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John Adams Middle

Public Grades 6-8

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 8% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

John Adams Middle is a public middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 413 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Albuquerque school district, which is ranked 54 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, John Adams Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Mexico middle schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating.

John Adams Middle significantly underperforms compared to the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.26% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 10.22%, compared to 26.48% in Albuquerque and 26.81% statewide. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, with rates over 100% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing John Adams Middle to nearby schools, Jefferson Middle and L.B. Johnson Middle significantly outperform it in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, ranking in the top half of New Mexico middle schools. The nearby Solare Collegiate Charter School and South Valley Prep also demonstrate stronger academic performance than John Adams Middle, particularly in Mathematics. These comparisons highlight the wide range of academic achievement within the Albuquerque district and the potential for certain school models to better serve students in the area.

420

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,937

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5401 Glenrio Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87105

(505) 831-0400

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend John Adams Middle usually attend:

High:

West Mesa High

Feeder schools for John Adams Middle:

Elementary:

Lavaland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.8%

White:

6.0%

American Indian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (21% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

176^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 27Middle Schools in the Albuquerque

54^th of 82Albuquerque 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	15.6	176 of 192	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	163 of 165	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	234 of 239	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	203 of 232	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	153 of 200	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	160 of 186	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	150 of 176	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	162 of 208	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.8	145 of 207	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.5	138 of 222	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.2	146 of 193	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	160 of 178	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	163 of 173	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	149 of 179	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.2	158 of 178	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	146 of 172	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.4	151 of 171	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.1	144 of 156	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.6	127 of 157	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	86.8	2 of 55	96.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	24.6	41 of 52	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	20.3	82 of 108	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	92 of 97	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	7.5	160 of 162	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	211 of 213	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	157 of 220	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	114 of 160	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	133 of 156	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	130 of 148	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	150 of 154	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	203 of 204	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	175 of 214	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	109 of 150	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	131 of 149	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	154 of 173	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	141 of 144	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	224 of 227	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	181 of 223	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	124 of 175	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	141 of 168	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	9.0	156 of 161	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	218 of 221	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	183 of 213	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	117 of 152	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	131 of 151	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	16.2	61 of 67	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	74 of 78	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	93 of 100	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	165 of 178	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	138 of 142	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	227 of 229	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	177 of 187	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	113 of 120	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)96th percentile+84 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+58 vs school

Disabled (2018)21st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2022)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Science17%-17 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 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-ASR Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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%)	15.6	176^th of 192 public middle schools	8.3%		8.7	163^rd of 165 public middle schools	1.2%	13		17.4			26.9	31.9	40.0	32.3	14.1	8.9	6.4	10.2	$12,937
Vision Quest Alternative Middle	Public	6-8	5401 Glenrio Rd NW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 352-0343	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	13.3	178^th of 192 public middle schools	7.3%		12	155^th of 165 public middle schools	6.1%	23		18.6			29.8	23.4	27.7	26.7	12.9	12.0	10.0	11.7	$10,069
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%)	10.5	184^th of 192 public middle schools	4.2%		14.7	146^th of 165 public middle schools	11.5%	38		9.3			32.2	21.2	31.2	28.1	8.1	9.4		6.8	$9,918
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%)	18.6	164^th of 192 public middle schools	14.6%		13.3	151^st of 165 public middle schools	8.5%	13		22.3			40.2	29.2	30.3	32.9	17.1	14.6		12.3	$11,531
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%)	11.2	183^rd of 192 public middle schools	4.7%		10	159^th of 165 public middle schools	3.6%	24		17.4			23.9	21.0	33.3	25.8	11.2	8.0	6.5	8.6	$9,902
Truman Middle	Public	6-8	9400 Benavides Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-3030	520	52	10.0	99.6%	17 (3.3%)	6 (1.2%)	485 (93.3%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	182^nd of 192 public middle schools	5.2%		14.1	149^th of 165 public middle schools	9.7%	33		11.7			21.1	31.9	29.4	27.9	7.0	12.1	4.9	7.9	$10,096
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	80^th of 192 public middle schools	58.3%		37.6	78^th of 165 public middle schools	52.7%	2	33.3	40.2	38.4	34.5	39.4	41.3	45.7	41.2	39.0	25.0	31.7	31.5
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
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%)	26.8	140^th of 192 public middle schools	27.1%		40	72^nd of 165 public middle schools	56.4%	68		20.8			42.5	34.0	41.7	39.1	22.5			10.1	$10,076

Frequently Asked Questions about John Adams Middle

What is the racial makeup of John Adams Middle?

Students at John Adams Middle are 84% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend John Adams Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended John Adams Middle.

Is John Adams Middle a good school?

John Adams Middle ranks in the bottom 8.3% of New Mexico middle schools.

What high school do graduates of John Adams Middle attend?

Students who attend John Adams Middle usually go on to attend West Mesa High

What district is John Adams Middle in?

Albuquerque

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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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