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Kennedy Middle

Q: Is Kennedy Middle a good school?

Kennedy Middle ranks in the bottom 0.5% of New Mexico middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Kennedy Middle?

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

Q: 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.

Public Grades 6-8

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 1% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Kennedy Middle is a grade 6–8 school in Albuquerque Public Schools, located at 721 Tomasita NE in northeast Albuquerque, NM, and it enrolls 296 students. For 2025–2026 it ranks 190 of 191 New Mexico middle schools — the 1st percentile, 0 stars — while its district ranks 55 of 87 statewide. Its student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3 is lower than most nearby middle schools, and it serves a near-universally economically disadvantaged population (98.31% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025).

Proficiency results are low across the board: 18.91% in ELA, 3.27% in math, and 8.99% in 8th-grade science. Math is the deepest weakness — every reported grade-level math score is under 10%, so this is not a single-grade problem. ELA sits roughly 24–25 percentage points below district and state, though it does climb from 13.54% in 6th grade to 19.1% in 7th and 24.44% in 8th, an internal bright spot that still trails district and state by about 19 points. Recent results have slid: ELA fell from 25.51% to 18.91%, math from 4.86% to 3.27%, and 8th-grade science from 20% to 8.99%.

Kennedy sits at the bottom of its nearby group with Van Buren Middle (191/191), Wilson Middle (189/191), and Hayes Middle (181/191), and below higher-ranked Cleveland Middle, Madison Middle, Hoover Middle, Eisenhower Middle, Grant Middle, and Jackson Middle. Its high poverty rate does not set it apart — Eisenhower Middle reports 100% free/reduced lunch and Hoover Middle 99.75%, yet both reach far higher proficiency. One relative bright spot: English Language Learner students ranked 55/108 (49th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024, near the statewide median. Renaissance Academy Charter School serves a lower-poverty population and posts stronger results.

296

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,766

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

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.

721 Tomasita NE
Albuquerque, NM 87123

(505) 298-6701

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

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 — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (11% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

190^th of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	190 of 191	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.7	134 of 136	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.1	142 of 143	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.7	133 of 133	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.4	145 of 145	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.6	169 of 170	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

African American (2024)14th percentile~ school

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

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

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts19%-26 vs state

Science8%-26 vs state

Mathematics3%-25 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 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	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 Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6701	296	29	10.3	80.4%	30 (10.1%)	14 (4.7%)	196 (66.2%)	6 (2.0%)	33 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	5.6	190^th of 191 public middle schools	0.5%		9.1	188^th of 192 public middle schools	2.1%	2		8.1				13.3	19.5	23.9	18.9			< 10%	< 10%	< 10%	3.1	$10,766
Grant Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Easterday NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-2113	286	27	10.6	73.4%	51 (17.8%)	14 (4.9%)	158 (55.2%)	17 (5.9%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	27.2	135^th of 191 public middle schools	29.3%		37.1	108^th of 192 public middle schools	43.8%	27		20.2				29.7	45.3	32.1	35.2			18.7	28.0	19.3	21.7	$13,116
Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	10600 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-7377	380	27	13.9	73.9%	86 (22.6%)	17 (4.5%)	196 (51.6%)	16 (4.2%)	37 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	33.8	111^th of 191 public middle schools	41.9%		37.3	107^th of 192 public middle schools	44.3%	4		34.6				29.9	47.4	51.9	42.8			15.4	16.7	17.6	16.5	$8,926
Hayes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Texas St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 265-7741	372	39	9.5	81.7%	32 (8.6%)	8 (2.2%)	296 (79.6%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	11.8	181^st of 191 public middle schools	5.2%		8	191^st of 192 public middle schools	0.5%	10		17.1				17.7	29.4	28.1	25.2			9.9	12.8	8.4	10.4	$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%)	62.1	60^th of 191 public middle schools	68.6%		61.1	61^st of 192 public middle schools	68.2%	1		54.1	37.9			36.4	51.7	62.2	47.0				25.0	29.7	21.1	$9,538
Van Buren Middle	Public	6-8	700 Louisiana SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3833	344	27	12.8	68.3%	25 (7.3%)	20 (5.8%)	259 (75.3%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	4.9	191^st of 191 public middle schools	0.0%		8.4	190^th of 192 public middle schools	1.0%	1		12.2				10.6	20.0	19.1	16.4			< 10%	< 10%	< 10%	4.8	$11,473
Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	12015 Tivoli NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6896	404	32	12.7	54.5%	119 (29.5%)	11 (2.7%)	198 (49.0%)	12 (3.0%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.4%)	69.5	48^th of 191 public middle schools	74.9%		66.8	52^nd of 192 public middle schools	72.9%	4		48.8				47.2	55.0	64.6	55.6			37.5	40.0	40.9	39.5	$9,402
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 299-4735	532	40	13.4	62.0%	128 (24.1%)	22 (4.1%)	291 (54.7%)	20 (3.8%)	36 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)	51.3	78^th of 191 public middle schools	59.2%		47.4	81^st of 192 public middle schools	57.8%	3		36.5				41.7	49.3	55.8	49.6			31.3	32.1	24.4	29.0	$8,278
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1138 Cardenas Dr SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3961	359	33	11.0	80.5%	25 (7.0%)	32 (8.9%)	247 (68.8%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	6.4	189^th of 191 public middle schools	1.0%		7.9	192^nd of 192 public middle schools	0.0%	3		< 10%	< 10%			15.5	22.0	16.9	18.5			< 10%	9.2	< 10%	7.2	$10,299
Cleveland Middle	Public	6-8	6910 Natalie St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9227	474	39	12.2	65.8%	79 (16.7%)	23 (4.9%)	256 (54.0%)	17 (3.6%)	67 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	41.3	99^th of 191 public middle schools	48.2%		51.8	70^th of 192 public middle schools	63.5%	29		34.5				32.4	51.9	46.9	43.3			19.7	28.4	27.7	25.0	$9,993

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