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Kennedy Middle

Public Grades 6-8

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 2% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Kennedy Middle is a public middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 308 students in grades 6-8. Unfortunately, the school has consistently underperformed compared to other middle schools in the state, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter for most academic metrics and student subgroups.

Kennedy Middle significantly trails the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.51% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was a mere 4.86%, far below the 26.48% in Albuquerque and 26.81% statewide. The school's performance is particularly concerning for its Special Education and African American student populations, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of schools in the state. However, the school does perform better for its Native American students, ranking 21 out of 67 schools in 2021-2022.

Interestingly, the nearby Cleveland Middle, Hoover Middle, and Madison Middle schools significantly outperform Kennedy Middle in academic achievement, with much higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. This stark contrast suggests that there may be systemic issues or challenges specific to Kennedy Middle that are hindering student success, potentially related to the school's high concentration of students from low-income families, which could present additional obstacles to learning.

296

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,766

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

721 Tomasita NE
Albuquerque, NM 87123

(505) 298-6701

District: Albuquerque

Feeder schools for Kennedy Middle:

Elementary:	McCollum Elementary
	Tomasita Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.2%

American Indian:

11.1%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (15% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

188^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	9.1	188 of 192	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	140 of 165	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	202 of 239	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	183 of 232	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	185 of 200	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	161 of 186	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	154 of 176	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	196 of 208	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	159 of 207	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	163 of 222	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	157 of 193	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	142 of 178	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	117 of 173	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.7	106 of 179	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.9	106 of 178	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	112 of 172	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.9	96 of 171	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.5	96 of 156	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	90 of 157	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	9.8	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	53 of 55	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	22 of 31	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	18 of 37	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	36.2	32 of 52	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	55 of 108	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	134 of 162	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	194 of 213	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	162 of 220	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	147 of 160	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	127 of 156	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	141 of 148	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	137 of 154	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	181 of 204	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	151 of 214	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.3	141 of 150	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	129 of 149	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	168 of 173	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	117 of 144	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	188 of 227	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	154 of 223	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	160 of 175	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	139 of 168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	133 of 161	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	189 of 221	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	165 of 213	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	142 of 152	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	137 of 151	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	9.8	58 of 59	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	21 of 67	68.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	16 of 44	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	175 of 178	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	119 of 142	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	205 of 229	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	186 of 187	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	100 of 121	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	105 of 120	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2018)38th percentile+25 vs school

Asian (2023)29th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile~ school

Female (2024)17th percentile~ school

African American (2024)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)5th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Native American (2024)2nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Science11%-23 vs state

Mathematics5%-22 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 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	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
Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	721 Tomasita NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6701	296	29	10.3	98.3%	30 (10.1%)	14 (4.7%)	196 (66.2%)	6 (2.0%)	33 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	9.1	188^th of 192 public middle schools	2.1%		16.1	140^th of 165 public middle schools	15.2%	48	11.4		23.0	20.2	32.6	25.5				4.9	$10,766
Grant Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Easterday NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-2113	286	27	10.6	99.3%	51 (17.8%)	14 (4.9%)	158 (55.2%)	17 (5.9%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	37.1	108^th of 192 public middle schools	43.8%		39.3	76^th of 165 public middle schools	53.9%	32	39.4		41.8	27.4	53.2	41.3	19.8	22.6	17.0	19.7	$13,116
Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	10600 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-7377	380	27	13.9	99.7%	86 (22.6%)	17 (4.5%)	196 (51.6%)	16 (4.2%)	37 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	37.3	107^th of 192 public middle schools	44.3%		42.4	67^th of 165 public middle schools	59.4%	40	29.4		40.5	42.6	54.0	45.8	21.4	29.6	8.7	19.6	$8,926
Hayes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Texas St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 265-7741	372	39	9.5	99.7%	32 (8.6%)	8 (2.2%)	296 (79.6%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	8	191^st of 192 public middle schools	0.5%		11.3	156^th of 165 public middle schools	5.5%	35	11.8		16.8	23.3	30.2	23.9	7.5	7.8		5.9	$12,050
Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	10301 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	124	13	9.2	54.0%	36 (29.0%)	3 (2.4%)	56 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.2%)	61.1	61^st of 192 public middle schools	68.2%		66	27^th of 165 public middle schools	83.6%	34	39.1	34.2	30.3	78.8	43.5	46.2		54.6		26.5	$9,538
Van Buren Middle	Public	6-8	700 Louisiana SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3833	344	27	12.8	98.3%	25 (7.3%)	20 (5.8%)	259 (75.3%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	8.4	190^th of 192 public middle schools	1.0%		7.4	164^th of 165 public middle schools	0.6%	26	13.9		16.7	11.2	21.5	16.5		8.4	9.3	7.6	$11,473
Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	12015 Tivoli NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6896	404	32	12.7	99.8%	119 (29.5%)	11 (2.7%)	198 (49.0%)	12 (3.0%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.4%)	66.8	52^nd of 192 public middle schools	72.9%		62.5	29^th of 165 public middle schools	82.4%	23	51.7		53.9	59.3	53.4	55.6	36.2	37.8	32.2	35.5	$9,402
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 299-4735	532	40	13.4	99.6%	128 (24.1%)	22 (4.1%)	291 (54.7%)	20 (3.8%)	36 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)	47.4	81^st of 192 public middle schools	57.8%		51.5	44^th of 165 public middle schools	73.3%	37	41.9		46.3	49.7	47.2	47.7	37.5	23.3	16.1	25.0	$8,278
Voz Collegiate Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-9	955 San Pedro SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 336-5559	134	12	11.2	22.4%	21 (15.7%)	3 (2.2%)	95 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)								(n/a)			41.2		41.2	32.2				12.5
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1138 Cardenas Dr SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3961	359	33	11.0	97.5%	25 (7.0%)	32 (8.9%)	247 (68.8%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	7.9	192^nd of 192 public middle schools	0.0%		9.2	162^nd of 165 public middle schools	1.8%	30	11.8		15.4	15.1	27.5	19.7	6.8	8.6	6.7	7.3	$10,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Middle

Is Kennedy Middle a good school?

Kennedy Middle ranks in the bottom 2.1% of New Mexico middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Middle?

Students at Kennedy Middle are 66% Hispanic, 11% American Indian, 10% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Kennedy Middle in?

Albuquerque

How many students attend Kennedy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Kennedy Middle.

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