Roosevelt Middle

Roosevelt Middle is a grades 6–8 school of 401 students in the East Mountains community of Tijeras, New Mexico, part of Albuquerque Public Schools. For 2025–26 it ranks 41st of 191 New Mexico middle schools — 79th percentile, 4 stars — a standout result given that its own district is rated 37th of 87 districts (37th percentile, 2 stars).

Roosevelt's students score well above district and state averages: 57.4% proficient in English language arts, 40.2% in math and 48.4% in 8th grade science, which is 12 to 14 points above both benchmarks in every subject and every grade. Among 10 nearby schools, only Eisenhower Middle scores higher in reading and math, while Wilson Middle, Kennedy Middle and Van Buren Middle — schools in the same district — post reading proficiency roughly a third as high. Roosevelt does this with the largest classes in the comparison group, 14.5 students per teacher.

The record is remarkably steady: in ten years the school has never dropped below 4 stars or the 79th percentile, with five 5-star years. Two things to watch: reading slipped from 65.2% to 57.4%, making 2025–26 its lowest percentile in that span, and 8th grade reading is the thinnest local edge — 5th of 11 nearby schools — though still above state. Science is strong but essentially tied with Hoover Middle. Performance is even across the student groups the state reports, and special education results climbed from 1 star to 4 stars in three years.