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Washington Middle

Public Grades 6-8

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 4% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Washington Middle is a public middle school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 270 students. 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.

Washington Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Mexico middle schools, with significantly below-average academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas compared to the Albuquerque and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.11% of Washington Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with most ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of New Mexico middle schools.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Albuquerque district, such as McKinley Middle, Harrison Middle, and Jimmy Carter Middle, also face similar academic challenges, with most ranking in the bottom quarter of New Mexico middle schools. However, Jefferson Middle, located just 2.8 miles from Washington Middle, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 25-50 middle schools in the state and significantly outperforming Washington Middle and the other nearby schools across all subject areas.

248

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,918

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Park SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 764-2000

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Washington Middle usually attend:

High:

Albuquerque High

Feeder schools for Washington Middle:

Elementary:	Dolores Gonzales Elementary
	East San Jose Elementary
	Eugene Field Elementary
	Lew Wallace Elementary
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	Reginald Chavez Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.1%

White:

5.2%

American Indian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (16% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

184^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	10.5	184 of 192	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	146 of 165	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	200 of 239	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	197 of 232	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	165 of 200	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	156 of 186	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	172 of 176	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	183 of 208	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	183 of 207	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.8	183 of 222	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	155 of 193	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	162 of 178	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	154 of 173	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	127 of 179	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	131 of 178	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	127 of 172	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.3	139 of 171	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.3	128 of 156	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.9	143 of 157	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	58 of 108	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	148 of 162	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	170 of 213	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	160 of 220	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	132 of 160	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	135 of 156	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	138 of 148	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	136 of 154	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	166 of 204	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	167 of 214	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	123 of 150	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	132 of 149	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	164 of 173	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	120 of 144	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	189 of 227	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	171 of 223	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	138 of 175	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	140 of 168	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	134 of 161	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	209 of 221	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	185 of 213	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	134 of 152	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	138 of 151	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	48 of 65	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	62.3	12 of 67	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	168 of 178	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	129 of 142	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	201 of 229	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)82nd percentile+67 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)26th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)9th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Science9%-25 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 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
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
Garfield Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Sixth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1647	282	25	11.4	99.3%	28 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	240 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	18.6	164^th of 192 public middle schools	14.6%		13.3	151^st of 165 public middle schools	8.5%	13		22.3			40.2	29.2	30.3	32.9	17.1	14.6		12.3	$11,531
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
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
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	712 Girard NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8691	615	50	12.3	99.3%	147 (23.9%)	25 (4.1%)	372 (60.5%)	13 (2.1%)	36 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	63.8	56^th of 192 public middle schools	70.8%		66.5	25^th of 165 public middle schools	84.8%	31		39.8			55.3	56.4	52.7	54.8	48.3	39.1	21.7	36.8	$8,449
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
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
McKinley Middle	Public	6-8	4500 Comanche Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9390	434	42	10.3	99.5%	34 (7.8%)	18 (4.1%)	281 (64.7%)	7 (1.6%)	70 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	9.4	187^th of 192 public middle schools	2.6%		16.7	137^th of 165 public middle schools	17.0%	50		15.0			24.1	21.7	30.5	25.5	11.6	7.0		7.1	$10,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Middle

How many students attend Washington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Washington Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle?

Students at Washington Middle are 87% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Washington Middle in?

Albuquerque

Is Washington Middle a good school?

Washington Middle ranks in the bottom 4.2% of New Mexico middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Washington Middle attend?

Students who attend Washington Middle usually go on to attend Albuquerque High

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