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Ernie Pyle Middle

Public Grades 6-8

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 5% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Ernie Pyle Middle is a public middle school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 415 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Mexico middle schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other middle schools in the state.

Ernie Pyle Middle's academic performance is particularly concerning, as the school lags behind the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was just 8.61%, compared to 26.48% for Albuquerque and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance is also consistently low across various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Homeless students.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Albuquerque district, such as Jefferson Middle, Polk Middle, and Solare Collegiate Charter School, generally outperform Ernie Pyle Middle in academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This suggests that the challenges faced by Ernie Pyle Middle may be unique to the school and not necessarily reflective of the broader educational landscape in the area.

409

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,902

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1820 Valdora Dr SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105

(505) 877-3770

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Ernie Pyle Middle usually attend:

High:

Rio Grande High

Feeder schools for Ernie Pyle Middle:

Elementary:	Armijo Elementary
	Atrisco Elementary
	Kit Carson Elementary
	Valle Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

White:

1.5%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (17% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

183^rd of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	11.2	183 of 192	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	159 of 165	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	228 of 239	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	204 of 232	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	186 of 200	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	181 of 186	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	169 of 176	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	180 of 208	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	160 of 207	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.4	173 of 222	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	145 of 193	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.0	134 of 178	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	146 of 173	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	152 of 179	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	166 of 178	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	156 of 172	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	150 of 171	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.3	135 of 156	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	137 of 157	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	41.7	25 of 52	51.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	99 of 108	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	57 of 69	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	155 of 162	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	198 of 213	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	184 of 220	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	150 of 160	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	152 of 156	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	140 of 148	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	147 of 154	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	197 of 204	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	174 of 214	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	144 of 150	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	143 of 149	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	29 of 33	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	163 of 173	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	135 of 144	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	218 of 227	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	182 of 223	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	162 of 175	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	162 of 168	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	7.7	159 of 161	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	219 of 221	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	175 of 213	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	146 of 152	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	136 of 151	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	24.6	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	170 of 178	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	136 of 142	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	222 of 229	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	183 of 187	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)52nd percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2019)14th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2022)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2024)4th percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-18 vs state

Science17%-17 vs state

Mathematics9%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Ernie Pyle Middle

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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
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
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
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%)	12.7	180^th of 192 public middle schools	6.3%		7	165^th of 165 public middle schools	0.0%	15		23.2			25.0	14.6	35.6	25.3	11.1			6.6	$10,025
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
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
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
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
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%)	63.8	56^th of 192 public middle schools	70.8%		66.5	25^th of 165 public middle schools	84.8%	31		39.8			55.3	56.4	52.7	54.8	48.3	39.1	21.7	36.8	$8,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Ernie Pyle Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ernie Pyle Middle?

Students at Ernie Pyle Middle are 96% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% African American.

What district is Ernie Pyle Middle in?

Albuquerque

Is Ernie Pyle Middle a good school?

Ernie Pyle Middle ranks in the bottom 4.7% of New Mexico middle schools.

How many students attend Ernie Pyle Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Ernie Pyle Middle.

What high school do graduates of Ernie Pyle Middle attend?

Students who attend Ernie Pyle Middle usually go on to attend Rio Grande High

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