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Spartan Learning Academy

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Spartan Learning Academy ranks 136 th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 29% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Spartan Learning Academy is a public middle school located in Bernalillo, New Mexico, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 267 students. The school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools over the past decade, including a 1-star rating in the most recent school year.

Spartan Learning Academy's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics well below the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 41.02% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.19%, and just 13.28% were proficient in Mathematics, significantly lower than the state's 26.81%. The school's performance is particularly concerning in Mathematics, where it lags behind the Bernalillo district average by over 2 percentage points. While 8th-grade students perform slightly better than 7th-grade students, the overall proficiency rates remain low.

When compared to nearby schools, Spartan Learning Academy's performance is significantly lower. For example, Eisenhower Middle, a school in the Albuquerque district, outperforms Spartan Learning Academy by a wide margin in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. The nearby Rio Rancho middle schools, such as Mountain View Middle and Rio Rancho Middle School, also significantly outperform Spartan Learning Academy, suggesting that the school may benefit from learning from the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing institutions.

276

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,246

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

485 Camino Don Tomas
Bernalillo, NM 87004

(505) 867-3309

District: Bernalillo

Students who attend Spartan Learning Academy usually attend:

High:

Bernalillo High

Feeder schools for Spartan Learning Academy:

Elementary:	Algodones Elementary
	Placitas Elementary
	Wd Carroll Elementary
Middle:	Bernalillo Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.9%

American Indian:

31.9%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

New Mexico avg35%

136^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	27.4	136 of 192	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	112 of 165	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.8	207 of 239	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	212 of 232	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	183 of 200	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	157 of 186	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	145 of 176	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	159 of 208	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	156 of 207	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.6	141 of 222	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.6	153 of 193	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	125 of 178	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.1	111 of 173	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.2	115 of 179	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.9	116 of 178	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.3	79 of 172	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.3	71 of 171	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.2	85 of 156	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.8	87 of 157	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	44 of 108	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.7	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	123 of 162	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	166 of 213	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	169 of 220	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	148 of 160	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	145 of 156	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	68 of 148	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	71 of 154	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.3	169 of 204	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	169 of 214	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	139 of 150	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	116 of 149	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	121 of 173	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	97 of 144	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	193 of 227	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	191 of 223	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	159 of 175	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	137 of 168	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	96 of 161	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.6	205 of 221	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	188 of 213	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	141 of 152	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	124 of 151	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	60 of 67	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	27 of 78	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	99 of 178	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	68 of 142	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.9	182 of 229	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	153 of 187	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	114 of 121	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	103 of 120	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)65th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2024)40th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2024)24th percentile-8 vs school

Native American (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-3 vs state

Science22%-13 vs state

Mathematics13%-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 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	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
Spartan Learning Academy	Public	7-8	485 Camino Don Tomas	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-3309	276	26	10.5	100.0%	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	27.4	136^th of 192 public middle schools	29.2%		26.2	112^th of 165 public middle schools	32.1%	24		21.8				36.4	46.0	41.0				12.9	13.7	13.3	$11,246
Bernalillo Elementary	Public	4-6	301 Calle Del Carbon	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-3366	364	25	14.8	100.0%	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	197 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)								(n/a)	10.8		31.7	18.6	37.7			28.8	9.6	9.3	19.3			12.7	$10,135
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	4101 Montreal Loop NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-0711	931	42	22.3		218 (23.4%)	26 (2.8%)	563 (60.5%)	15 (1.6%)	57 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.4%)	84.1	25^th of 192 public middle schools	87.0%		88.3	7^th of 165 public middle schools	95.8%	18		61.5			61.8	59.9	67.6	63.1			54.9	49.7	37.1	47.1	$7,185
Rio Rancho Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Loma Colorado Dr NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 891-5335	1,024	58	17.5	99.8%	230 (22.5%)	20 (2.0%)	632 (61.7%)	9 (0.9%)	52 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.8%)	73.7	41^st of 192 public middle schools	78.6%		75.6	15^th of 165 public middle schools	90.9%	26		63.2			56.7	48.6	57.5	54.3			47.1	39.1	38.1	41.1	$8,149
Eagle Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	800 Fruta Rd	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 892-6630	732	52	14.1	100.0%	190 (26.0%)	8 (1.1%)	457 (62.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.1%)	67	51^st of 192 public middle schools	73.4%		62.2	30^th of 165 public middle schools	81.8%	21		60.0			59.8	48.7	60.4	56.3			42.5	33.6	22.3	32.2	$8,176
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
Desert Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	8400 Barstow NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 857-9282	801	63	12.6	99.1%	316 (39.5%)	14 (1.7%)	295 (36.8%)	82 (10.2%)	24 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (8.5%)	93.4	14^th of 192 public middle schools	92.7%		94	5^th of 165 public middle schools	97.0%	9		66.2			71.4	68.9	68.0	69.5			67.9	59.6	51.2	59.8	$8,804
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
Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	11001 Camero Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 292-2530	740	56	13.2	100.0%	371 (50.1%)	8 (1.1%)	258 (34.9%)	32 (4.3%)	22 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.4%)	94.8	10^th of 192 public middle schools	94.8%		97.5	1^st of 165 public middle schools	99.4%	9		64.1			70.3	76.1	76.5	74.5			67.6	63.2	50.2	59.9	$7,915
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Spartan Learning Academy

What is the racial makeup of Spartan Learning Academy?

Students at Spartan Learning Academy are 61% Hispanic, 32% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Spartan Learning Academy in?

Bernalillo

Is Spartan Learning Academy a good school?

Spartan Learning Academy ranks 136^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Spartan Learning Academy attend?

Students who attend Spartan Learning Academy usually go on to attend Bernalillo High

How many students attend Spartan Learning Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Spartan Learning Academy.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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