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Jimmy Carter Middle

Q: Is Jimmy Carter Middle a good school?

Jimmy Carter Middle ranks in the bottom 7.3% of New Mexico middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Jimmy Carter Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Jimmy Carter Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jimmy Carter Middle?

Students at Jimmy Carter Middle are 88% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Jimmy Carter Middle attend?

Students who attend Jimmy Carter Middle usually go on to attend West Mesa High

Public Grades 6-8

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 7% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Jimmy Carter Middle is a public middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 471 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.

Despite its small student-teacher ratio, which ranges from 12.7 to 14.1, Jimmy Carter Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Mexico middle schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the Albuquerque and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools like L.B. Johnson Middle, Garfield Middle, and Harrison Middle, which generally perform better academically, Jimmy Carter Middle faces significant challenges, with a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be a contributing factor to the school's persistent low performance.

436

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,069

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8901 Bluewater NW
Albuquerque, NM 87121

(505) 833-7540

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Jimmy Carter Middle usually attend:

High:

West Mesa High

Feeder schools for Jimmy Carter Middle:

Elementary:	Edward Gonzales Elementary
	Helen Cordero Primary
	Painted Sky Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.6%

American Indian:

4.6%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (19% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

178^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	13.3	178 of 192	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	155 of 165	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	227 of 239	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	217 of 232	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	195 of 200	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	170 of 186	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	158 of 176	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	188 of 208	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	155 of 207	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	176 of 222	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	156 of 193	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.0	151 of 178	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	124 of 173	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	112 of 179	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.6	96 of 178	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.3	120 of 172	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.8	125 of 171	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.6	122 of 156	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.6	124 of 157	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	17.0	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	14.0	94 of 108	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	65 of 69	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	11.3	154 of 162	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	203 of 213	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	189 of 220	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	155 of 160	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	143 of 156	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	135 of 148	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	145 of 154	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	195 of 204	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	183 of 214	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	148 of 150	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	140 of 149	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	157 of 173	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	133 of 144	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	215 of 227	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	196 of 223	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	171 of 175	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	153 of 168	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	11.6	149 of 161	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	214 of 221	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	189 of 213	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	152 of 152	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	145 of 151	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	21 of 59	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	40 of 67	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.9	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	78 of 78	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	98 of 100	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	167 of 178	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	131 of 142	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	220 of 229	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	112 of 121	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	84 of 120	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)64th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2024)24th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)8th percentile~ school

Male (2024)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2024)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Science19%-16 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmy Carter Middle

What is the racial makeup of Jimmy Carter Middle?

Students at Jimmy Carter Middle are 88% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Jimmy Carter Middle in?

Albuquerque

How many students attend Jimmy Carter Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Jimmy Carter Middle.

What high school do graduates of Jimmy Carter Middle attend?

Students who attend Jimmy Carter Middle usually go on to attend West Mesa High

Is Jimmy Carter Middle a good school?

Jimmy Carter Middle ranks in the bottom 7.3% of New Mexico middle schools.

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