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Harrison Middle

Q: Is Harrison Middle a good school?

Harrison Middle ranks in the bottom 6.3% of New Mexico middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Harrison Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Harrison Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Harrison Middle?

Students at Harrison Middle are 91% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Harrison Middle attend?

Students who attend Harrison Middle usually go on to attend Rio Grande High

Public Grades 6-8

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 6% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Harrison Middle is a public middle school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 308. 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.

Harrison Middle has consistently struggled academically, with its statewide ranking and proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics remaining in the bottom quarter of Harrison Middle middle schools for the past decade. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.31% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.19% statewide and 43.65% in Albuquerque. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 6.64%, compared to 26.81% statewide and 26.48% in Albuquerque. The school's performance has not shown significant improvement over time, indicating a need for more targeted interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to the academic challenges.

The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Harrison Middle is likely a significant factor in the school's academic struggles, as research has shown that poverty can have a substantial impact on educational outcomes. When compared to the nearby middle schools in the Albuquerque district, such as Jefferson Middle, which has proficiency rates that are nearly double those of Harrison Middle in both subjects, the stark contrast highlights the need for a deeper understanding of the factors contributing to the performance differences between the schools.

265

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,025

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3912 Isleta Blvd SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105

(505) 877-1279

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Harrison Middle usually attend:

High:

Rio Grande High

Feeder schools for Harrison Middle:

Elementary:	Adobe Acres Elementary
	Barcelona Elementary
	Navajo Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

White:

5.7%

American Indian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

180^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	12.7	180 of 192	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	165 of 165	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	215 of 239	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	202 of 232	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	172 of 200	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	158 of 186	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	173 of 176	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	191 of 208	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	177 of 207	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.0	157 of 222	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	176 of 193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.5	167 of 178	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	156 of 173	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	145 of 179	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	147 of 178	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	137 of 172	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.2	147 of 171	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	136 of 156	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.9	134 of 157	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	104 of 108	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	91 of 97	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	59 of 69	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	2.6	162 of 162	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	207 of 213	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	185 of 220	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	138 of 160	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	130 of 156	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	131 of 148	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	151 of 154	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	183 of 204	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	172 of 214	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	125 of 150	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	128 of 149	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	158 of 173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	144 of 144	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	202 of 227	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	180 of 223	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	147 of 175	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	138 of 168	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	10.8	151 of 161	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	178 of 221	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	177 of 213	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	135 of 152	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	128 of 151	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	169 of 178	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	139 of 142	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	214 of 229	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	164 of 187	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2024)6th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-19 vs state

Science23%-11 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Faculty punished my son for ripping his pants in PE on October 30, 2012. They sent him to In School Suspension and made him write the uniform policy as well as "What I did wrong, Why it was wrong, What I'll do next time and Future punishment." The poor kid actually thought he did something wrong. The students were not allowed to change into workout clothing because there was a substitute teacher.

The first meeting with the Asst. Principal Mrs. Lucero seemed to go well as she was apologetic and helpful. All I asked for was a written apology for my son who was punished wrongly. Today Mrs. Lucero denied he was ever sent to "In School Suspension and no letter of apology was received.

My son has never had any issue with any schools before this incident. In fact, he is very shy and trustworthy. The faculty in my opinion is dishonest, not trustworthy and abusive to the students in their care. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 6, 2011

My children enjoy going to school and are encouraged to learn!!1 Close Quote

by a citizen
Sunday, April 17, 2011

I attended Harrison Middle school in the early 1990's. While I can say that not much has changed in the surrounding area in the last twenty years, my time there was well spent. I was part of the gifted program my entire school career with APS (I went to Saint Pius for high school). I excelled at this school despite the socioeconomic issues. I had teachers who cared, infinitely. Mrs. DeSmet was the most incredible science teacher. Mr. Baldwin was an amazing history teacher and quite possibly the best teacher I've had in my life.

If the teachers care even a fraction as much as they did at that point, then you have nothing to fear. The only other reviewer commented about the student body being racist. I am white, and I experienced very little of that. Although in dealing with 11 to 14 year olds now, kids will be cruel, no matter what. It was always handled in a timely and appropriate matter. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

I went to Harrison middle school when I was a child. I am now in my thirties. I wish I could personally warn any worthwhile child and his/her parents not to attend this school. If you have to commute for 45 minutes every morning to take your child to a better school, do it for your child's sake.

The teachers were so uninterested in there jobs that one year as my mom and I came to register for school and my English teacher from the previous year told my mom and I that she wished she were greeting me at another school. The only teacher that was a true educator was Dr. Kravitz. She stood alone as a professional who cared about how she affected the students. Had it not been for her I would have picked up on the other teachers' apathy and not pursued higher education some years later.

The socioeconomic environment of the Albuquerque's south valley is horrific and as a result, my classmates were racist (they were of Mexican descent), and violent. I think back on my three long years at Harrison and I deeply wish I could have gone to some other school. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
Polk Middle	Public	6-8	2220 Raymac Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-6444	222	24	9.1	96.4%	17 (7.7%)	4 (1.8%)	182 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	15.7	175^th of 192 public middle schools	8.9%		15.3	145^th of 165 public middle schools	12.1%	30		26.5			25.4	26.8	30.9	27.8		12.5		9.6	$12,926
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
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
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
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
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Middle

What high school do graduates of Harrison Middle attend?

Students who attend Harrison Middle usually go on to attend Rio Grande High

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Middle?

Students at Harrison Middle are 91% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Harrison Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Harrison Middle.

What district is Harrison Middle in?

Albuquerque

Is Harrison Middle a good school?

Harrison Middle ranks in the bottom 6.3% of New Mexico middle schools.

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