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Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus

Public Grades 6-8
174th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools
Better than 9% of New Mexico middle schools
Summary

Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus is a public middle school in Carlsbad, New Mexico, serving 714 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Carlsbad school district, which is ranked 42 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Carlsbad district, Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state of New Mexico in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 27.8%, compared to 44.45% for the Carlsbad district and 44.19% for the state. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 15.25%, compared to 28.35% for the Carlsbad district and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance in Science for 8th grade was also lower, with 18.18% proficiency compared to 34.77% for the Carlsbad district and 34.46% for the state.

Interestingly, the closest middle school, Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus, which is also part of the Carlsbad district, has significantly outperformed Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus had an ELA proficiency rate of 50.59% and a Mathematics proficiency rate of 33.29%, compared to 27.8% and 15.25% respectively for Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus. The other nearby school, Loving Middle, which is in a different district, also outperformed Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

740
Students ?
15.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,597
Per pupil spending ?
34.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 301 South Alta Vista St
       Carlsbad, NM  88220

(575) 234-3300

District: Carlsbad


Students who attend Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus usually attend:

High:    Carlsbad High

Feeder schools for Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus:

Elementary:    Cottonwood Elementary
    Monterrey Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.9%
White:
19.7%
Two or more races:
1.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (21% vs 35% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2022
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg36%
New Mexico avg35%
174th of 192
New Mexico public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 16 pts since 2022
From bottom 26% (2022) to bottom 9% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Middle Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Middle Schools in the Carlsbad
42nd of 82Carlsbad 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202515.7174 of 1929.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.2152 of 1657.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.3179 of 23925.1%★☆☆☆☆
202222.1172 of 23225.9%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
20243.022 of 220.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202373.87 of 3177.4%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202531.714 of 2133.3%★★☆☆☆
202411.8101 of 1086.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.978 of 9719.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202411.3153 of 1625.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.3169 of 21320.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.7154 of 22030.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202513.4139 of 1486.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.8146 of 1545.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.9171 of 20416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.3162 of 21424.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
20258.9170 of 1731.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6140 of 1442.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.1181 of 22720.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.0137 of 22338.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202412.5144 of 16110.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.3174 of 22121.3%★☆☆☆☆
202219.6156 of 21326.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202310.997 of 1003.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202512.9164 of 1787.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.8132 of 1427.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.3194 of 22915.3%★☆☆☆☆
20229.5182 of 1872.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+24 vs school
Male (2024)11th percentile+3 vs school
White (2025)8th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2024)6th percentile~ school
Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school
Asian (2024)<1st percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts28%-16 vs state
Science18%-16 vs state
Mathematics15%-12 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus.

Students at Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus are 77% Hispanic, 20% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus ranks in the bottom 9.4% of New Mexico middle schools.

Students who attend Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus usually go on to attend Carlsbad High


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