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Garfield Middle

Public Grades 6-8

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 15% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Garfield Middle is a public middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 303 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. Garfield Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools over the past several years.

Garfield Middle significantly underperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.85% of Garfield Middle students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. In Math, the proficiency rate was just 12.27% at Garfield Middle, compared to 26.48% in Albuquerque and 26.81% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools for female, male, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students. However, it performs relatively better for its small population of Native American students.

Garfield Middle has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, over 100% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student body. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.1 to 12 students per teacher in recent years, but this does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes. Nearby middle schools in the Albuquerque district, such as Cleveland Middle, L.B. Johnson Middle, and Taylor Middle, generally outperform Garfield Middle on test scores and other metrics, despite serving student populations with similar demographics.

282

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,531

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3501 Sixth St NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 344-1647

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Garfield Middle usually attend:

High:

Valley High

Feeder schools for Garfield Middle:

Elementary:	Cochiti Elementary
	Duranes Elementary
	Griegos Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.1%

White:

9.9%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2015)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (23% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

164^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	164 of 192	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	151 of 165	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	203 of 239	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	210 of 232	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	180 of 200	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	163 of 186	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	147 of 176	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	190 of 208	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	195 of 207	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	30.9	156 of 222	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.6	142 of 193	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	153 of 178	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	162 of 173	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	157 of 179	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	153 of 178	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.7	135 of 172	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	141 of 171	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	138 of 156	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.1	133 of 157	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	146 of 162	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	191 of 213	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	190 of 220	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	146 of 160	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	136 of 156	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	137 of 148	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	149 of 154	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	185 of 204	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	180 of 214	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	136 of 150	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	134 of 149	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	39.5	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	144 of 173	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	127 of 144	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	187 of 227	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	189 of 223	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	154 of 175	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	147 of 168	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	142 of 161	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	198 of 221	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	181 of 213	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	129 of 152	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	130 of 151	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	63.8	11 of 67	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	156 of 178	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	126 of 142	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	203 of 229	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	178 of 187	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	104 of 120	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)84th percentile+74 vs school

Homeless (2022)36th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2024)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-11 vs state

Science22%-12 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Garfield 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 8th 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
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
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
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
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
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%)	9.4	187^th of 192 public middle schools	2.6%		16.7	137^th of 165 public middle schools	17.0%	50	15.0	24.1	21.7	30.5	25.5	11.6	7.0		7.1	$10,829
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)
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
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
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 Garfield Middle

What district is Garfield Middle in?

Albuquerque

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Middle?

Students at Garfield Middle are 85% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Garfield Middle attend?

Students who attend Garfield Middle usually go on to attend Valley High

Is Garfield Middle a good school?

Garfield Middle ranks in the bottom 14.6% of New Mexico middle schools.

How many students attend Garfield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Garfield Middle.

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