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Madison Middle

Q: Is Madison Middle a good school?

Madison Middle ranks 78 th of 191 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Madison Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Madison Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Madison Middle?

Students at Madison Middle are 55% Hispanic, 24% White, 7% American Indian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

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

Students who attend Madison Middle usually go on to attend Sandia High

Public Grades 6-8

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 59% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Madison Middle is a grades 6–8 school serving 532 students at 3501 Moon St NE in Albuquerque, NM 87111, within Albuquerque Public Schools, a district ranked 55th of 87 in New Mexico. Madison ranked 78th of 191 New Mexico middle schools in 2025-26 (59th percentile, 3 stars), so it outperforms its district but is not among the state's top tier. That is a step down from most of the past decade, when Madison was a consistent 4-star, 70th–79th percentile school — including 44th of 165 in 2023-24 — before slipping to 3 stars in 2024-25 and 2025-26. Its test scores remain above district and state averages, so the decline appears relative rather than absolute.

In 2025-26, 48.36% of students were proficient in language arts and 28.17% in math on the NM Combined assessment, with 8th-grade science at 35.62%; all are above district and state averages. Eighth-grade ELA is a bright spot at 55.77% on NM-MSSA, roughly 11–12 points above district and state. Math is the bigger concern: it runs about 20 points below Madison's own ELA results, and 6th-grade math (31.3% vs. 32.13% state) is the only tested area below the state average. Among 10 nearby schools, Madison ranks fourth in both ELA and math, behind Desert Ridge Middle (ELA 69.29, math 62.37), Eisenhower Middle (ELA 72, math 57.25), and Hoover Middle (ELA 55.58, math 39.49), while ahead of Cleveland Middle, Jackson Middle, Grant Middle, McKinley Middle, Hayes Middle, Kennedy Middle, and Renaissance Academy Charter School.

Madison is notably effective with English learners (88th percentile in 2023-24) and above average with low-income students, but special education students (24th–41st percentile) and multi-racial students (15th percentile in 2023-24) are served less well, and girls generally outperform boys. Its student-teacher ratio of 13.4 is higher than most nearby schools, though Eisenhower performs much higher with a similar 13.2, so ratio alone does not determine outcomes. About 99.62% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, in line with nearby APS middle schools. The most actionable opportunities are math — especially 6th grade — and outcomes for special education students.

532

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,278

Per pupil spending ?

62.0%

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.

3501 Moon St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111

(505) 299-4735

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Students who attend Madison Middle usually attend:

High:

Sandia High

Feeder schools for Madison Middle:

Elementary:	Dennis Chavez Elementary
	Osuna Elementary
	Sombra Del Monte Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

White:

24.1%

American Indian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

78^th of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	51.3	78 of 191	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.4	81 of 192	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	44 of 165	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	64 of 239	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	68 of 232	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	69 of 200	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	55 of 186	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	57.3	61 of 176	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	57 of 208	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	67.1	44 of 207	78.7%	★★★★☆
2014	73.8	39 of 222	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	71.5	49 of 193	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	27 of 178	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	27 of 173	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	22 of 179	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	84.4	18 of 178	89.9%	★★★★★
2008	74.8	33 of 172	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.9	32 of 171	81.3%	★★★★☆
2006	78.2	28 of 156	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	82.2	18 of 157	88.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	14 of 38	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	33 of 55	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	27 of 37	27.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	11.8	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	46.4	20 of 52	61.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	75.2	13 of 108	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	42.7	28 of 97	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	17 of 69	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	52 of 136	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	38 of 162	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	48 of 213	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	51 of 220	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	50 of 160	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	33 of 156	78.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	54 of 143	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	56 of 148	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	61 of 154	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	52 of 204	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	54 of 214	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	44 of 150	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	43 of 149	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	44 of 133	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.3	65 of 173	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	36 of 144	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	88 of 227	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	105 of 223	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	106 of 175	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	87 of 168	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	63 of 145	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	65 of 161	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	68 of 221	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	70 of 213	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	57 of 152	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	53 of 151	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	52.8	19 of 37	48.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	37 of 65	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	56.2	19 of 59	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	28 of 58	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	18 of 67	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	18 of 43	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.3	51 of 78	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	59 of 100	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	69 of 170	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	74 of 178	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	51 of 142	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	61 of 229	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	67 of 187	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	59 of 121	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	46 of 120	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2024)68th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2018)62nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile~ school

Male (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2022)49th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2024)45th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2024)45th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile-39 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)15th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%+5 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

Mathematics29%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Awful

by a student
Monday, December 28, 2009

I really loved it in Madison Middle School, and I really miss it. We did a lot of fun activities, and we learned a lot. I gained a lot of memories there. I'm really sad that I had to leave, and that I didn't get to go into 8th grade, because I flew back to Europe. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	11001 Camero Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 292-2530	740	56	13.2	35.5%	371 (50.1%)	8 (1.1%)	258 (34.9%)	32 (4.3%)	22 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.4%)	93.2	14^th of 191 public middle schools	92.7%		94.8	10^th of 192 public middle schools	94.8%	4		61.3				69.6	73.0	73.7	72.0			63.1	56.1	51.9	57.3	$7,915
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
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
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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