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L.B. Johnson Middle

Q: Is L.B. Johnson Middle a good school?

L.B. Johnson Middle ranks 84 th of 191 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend L.B. Johnson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended L.B. Johnson Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of L.B. Johnson Middle?

Students at L.B. Johnson Middle are 76% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of L.B. Johnson Middle attend?

Students who attend L.B. Johnson Middle usually go on to attend Volcano Vista High

Public Grades 6-8

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 56% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

L.B. Johnson Middle is a grades 6–8 school at 6811 Taylor Ranch Dr NW in Albuquerque, serving 491 students as part of Albuquerque Public Schools. For 2025–2026 it ranks 84th of 191 New Mexico middle schools — the 56th percentile, 3 stars — while the district ranks 55th of 87 (37th percentile, 2 stars), so the school sits above its district's overall standing.

Reading and science are the strengths here. On the 2025–2026 NM-MSSA, all-grade English language arts proficiency is 52.23%, about seven points above the district's 44.59% and the state's 44.66%, and 8th-grade ELA is especially strong at 60.84%. Eighth-grade science is 38.79%, above the district's 34.31% and the state's 34.33%. Math is the clear gap: 22.03% overall, below the district's 27.69% and the state's 27.85%, with 7th grade the weakest spot at 18.55% versus 28.10% district-wide. Compared with nearby APS schools, L.B. Johnson outpaces Washington Middle, Jimmy Carter Middle, McKinley Middle, Garfield Middle, John Adams Middle, and Taylor Middle, but trails Tony Hillerman Middle School and Lincoln Middle, mainly in math. James Monroe Middle is closer overall, with higher math but lower ELA.

The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio is a relative advantage at 10.2, lower than most nearby APS schools. Reported free/reduced lunch is 99.19%, similar to nearby schools. Subgroup results are mixed: low-income students rank in the 68th percentile and Hispanic students in the 66th, while male students rank in the 43rd percentile. After a 4-star year in 2021–2022, the school has drifted from the 68th percentile in 2023–2024 to 56th in 2025–2026 — still above district average, but regaining momentum in math, especially in grades 6 and 7, would matter most.

491

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,238

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

6811 Taylor Ranch Dr NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120

(505) 898-1492

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Students who attend L.B. Johnson Middle usually attend:

High:

Volcano Vista High

Feeder schools for L.B. Johnson Middle:

Elementary:	Chamiza Elementary
	Marie M Hughes Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

White:

12.6%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (56th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

84^th of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 26Middle Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools

55^th of 87Albuquerque Public Schools 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
2026	48.4	84 of 191	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	77 of 192	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	52 of 165	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	87 of 239	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	71 of 232	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	87 of 200	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	74 of 186	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.9	75 of 176	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	76 of 208	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	78 of 207	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.4	55 of 222	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	44 of 193	77.2%	★★★★☆
2012	70.8	45 of 178	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.2	38 of 173	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	23 of 179	87.2%	★★★★☆
2009	78.7	30 of 178	83.1%	★★★★☆
2008	81.3	22 of 172	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	78.5	25 of 171	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	81.2	20 of 156	87.2%	★★★★☆
2005	90.0	11 of 157	93.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	45.0	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	3 of 37	91.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	42.8	24 of 52	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	43.2	40 of 108	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	21 of 97	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	32 of 69	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.5	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	46 of 136	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	63 of 162	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	72 of 213	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	61 of 220	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	72 of 160	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	54 of 156	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	49 of 143	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	43 of 148	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.0	55 of 154	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	71 of 204	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	55 of 214	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.1	57 of 150	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	62 of 149	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	43 of 133	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	60 of 173	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	51 of 144	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	115 of 227	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	119 of 223	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	102 of 175	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	92 of 168	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	83 of 145	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	51 of 161	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	104 of 221	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	67 of 213	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	72 of 152	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	71 of 151	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	70.0	6 of 37	83.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.3	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	35 of 53	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	31 of 65	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	7 of 43	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	38 of 78	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.8	64 of 100	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.2	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.8	14 of 44	68.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	77 of 170	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	70 of 178	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	49 of 142	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	88 of 229	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	79 of 187	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	63 of 121	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	60 of 120	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2022)84th percentile+14 vs school

