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Polk Middle

Public Grades 6-8

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 9% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Polk Middle is a public middle school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 256. 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.

Polk Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Mexico middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 138-224 out of around 200-240 schools. The school has received 0-2 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below average compared to other middle schools in the state. Polk Middle significantly lags behind the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.81% of Polk Middle students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 43.65% for Albuquerque and 44.19% for the state. In Math, the proficiency rate was just 9.63% at Polk Middle compared to 26.48% for Albuquerque and 26.81% for the state.

The nearby middle schools in the Albuquerque district, such as Wilson Middle, Washington Middle, and John Adams Middle, all have similar performance profiles to Polk Middle, with low academic proficiency rates and rankings in the bottom quarter of New Mexico middle schools. The only exception is Solare Collegiate Charter School, which is located outside the Albuquerque district and has significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates exceeding the state averages in ELA, Math, and Science.

222

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,926

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2220 Raymac Rd SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105

(505) 877-6444

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Polk Middle usually attend:

High:

Rio Grande High

Feeder schools for Polk Middle:

Elementary:	Los Padillas Elementary
	Mountain View Elementary
	Pajarito Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.0%

White:

7.7%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (20% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

175^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	15.7	175 of 192	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	145 of 165	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	224 of 239	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	216 of 232	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	191 of 200	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	176 of 186	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	165 of 176	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	178 of 208	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.9	138 of 207	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.0	167 of 222	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	144 of 193	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	159 of 178	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	148 of 173	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.7	147 of 179	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.8	162 of 178	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	161 of 172	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	159 of 171	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.9	142 of 156	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.0	145 of 157	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	70 of 108	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.4	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.9	135 of 162	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	209 of 213	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	175 of 220	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	160 of 160	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	148 of 156	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	124 of 148	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	143 of 154	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	194 of 204	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	181 of 214	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	138 of 150	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	139 of 149	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	23 of 33	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	153 of 173	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	121 of 144	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	212 of 227	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	195 of 223	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	165 of 175	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	158 of 168	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	141 of 161	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	192 of 221	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	187 of 213	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	136 of 152	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	147 of 151	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	53 of 78	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	162 of 178	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	128 of 142	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	218 of 229	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	170 of 187	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)63rd percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2024)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2024)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2024)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Science26%-8 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Polk Middle

What district is Polk Middle in?

Albuquerque

What high school do graduates of Polk Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Polk Middle?

Students at Polk Middle are 82% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% African American.

Is Polk Middle a good school?

Polk Middle ranks in the bottom 8.9% of New Mexico middle schools.

How many students attend Polk Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Polk Middle.

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