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Wilson Middle

Q: Is Wilson Middle a good school?

Wilson Middle ranks in the bottom 0.0% of New Mexico middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Wilson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Wilson Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wilson Middle?

Students at Wilson Middle are 69% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% American Indian, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Wilson Middle attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 0% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Wilson Middle is a public middle school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 373 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. Unfortunately, Wilson Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Mexico middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 158-222 out of around 200-240 schools.

Wilson Middle significantly underperforms compared to the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.7% of Wilson Middle students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% for Albuquerque and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 7.27% at Wilson Middle, compared to 26.48% for Albuquerque and 26.81% for the state. The school also struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter of New Mexico middle schools for Female, Male, Hispanic, White, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Homeless students. Wilson Middle has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 100-101.34% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Wilson Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.3 to 12.3 in recent years, this does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The school's performance lags significantly behind nearby middle schools like Cleveland, Jackson, and Jefferson, which all have higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics and higher overall state rankings. The consistent low performance of Wilson Middle over many years suggests the need for significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

359

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,299

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1138 Cardenas Dr SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108

(505) 268-3961

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually attend:

High:

Albuquerque High

Feeder schools for Wilson Middle:

Elementary:	Kirtland Elementary
	Lowell Elementary
	Whittier Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

African American:

8.9%

American Indian:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (13% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

192^nd of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	7.9	192 of 192	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	162 of 165	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	222 of 239	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	199 of 232	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	182 of 200	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	168 of 186	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	167 of 176	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	187 of 208	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	158 of 207	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.7	165 of 222	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	148 of 193	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	156 of 178	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.5	134 of 173	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.1	99 of 179	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.8	114 of 178	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.0	118 of 172	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.1	135 of 171	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.1	107 of 156	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.2	108 of 157	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	9.9	24 of 29	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	88 of 108	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	97 of 97	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	69 of 69	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	11.7	151 of 162	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	197 of 213	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	179 of 220	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	144 of 160	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	150 of 156	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	148 of 148	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	152 of 154	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	191 of 204	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	165 of 214	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	145 of 150	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	146 of 149	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	3.9	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	33 of 33	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	172 of 173	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	138 of 144	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	209 of 227	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	177 of 223	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	158 of 175	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	152 of 168	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	7.9	158 of 161	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	216 of 221	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	171 of 213	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	139 of 152	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	134 of 151	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	49 of 65	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	6.1	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	69 of 78	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	178 of 178	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	123 of 142	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	207 of 229	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	141 of 187	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	69 of 121	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	72 of 120	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)25th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2024)17th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2024)12th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2024)7th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Native American (2024)<1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-24 vs state

Science12%-23 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 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
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1138 Cardenas Dr SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3961	359	33	11.0	97.5%	25 (7.0%)	32 (8.9%)	247 (68.8%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	7.9	192^nd of 192 public middle schools	0.0%		9.2	162^nd of 165 public middle schools	1.8%	30	11.8	15.4	15.1	27.5	19.7	6.8	8.6	6.7	7.3	$10,299
Voz Collegiate Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-9	955 San Pedro SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 336-5559	134	12	11.2	22.4%	21 (15.7%)	3 (2.2%)	95 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)								(n/a)		41.2		41.2	32.2				12.5
Van Buren Middle	Public	6-8	700 Louisiana SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-3833	344	27	12.8	98.3%	25 (7.3%)	20 (5.8%)	259 (75.3%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	8.4	190^th of 192 public middle schools	1.0%		7.4	164^th of 165 public middle schools	0.6%	26	13.9	16.7	11.2	21.5	16.5		8.4	9.3	7.6	$11,473
Hayes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Texas St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 265-7741	372	39	9.5	99.7%	32 (8.6%)	8 (2.2%)	296 (79.6%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	8	191^st of 192 public middle schools	0.5%		11.3	156^th of 165 public middle schools	5.5%	35	11.8	16.8	23.3	30.2	23.9	7.5	7.8		5.9	$12,050
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
Grant Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Easterday NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-2113	286	27	10.6	99.3%	51 (17.8%)	14 (4.9%)	158 (55.2%)	17 (5.9%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	37.1	108^th of 192 public middle schools	43.8%		39.3	76^th of 165 public middle schools	53.9%	32	39.4	41.8	27.4	53.2	41.3	19.8	22.6	17.0	19.7	$13,116
Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	721 Tomasita NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6701	296	29	10.3	98.3%	30 (10.1%)	14 (4.7%)	196 (66.2%)	6 (2.0%)	33 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	9.1	188^th of 192 public middle schools	2.1%		16.1	140^th of 165 public middle schools	15.2%	48	11.4	23.0	20.2	32.6	25.5				4.9	$10,766
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
Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	10600 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-7377	380	27	13.9	99.7%	86 (22.6%)	17 (4.5%)	196 (51.6%)	16 (4.2%)	37 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	37.3	107^th of 192 public middle schools	44.3%		42.4	67^th of 165 public middle schools	59.4%	40	29.4	40.5	42.6	54.0	45.8	21.4	29.6	8.7	19.6	$8,926
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 Wilson Middle

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Middle?

Students at Wilson Middle are 69% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% American Indian, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Wilson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Wilson Middle.

What high school do graduates of Wilson Middle attend?

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

Is Wilson Middle a good school?

Wilson Middle ranks in the bottom 0.0% of New Mexico middle schools.

What district is Wilson Middle in?

Albuquerque

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