Native American (2024)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2024)59th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)54th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)51st percentile-17 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2024)27th percentile-41 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)19th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%+8 vs state

Science39%+4 vs state

Mathematics22%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
L.B. Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	6811 Taylor Ranch Dr NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-1492	491	48	10.2	64.2%	62 (12.6%)	10 (2.0%)	371 (75.6%)	13 (2.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	48.4	84^th of 191 public middle schools	56.0%		49.9	77^th of 192 public middle schools	59.9%	7	38.8	38.1	53.6	60.8	52.2	28.1	18.6	20.5	22.0	$10,238
James Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	6100 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0101	630	51	12.4	59.2%	100 (15.9%)	16 (2.5%)	436 (69.2%)	15 (2.4%)	31 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	42.4	97^th of 191 public middle schools	49.2%		46.7	83^rd of 192 public middle schools	56.8%	14	41.9	32.8	50.6	42.6	41.9	26.5	29.4	21.2	25.7	$7,555
Tony Hillerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8101 Rainbow Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-0698	860	61	13.9	44.9%	183 (21.3%)	20 (2.3%)	544 (63.3%)	15 (1.7%)	41 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.5%)	69.6	47^th of 191 public middle schools	75.4%		72.2	44^th of 192 public middle schools	77.1%	3	45.6	47.3	61.7	56.3	55.0	44.8	39.3	36.2	40.0	$7,205
Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Guadalupe Tr NW	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-3666	245	27	9.0	75.9%	34 (13.9%)	6 (2.4%)	177 (72.2%)	5 (2.0%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	26	139^th of 191 public middle schools	27.2%		23	149^th of 192 public middle schools	22.4%	10	18.5	35.1	50.0	26.6	37.6	20.8	21.0	11.6	17.7	$11,303
Garfield Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Sixth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1647	282	25	11.4	72.7%	28 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	240 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	13.8	172^nd of 191 public middle schools	9.9%		18.6	164^th of 192 public middle schools	14.6%	8	17.2	23.1	31.0	20.9	24.5	18.2	13.8	11.6	14.0	$11,531
John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	5401 Glenrio Rd NW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-0400	420	43	9.7	81.9%	25 (6.0%)	5 (1.2%)	352 (83.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	20.2	158^th of 191 public middle schools	17.3%		15.6	176^th of 192 public middle schools	8.3%	18	19.3	36.2	35.7	32.5	34.8	15.5	19.1	6.2	13.8	$12,937
Vision Quest Alternative Middle	Public	6-8	5401 Glenrio Rd NW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 352-0343	0	4	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1101 Park SW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2000	248	21	11.9	84.3%	13 (5.2%)	5 (2.0%)	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	13.2	174^th of 191 public middle schools	8.9%		10.5	184^th of 192 public middle schools	4.2%	10	15.9	14.9	30.3	31.3	25.8	< 10%	10.6	9.9	9.3	$9,918
Jimmy Carter Middle	Public	6-8	8901 Bluewater NW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 833-7540	436	39	11.2	80.0%	16 (3.7%)	9 (2.1%)	382 (87.6%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	11	183^rd of 191 public middle schools	4.2%		13.3	178^th of 192 public middle schools	7.3%	5	15.3	14.6	27.4	27.6	23.4	5.7	13.6	9.7	9.6	$10,069
McKinley Middle	Public	6-8	4500 Comanche Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9390	434	42	10.3	85.3%	34 (7.8%)	18 (4.1%)	281 (64.7%)	7 (1.6%)	70 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	11.9	180^th of 191 public middle schools	5.8%		9.4	187^th of 192 public middle schools	2.6%	7	19.4	24.8	26.5	25.0	25.5	16.5	7.5	7.4	10.5	$10,829

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