178	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	25 of 172	85.5%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	20 of 171	88.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.5	37 of 156	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	74.0	34 of 157	78.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	22.6	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	69.2	8 of 37	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	20.4	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	24.8	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	28 of 108	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	21.7	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	34 of 162	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	44 of 213	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	60 of 220	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	68 of 160	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	55 of 156	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	36 of 148	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	33 of 154	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	42 of 204	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	64 of 214	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	64 of 150	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	77 of 149	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	39 of 173	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	28 of 144	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	24 of 227	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	70 of 223	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	82 of 175	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	84 of 168	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	58.6	34 of 161	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	56 of 221	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	55 of 213	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	62 of 152	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	72 of 151	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	29.3	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.3	5 of 37	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.4	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.0	20 of 53	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	30 of 65	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.3	8 of 59	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	11 of 58	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	7 of 67	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	47.7	20 of 43	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	16 of 32	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	31 of 78	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	42 of 100	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.5	46 of 58	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	40 of 44	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	51 of 178	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	30 of 142	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	53 of 229	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	42 of 187	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	45 of 121	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	54 of 120	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)90th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2024)79th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)79th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)60th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2024)48th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-40 vs school

Disabled (2018)23rd percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2023)19th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+26 vs state

English Language Arts56%+12 vs state

Mathematics32%+5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	27.4	136^th of 192 public middle schools	29.2%		26.2	112^th of 165 public middle schools	32.1%	24		21.8				36.4	46.0	41.0				12.9	13.7	13.3	$11,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Eagle Ridge Middle

What high school do graduates of Eagle Ridge Middle attend?

Students who attend Eagle Ridge Middle usually go on to attend Rio Rancho High

How many students attend Eagle Ridge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Eagle Ridge Middle.

Is Eagle Ridge Middle a good school?

Eagle Ridge Middle ranks 51^st of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Eagle Ridge Middle?

Students at Eagle Ridge Middle are 62% Hispanic, 26% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What district is Eagle Ridge 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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