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Memorial Middle

Public Grades 7-8
154th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools
Better than 19% of New Mexico middle schools
Summary

Memorial Middle is a small grades 7–8 school in Las Vegas, New Mexico, serving 167 students as part of Las Vegas City Public Schools in a high-poverty community where 100% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025. In 2025–2026, it ranked 154th of 191 ranked New Mexico schools, placing it in the 19th percentile with 1 star. That is a slight improvement from 2024–2025 (161st of 192, 16th percentile, 1 star) but still below 2023–2024 (113th of 165, 32nd percentile, 2 stars). Its student-teacher ratio was 11.4 in 2024–2025, which is relatively favorable.

On state assessments, proficiency is below both district and state. In 2025–2026, ELA was 32.86% vs. 39.15% district and 44.66% state; math was 12.86% vs. 18.65% district and 27.85% state; 8th-grade science was 25% vs. 34.33% state. Math is the clearest weakness, with all-grade proficiency hovering around 10–13% in recent years and 7th-grade math at 11.76% vs. 27.10% statewide. 8th-grade ELA was 26.39% vs. 43.85% state, while 7th-grade ELA was closer at 39.71% vs. 46.99% state.

Compared with nearby schools, Memorial Middle slightly outperforms West Las Vegas Middle School, part of West Las Vegas Public Schools—ELA 32.86% vs. 31.61%, math 12.86% vs. 11.62%, science 25% vs. 14.68%—but same-district Sierra Vista Elementary (grades 4–6) had higher 2025–2026 ELA (41.04%) and math (20.48%) and earned 3 stars/50th percentile in 2023–2024 while Memorial earned 2 stars/32nd percentile. Union Elementary had lower grade-5 proficiency but a stronger 2023–2024 rank (58th percentile, 3 stars). Memorial has the lowest student-teacher ratio among these schools (11.4 vs. 13.9, 14.4, and 16.8). Subgroup results are uneven: English learners stood out in 2023–2024 at 29th of 108, 73rd percentile, 4 stars, and male students improved to 34th percentile/2 stars in 2025–2026, while female students fell to 11th percentile/1 star and low-income students were at 21st percentile/1 star.

167
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,702
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1236 5th Street
       Las Vegas, NM  87701

(505) 454-5710

District: Las Vegas City Public Schools


Students who attend Memorial Middle usually attend:

High:    Robertson High

Feeder schools for Memorial Middle:

Elementary:    Los Ninos Elementary
    Mike Sena Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.8%
White:
6.6%
American Indian:
3.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (23% vs 36% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school23%
District avg29%
New Mexico avg36%
154th of 191
New Mexico public middle schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Middle Schools →
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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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202620.6154 of 19119.4%★☆☆☆☆
202519.5161 of 19216.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.8113 of 16531.5%★★☆☆☆
202325.5172 of 23928.0%★☆☆☆☆
202230.4141 of 23239.2%★★☆☆☆
201936.0121 of 20039.5%★★☆☆☆
201819.9152 of 18618.3%★☆☆☆☆
201722.0143 of 17618.8%★☆☆☆☆
201634.4133 of 20836.1%★★☆☆☆
201530.5143 of 20730.9%★★☆☆☆
201432.8152 of 22231.5%★★☆☆☆
201329.0139 of 19328.0%★☆☆☆☆
201229.2130 of 17827.0%★☆☆☆☆
201138.299 of 17342.8%★★☆☆☆
201052.768 of 17962.0%★★★☆☆
200945.888 of 17850.6%★★★☆☆
200841.697 of 17243.6%★★☆☆☆
200749.677 of 17155.0%★★★☆☆
200651.867 of 15657.1%★★★☆☆
200561.453 of 15766.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202452.129 of 10873.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202615.6121 of 13611.0%★☆☆☆☆
202437.177 of 16252.5%★★★☆☆
202328.7151 of 21329.1%★☆☆☆☆
202222.8145 of 22034.1%★★☆☆☆
201927.4117 of 16026.9%★☆☆☆☆
201822.1122 of 15621.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202621.5114 of 14320.3%★☆☆☆☆
202523.7120 of 14818.9%★☆☆☆☆
202430.4101 of 15434.4%★★☆☆☆
202325.7153 of 20425.0%★☆☆☆☆
202232.8109 of 21449.1%★★★☆☆
201941.179 of 15047.3%★★☆☆☆
201821.2123 of 14917.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202622.3105 of 13321.1%★☆☆☆☆
202521.6140 of 17319.1%★☆☆☆☆
202430.791 of 14436.8%★★☆☆☆
202328.8160 of 22729.5%★★☆☆☆
202237.5109 of 22351.1%★★★☆☆
201947.079 of 17554.9%★★★☆☆
201824.9130 of 16822.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202627.895 of 14534.5%★★☆☆☆
202416.1136 of 16115.5%★☆☆☆☆
202318.3186 of 22115.8%★☆☆☆☆
202241.198 of 21354.0%★★★☆☆
201941.282 of 15246.1%★★☆☆☆
201826.6108 of 15128.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202618.0144 of 17015.3%★☆☆☆☆
202517.0153 of 17814.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.5106 of 14225.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1185 of 22919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202220.0167 of 18710.7%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2024)73rd percentile+42 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)20th percentile~ school
White (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts33%-12 vs state
Science25%-9 vs state
Mathematics13%-15 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Middle

Memorial Middle ranks in the bottom 19.4% of New Mexico middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Memorial Middle.

Students at Memorial Middle are 90% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% American Indian.

Students who attend Memorial Middle usually go on to attend Robertson High

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2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresSep 17, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresJan 2, 2026
2023–24 graduation ratesApr 22, 2025


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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