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Truman Middle

Q: Is Truman Middle a good school?

Truman Middle ranks in the bottom 5.2% of New Mexico middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Truman Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Truman Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Truman Middle?

Students at Truman Middle are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

Public Grades 6-8

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 5% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Truman Middle is a public middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 573 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Truman Middle consistently performs below the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 27.85%, compared to 43.65% for Albuquerque and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, Truman Middle's proficiency rate was only 7.93%, significantly lower than the Albuquerque (26.48%) and state (26.81%) averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, performing much worse than others.

While the nearby public middle schools in the Albuquerque School District, such as Garfield Middle and John Adams Middle, also perform below the state and district averages, some of these schools have slightly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics compared to Truman Middle. In contrast, the South Valley Prep and Solare Collegiate Charter School generally outperform Truman Middle and the other nearby public schools in academic proficiency.

520

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,096

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9400 Benavides Rd SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121

(505) 836-3030

District: Albuquerque

Feeder schools for Truman Middle:

Elementary:	Alamosa Elementary
	Maryann Binford Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

White:

3.3%

American Indian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (17% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

182^nd of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	11.4	182 of 192	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	149 of 165	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	205 of 239	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	187 of 232	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	179 of 200	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	173 of 186	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	170 of 176	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	181 of 208	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	157 of 207	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.2	174 of 222	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	152 of 193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	144 of 178	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	129 of 173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	133 of 179	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.4	133 of 178	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	128 of 172	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	124 of 171	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	148 of 156	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.5	136 of 157	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.1	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.0	15 of 55	72.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	11.4	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	83 of 108	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	59 of 97	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	52 of 69	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	14.4	142 of 162	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	189 of 213	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	171 of 220	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	143 of 160	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	146 of 156	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	143 of 148	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	141 of 154	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	172 of 204	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	153 of 214	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	134 of 150	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	137 of 149	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	62.5	7 of 33	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	162 of 173	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	123 of 144	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	191 of 227	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	158 of 223	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	157 of 175	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	156 of 168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	147 of 161	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	199 of 221	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	162 of 213	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	144 of 152	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	146 of 151	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	10.4	77 of 78	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	94 of 100	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	42 of 44	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	171 of 178	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	127 of 142	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	204 of 229	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	144 of 187	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	80 of 121	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.1	107 of 120	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)79th percentile+59 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2023)16th percentile~ school

Female (2024)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)1st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2018)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Science12%-23 vs state

Mathematics8%-19 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Truman Middle

Is Truman Middle a good school?

Truman Middle ranks in the bottom 5.2% of New Mexico middle schools.

What district is Truman Middle in?

Albuquerque

What is the racial makeup of Truman Middle?

Students at Truman Middle are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Truman Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Truman Middle.

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