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Tony Hillerman Middle School

Q: Is Tony Hillerman Middle School a good school?

Tony Hillerman Middle School ranks 44 th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Tony Hillerman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 860 students attended Tony Hillerman Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tony Hillerman Middle School?

Students at Tony Hillerman Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 21% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Tony Hillerman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tony Hillerman Middle School usually go on to attend Volcano Vista High

Public Grades 6-8

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 77% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Tony Hillerman Middle School is a public middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 939 students in grades 6-8. This school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with strong academic performance and a diverse student population.

Tony Hillerman Middle School's academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Native American students, who rank among the top in the state. Additionally, the school serves a more economically diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that the school may have strategies or resources in place that allow it to support students from various socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools in the Albuquerque school district, Tony Hillerman Middle School consistently outperforms them in academic proficiency and overall statewide rankings. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 58.07%, compared to 26.7% for Jimmy Carter Middle, 30.15% for Taft Middle, and 32.41% for Taylor Middle.

860

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,205

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8101 Rainbow Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114

(505) 792-0698

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Tony Hillerman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Volcano Vista High

Feeder schools for Tony Hillerman Middle School:

Elementary:	Sunset View Elementary
	Tierra Antigua Elementary
	Ventana Ranch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.3%

White:

21.3%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2014 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (49% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New Mexico middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Albuquerque

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

44^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 23%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	72.2	44 of 192	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	20 of 165	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	38 of 239	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	50 of 232	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	71 of 200	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	54 of 186	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	57.5	59 of 176	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	54 of 208	74.0%	★★★★☆
2015	65.7	47 of 207	77.3%	★★★★☆
2014	76.7	37 of 222	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	38 of 193	80.3%	★★★★☆
2012	67.8	52 of 178	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	53.4	66 of 173	61.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	7 of 38	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	22 of 55	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.4	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	66.3	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	6 of 37	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	21.5	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	69.8	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	10 of 97	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	70.4	11 of 69	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	70.6	19 of 162	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	34 of 213	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	50 of 220	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	54 of 160	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	41 of 156	73.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	24 of 148	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	21 of 154	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	25 of 204	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	37 of 214	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	48 of 150	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	39 of 149	73.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	32 of 173	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	23 of 144	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	63 of 227	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	96 of 223	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	112 of 175	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	94 of 168	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	68.4	21 of 161	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	37 of 221	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	46 of 213	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	55 of 152	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	47 of 151	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	17 of 37	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	15 of 53	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	16 of 65	75.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	65.9	15 of 59	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	16 of 58	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	22 of 67	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	3 of 32	90.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	52 of 78	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	68 of 100	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.4	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	43 of 44	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	47 of 178	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	23 of 142	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	42 of 229	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	36 of 187	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	53 of 121	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	48 of 120	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)97th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2024)88th percentile~ school

Male (2024)87th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2024)77th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2024)28th percentile-60 vs school

Disabled (2018)17th percentile-54 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-77 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+14 vs state

Science43%+8 vs state

Mathematics41%+14 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
Tony Hillerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8101 Rainbow Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-0698	860	61	13.9	99.4%	183 (21.3%)	20 (2.3%)	544 (63.3%)	15 (1.7%)	41 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.5%)	72.2	44^th of 192 public middle schools	77.1%		70.8	20^th of 165 public middle schools	87.9%	24	42.9	62.3	56.5	56.0	58.1	47.7	43.2	33.8	41.2	$7,205
James Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	6100 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-0101	630	51	12.4	99.4%	100 (15.9%)	16 (2.5%)	436 (69.2%)	15 (2.4%)	31 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	46.7	83^rd of 192 public middle schools	56.8%		47.5	56^th of 165 public middle schools	66.1%	27	28.7	53.7	50.8	44.6	49.4	33.9	30.2	19.6	27.4	$7,555
L.B. Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	6811 Taylor Ranch Dr NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-1492	491	48	10.2	99.2%	62 (12.6%)	10 (2.0%)	371 (75.6%)	13 (2.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	49.9	77^th of 192 public middle schools	59.9%		48.9	52^nd of 165 public middle schools	68.5%	25	35.2	45.8	55.6	56.3	52.7	25.7	26.3	20.8	24.4	$10,238
Taft Middle	Public	6-8	620 Schulte Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-4389	243	21	11.6	99.6%	12 (4.9%)	3 (1.2%)	215 (88.5%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	16.7	166^th of 192 public middle schools	13.5%		24.8	116^th of 165 public middle schools	29.7%	50	22.1	27.4	25.4	37.1	30.2	19.4	13.4		12.1	$11,809
Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Guadalupe Tr NW	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-3666	245	27	9.0	99.2%	34 (13.9%)	6 (2.4%)	177 (72.2%)	5 (2.0%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	23	149^th of 192 public middle schools	22.4%		36	84^th of 165 public middle schools	49.1%	65	25.3	41.5	25.7	30.9	32.4	26.2	18.6	12.4	18.5	$11,303
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)
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2287 Lema Rd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 892-1100	805	37	21.5		221 (27.5%)	9 (1.1%)	469 (58.3%)	14 (1.7%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.8%)	68.6	48^th of 192 public middle schools	75.0%		70	22^nd of 165 public middle schools	86.7%	26	49.8	56.1	58.7	57.4	57.4	37.2	39.4	30.3	35.7	$7,577
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tony Hillerman Middle School

Is Tony Hillerman Middle School a good school?

Tony Hillerman Middle School ranks 44^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tony Hillerman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 860 students attended Tony Hillerman Middle School.

What district is Tony Hillerman Middle School in?

Albuquerque

What is the racial makeup of Tony Hillerman Middle School?

Students at Tony Hillerman Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 21% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Tony Hillerman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tony Hillerman Middle School usually go on to attend Volcano Vista High

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