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Memorial Middle

Public Grades 7-8

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 16% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Memorial Middle School is a public middle school in Las Vegas, New Mexico, serving 179 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Las Vegas City school district.

Memorial Middle consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in academic metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.58% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39.29% for the Las Vegas City district and 44.19% for the state of New Mexico. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 9.87%, compared to 16.63% for the district and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively better rankings for English Language Learners but struggling with other groups like male students and Hispanic students.

Memorial Middle has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is significantly higher than the nearby Sierra Vista Elementary (51.93% in 2023-2024) and Union Elementary (100.85% in 2023-2024) schools. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools, with a 1-star rating out of 5 in the 2022-2023 and 2024-2025 school years, and a 2-star rating in the 2023-2024 and 2021-2022 school years.

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

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 — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (21% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg27%

New Mexico avg35%

161^st of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 16% (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	19.5	161 of 192	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	113 of 165	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	172 of 239	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	141 of 232	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	121 of 200	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.9	152 of 186	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	143 of 176	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.4	133 of 208	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.5	143 of 207	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.8	152 of 222	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.0	139 of 193	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	130 of 178	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.2	99 of 173	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.7	68 of 179	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.8	88 of 178	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.6	97 of 172	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.6	77 of 171	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.8	67 of 156	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.4	53 of 157	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	52.1	29 of 108	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	77 of 162	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.7	151 of 213	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	145 of 220	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	117 of 160	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	122 of 156	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	120 of 148	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	101 of 154	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	153 of 204	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	109 of 214	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	79 of 150	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	123 of 149	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	140 of 173	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	91 of 144	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	160 of 227	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	109 of 223	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	79 of 175	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.9	130 of 168	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.1	136 of 161	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	186 of 221	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	98 of 213	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	82 of 152	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	108 of 151	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	153 of 178	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	106 of 142	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	185 of 229	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	167 of 187	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2024)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)16th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-13 vs state

Science21%-13 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 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 All Grades	Total
Memorial Middle	Public	7-8	1236 5th Street	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5710	167	15	11.4	100.0%	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	19.5	161^st of 192 public middle schools	16.1%		25.8	113^th of 165 public middle schools	31.5%	48		21.3				37.1	26.8	31.6				18.6	9.9	$11,702
West Las Vegas Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 South Pacific	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2541	345	21	16.8	100.0%	14 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	321 (93.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23.3	148^th of 192 public middle schools	22.9%		14.3	148^th of 165 public middle schools	10.3%			17.7			37.1	38.6	41.8	38.8			21.0	10.5	12.9	$22,581
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	4-6	475 Legion Dr	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5740	251	17	14.4	100.0%	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)	20.0		42.7	38.3	40.3			40.5	11.2	22.2	23.6		18.6	$10,509
Union Elementary	Public	5	421 Union St	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2701	90	6	13.9	100.0%	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (93.3%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	19.1			31.0				31.0		17.9			17.9	$11,917

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Middle

How many students attend Memorial Middle?

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

What district is Memorial Middle in?

Las Vegas City

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Middle?

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

Is Memorial Middle a good school?

Memorial Middle ranks in the bottom 16.1% of New Mexico middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Memorial Middle attend?

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

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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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