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Taylor Middle

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Taylor Middle ranks 139 th of 191 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 27% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Taylor Middle is a 6th–8th grade middle school in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 245 students as part of Albuquerque Public Schools. It is the smallest school among its nearby comparison group and reports very high economic need, with a free- and reduced-price lunch rate around 99% or slightly above. Its student–teacher ratio of 9:1 is the lowest among nearby schools. Statewide, Taylor Middle ranked 139th of 191 middle schools in 2025–2026 — 27th percentile, 1 star — down from 2023–2024, when it ranked 49th percentile with 3 stars, after dipping to the 22nd percentile in 2024–2025.

Results differ sharply by grade. Seventh-grade language arts is a bright spot: 50.0% of students scored proficient, above both the district and the state. Eighth grade is the opposite story — 27.55% proficient in language arts (versus roughly 43.9% for the district and state), 12.12% in math (versus 23.16% for the district), and 19.79% in science (versus about 34% for both). All-grade proficiency trails the district and state in every subject: language arts by 5–7 points, math by roughly 10 points, and 8th-grade science by about 15.8 points.

Compared with neighbors, Taylor ranks above Garfield Middle, Washington Middle, and McKinley Middle, but below Desert Ridge Middle, Tony Hillerman Middle School, Jefferson Middle, L.B. Johnson Middle, James Monroe Middle, Cleveland Middle, and Lincoln Middle. The gap to Desert Ridge is about 30 points in ELA, 43 in math, and 41 in science. Nearby APS schools serve similarly high-poverty populations, so economic need alone does not explain the differences, and Taylor's small size and low student–teacher ratio have not translated into higher proficiency. Some student groups have posted strong relative results in earlier years, though recent overall results remain low.

245

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,303

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

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.

8200 Guadalupe Tr NW
Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM 87114

(505) 898-3666

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Students who attend Taylor Middle usually attend:

High:

Cibola High

Feeder schools for Taylor Middle:

Elementary:	Alameda Elementary
	Corrales K-8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.2%

White:

13.9%

American Indian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 16 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

139^th of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	26.0	139 of 191	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	149 of 192	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	84 of 165	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	162 of 239	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	155 of 232	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	117 of 200	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	104 of 186	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	106 of 176	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.4	116 of 208	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.0	103 of 207	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.9	84 of 222	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	69 of 193	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.3	70 of 178	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.3	62 of 173	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.5	59 of 179	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	45 of 178	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	37 of 172	78.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.4	37 of 171	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	65.0	45 of 156	71.2%	★★★★☆
2005	75.3	31 of 157	80.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	54 of 108	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.8	50 of 97	48.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	92 of 136	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	115 of 162	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	155 of 213	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	144 of 220	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	83 of 160	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	83 of 156	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	109 of 143	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	112 of 148	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	93 of 154	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	162 of 204	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	148 of 214	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	86 of 150	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	100 of 149	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	90 of 133	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	129 of 173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	68 of 144	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	147 of 227	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	124 of 223	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	74 of 175	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.8	125 of 168	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	100 of 145	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	60 of 161	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	164 of 221	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	126 of 213	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	83 of 152	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	94 of 151	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	53.2	29 of 65	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	20 of 67	70.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.2	41 of 78	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	66 of 100	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	126 of 170	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	138 of 178	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	83 of 142	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	164 of 229	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.7	77 of 187	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	68 of 121	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	58 of 120	51.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)83rd percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)55th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Science18%-16 vs state

Mathematics18%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, February 18, 2017

Lots of wannabe gang kids and drug use at this school. Kids are regularly bullied in instances like this that happened less than a year ago. http://krqe.com/2016/03/04/dad-wants-answers-after-daughter-punched-unconscious-at-school/. They do not protect students and their overall school grades are going down....... Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, January 28, 2017

The stats on this website speak for themselves. This school is on a steady decline and not much is going to stop it. The school is rundown and has not been kept up the past few years. The front office staff is rude and if they think you don't speak Spanish they talk about you right in front of you. The security officer acts like a gang member and interacts inappropriately with students. The Gifted Teacher/Program is dumbed-down and of poor quality. The Administration is out of touch and so hyper concerned with things like dress code and ordering donuts for students without misconduct referrals that there isn't much focus on education. 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 8th 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
Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Guadalupe Tr NW	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-3666	245	27	9.0	75.9%	34 (13.9%)	6 (2.4%)	177 (72.2%)	5 (2.0%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	26	139^th of 191 public middle schools	27.2%		23	149^th of 192 public middle schools	22.4%	10	18.5	35.1	50.0	26.6	37.6	20.8	21.0	11.6	17.7	$11,303
L.B. Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	6811 Taylor Ranch Dr NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-1492	491	48	10.2	64.2%	62 (12.6%)	10 (2.0%)	371 (75.6%)	13 (2.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	48.4	84^th of 191 public middle schools	56.0%		49.9	77^th of 192 public middle schools	59.9%	7	38.8	38.1	53.6	60.8	52.2	28.1	18.6	20.5	22.0	$10,238
Garfield Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Sixth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1647	282	25	11.4	72.7%	28 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	240 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	13.8	172^nd of 191 public middle schools	9.9%		18.6	164^th of 192 public middle schools	14.6%	8	17.2	23.1	31.0	20.9	24.5	18.2	13.8	11.6	14.0	$11,531
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
James Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	6100 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0101	630	51	12.4	59.2%	100 (15.9%)	16 (2.5%)	436 (69.2%)	15 (2.4%)	31 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	42.4	97^th of 191 public middle schools	49.2%		46.7	83^rd of 192 public middle schools	56.8%	14	41.9	32.8	50.6	42.6	41.9	26.5	29.4	21.2	25.7	$7,555
Desert Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	8400 Barstow NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 857-9282	801	63	12.6	32.2%	316 (39.5%)	14 (1.7%)	295 (36.8%)	82 (10.2%)	24 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (8.5%)	93.6	12^th of 191 public middle schools	93.7%		93.4	14^th of 192 public middle schools	92.7%	2	63.0	69.3	72.2	66.2	69.3	65.9	63.9	56.6	62.4	$8,804
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
Tony Hillerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8101 Rainbow Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-0698	860	61	13.9	44.9%	183 (21.3%)	20 (2.3%)	544 (63.3%)	15 (1.7%)	41 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.5%)	69.6	47^th of 191 public middle schools	75.4%		72.2	44^th of 192 public middle schools	77.1%	3	45.6	47.3	61.7	56.3	55.0	44.8	39.3	36.2	40.0	$7,205
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2287 Lema Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 892-1100	805	37	21.5	38.9%	221 (27.5%)	9 (1.1%)	469 (58.3%)	14 (1.7%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.8%)	70.2	46^th of 191 public middle schools	75.9%		68.6	48^th of 192 public middle schools	75.0%	2	53.6	48.7	62.8	57.4	56.3	33.2	41.7	37.6	37.5	$7,577
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	712 Girard NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8691	615	50	12.3	52.8%	147 (23.9%)	25 (4.1%)	372 (60.5%)	13 (2.1%)	36 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	60.5	64^th of 191 public middle schools	66.5%		63.8	56^th of 192 public middle schools	70.8%	8	47.7	44.3	56.9	50.8	50.5	34.4	39.5	29.0	34.4	$8,449

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