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McKinley Middle

Q: Is McKinley Middle a good school?

McKinley Middle ranks in the bottom 5.8% of New Mexico middle schools.

Q: How many students attend McKinley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended McKinley Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McKinley Middle?

Students at McKinley Middle are 65% Hispanic, 16% American Indian, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

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

Students who attend McKinley Middle usually go on to attend Del Norte High

Public Grades 6-8

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 6% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

McKinley Middle is a 6–8 school at 4500 Comanche Rd NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 434 students as part of Albuquerque Public Schools, where reported free/reduced-lunch eligibility sits at 99.5%–100%+, meaning essentially universal low-income enrollment much like its neighboring schools.

Academically, the school has placed in the bottom fifth of New Mexico middle schools in every one of the past 10 years, and it currently sits in the bottom decile — 180th of 191 schools in 2025-26, at the 6th percentile. In 2025-26, 26.04% of students were proficient in Language Arts, 10.12% in Mathematics, and 19.80% in 8th-grade Science, each roughly 14–17 points below both the district and the state. Math is the weakest area: McKinley's math proficiency is about 39% of the district rate, compared with roughly 60% for Language Arts. Math also falls sharply by grade — 16.36% in 6th grade versus about 7% in 7th and 8th — while Language Arts stays steady at roughly 25–27% across all three grades. Eighth-grade science is nearly three times the 8th-grade math rate.

Nearby comparisons are revealing. Cleveland Middle, 1.48 miles away, serves a nearly identical population with a higher student-teacher ratio yet posts Language Arts proficiency 17 points higher and math 15 points higher; Jefferson Middle and Madison Middle follow the same pattern. Meanwhile Van Buren Middle, Wilson Middle, and Hayes Middle rank below McKinley with the same demographics. McKinley's student-teacher ratio of 10.3 is among the lowest in the area and improved from 13.5 two years earlier, but proficiency has moved only a couple of points, suggesting class size is not the main constraint. Earlier bright spots include strong results for special education and English learner students in 2021–2023, plus small recent gains in both subjects.

434

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,829

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4500 Comanche Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 881-9390

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Students who attend McKinley Middle usually attend:

High:

Del Norte High

Feeder schools for McKinley Middle:

Elementary:	Bel-Air Elementary
	Hodgin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.7%

American Indian:

16.1%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (18% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

180^th of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	180 of 191	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	187 of 192	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	137 of 165	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	195 of 239	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	196 of 232	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	178 of 200	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	162 of 186	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	168 of 176	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	205 of 208	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	171 of 207	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.6	177 of 222	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	159 of 193	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	147 of 178	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.9	136 of 173	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	113 of 179	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.8	107 of 178	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.3	102 of 172	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.2	112 of 171	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	112 of 156	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.5	83 of 157	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	46.3	30 of 55	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	45.4	21 of 52	59.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	60 of 69	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	128 of 136	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	145 of 162	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	184 of 213	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	168 of 220	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	149 of 160	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	147 of 156	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	133 of 143	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	145 of 148	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	129 of 154	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	165 of 204	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	166 of 214	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	130 of 150	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	125 of 149	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	31 of 33	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	119 of 133	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	167 of 173	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	113 of 144	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	182 of 227	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	172 of 223	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	156 of 175	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	145 of 168	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	127 of 145	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	132 of 161	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	184 of 221	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	176 of 213	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	130 of 152	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	123 of 151	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	15.1	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	53 of 59	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	46 of 67	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	37 of 43	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.1	62 of 78	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	44 of 100	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.7	54 of 58	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	155 of 170	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	173 of 178	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	101 of 142	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	176 of 229	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	142 of 187	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	116 of 121	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)60th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2022)45th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2024)10th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)8th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)6th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-19 vs state

Science19%-15 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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	99.5%	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
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	98.7%	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
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	99.3%	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
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 299-4735	532	40	13.4	99.6%	128 (24.1%)	22 (4.1%)	291 (54.7%)	20 (3.8%)	36 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)	51.3	78^th of 191 public middle schools	59.2%		47.4	81^st of 192 public middle schools	57.8%	3		36.5				41.7	49.3	55.8	49.6			31.3	32.1	24.4	29.0	$8,278
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	99.3%	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
Hayes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Texas St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	11.8	181^st of 191 public middle schools	5.2%		8	191^st of 192 public middle schools	0.5%	10		17.1				17.7	29.4	28.1	25.2			9.9	12.8	8.4	10.4	$12,050
Grant Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Easterday NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	27.2	135^th of 191 public middle schools	29.3%		37.1	108^th of 192 public middle schools	43.8%	27		20.2				29.7	45.3	32.1	35.2			18.7	28.0	19.3	21.7	$13,116
Renaissance Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	10301 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Renaissance Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	124	13	9.2	54.0%	36 (29.0%)	3 (2.4%)	56 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.2%)	62.1	60^th of 191 public middle schools	68.6%		61.1	61^st of 192 public middle schools	68.2%	1		54.1	37.9			36.4	51.7	62.2	47.0				25.0	29.7	21.1	$9,538
Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	10600 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	33.8	111^th of 191 public middle schools	41.9%		37.3	107^th of 192 public middle schools	44.3%	4		34.6				29.9	47.4	51.9	42.8			15.4	16.7	17.6	16.5	$8,926
Van Buren Middle	Public	6-8	700 Louisiana SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	4.9	191^st of 191 public middle schools	0.0%		8.4	190^th of 192 public middle schools	1.0%	1		12.2				10.6	20.0	19.1	16.4			< 10%	< 10%	< 10%	4.8	$11,473

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