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Los Lunas Middle

Q: Is Los Lunas Middle a good school?

Los Lunas Middle ranks 86 th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 55% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Los Lunas Middle School is a public middle school in Los Lunas, New Mexico, serving 754 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Los Lunas School District, which is ranked 65 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Los Lunas Middle has higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) compared to the district and state averages, with 50% of students proficient or better, the school struggles in Mathematics, with only 22.04% of students proficient or better, lower than the district and state. In Science, the school's 8th-grade proficiency rate of 29.07% is also lower than the state average of 34.46%. Interestingly, Solare Collegiate Charter School in the area tends to have higher proficiency rates than Los Lunas Middle in both ELA and Mathematics.

Los Lunas Middle has a diverse student population, with Hispanic students making up the largest group (around 70%). The school seems to be doing a relatively good job in supporting its Native American student population, who consistently rank higher than their peers statewide. However, other subgroups, such as Multi-racial, Homeless, and Disabled students, have lower rankings and ratings compared to their peers. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.43% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the school's overall academic performance.

719

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,473

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Luna Ave
Los Lunas, NM 87031

(505) 866-8231

District: Los Lunas

Students who attend Los Lunas Middle usually attend:

High:

Valencia High

Feeder schools for Los Lunas Middle:

Elementary:	Ann Parish Elementary
	Katherine Gallegos Elementary
	Los Lunas Elementary
	Raymond Gabaldon Elementary
	More...
	Sundance Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.9%

White:

15.9%

American Indian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2014 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

86^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Los Lunas

65^th of 82Los Lunas 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	45.3	86 of 192	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	68 of 165	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	142 of 239	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	137 of 232	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	107 of 200	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	97 of 186	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.5	68 of 176	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.0	38 of 208	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	35.5	122 of 207	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.4	107 of 222	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.0	99 of 193	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.4	81 of 178	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.1	85 of 173	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.8	95 of 179	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.3	75 of 178	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.3	51 of 172	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	43.7	94 of 171	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.3	87 of 156	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.8	59 of 157	62.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.7	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	21.4	44 of 52	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	23.0	74 of 108	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	61 of 97	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	69 of 162	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	118 of 213	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	124 of 220	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	86 of 160	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	85 of 156	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	47 of 148	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	81 of 154	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	121 of 204	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	110 of 214	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	82 of 150	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	70 of 149	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	25 of 33	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	71 of 173	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	72 of 144	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	114 of 227	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	142 of 223	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	111 of 175	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	97 of 168	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	38.0	77 of 161	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	145 of 221	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	120 of 213	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	87 of 152	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	83 of 151	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	32 of 53	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	34 of 65	47.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	5 of 30	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	21.5	54 of 58	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	43 of 78	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	87 of 178	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.0	91 of 142	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	141 of 229	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	154 of 187	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	81 of 121	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	81 of 120	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)57th percentile~ school

Male (2024)52nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)45th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2024)41st percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2024)32nd percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-27 vs school

Homeless (2022)24th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2018)15th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%+6 vs state

Science29%-5 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 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-ASR Science All Grades	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
Los Lunas Middle	Public	7-8	220 Luna Ave	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	719	38	19.0	99.9%	114 (15.9%)	5 (0.7%)	546 (75.9%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	45.3	86^th of 192 public middle schools	55.2%		42	68^th of 165 public middle schools	58.8%	18		29.1					48.1	51.7	50.0				29.8	15.1	22.0	$7,473
Valencia Middle School	Public	7-8	22 Marlink Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	445	21	21.1	99.8%	111 (24.9%)	4 (0.9%)	304 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	28.7	133^rd of 192 public middle schools	30.7%		31.9	96^th of 165 public middle schools	41.8%	37		29.2					34.5	33.3	33.9				24.5	16.7	20.5	$9,022
Central Elementary	Public	4-6	600 W. Picard Ave	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1200	166	15	11.4	99.4%	26 (15.7%)	3 (1.8%)	135 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)				42.0	37.8	30.5			36.3	22.0	18.9	13.6			17.8	$9,859
Belen Middle	Public	7-8	314 South 4th St	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1600	475	30	15.8	99.8%	67 (14.1%)	9 (1.9%)	382 (80.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	28.6	134^th of 192 public middle schools	30.2%		30.4	99^th of 165 public middle schools	40.0%	35		16.1					43.5	39.3	41.2				24.0	13.1	18.0	$9,375
Polk Middle	Public	6-8	2220 Raymac Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-6444	222	24	9.1	96.4%	17 (7.7%)	4 (1.8%)	182 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	15.7	175^th of 192 public middle schools	8.9%		15.3	145^th of 165 public middle schools	12.1%	30		26.5				25.4	26.8	30.9	27.8				12.5		9.6	$12,926
Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	3912 Isleta Blvd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-1279	265	27	9.7	99.2%	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	242 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	180^th of 192 public middle schools	6.3%		7	165^th of 165 public middle schools	0.0%	15		23.2				25.0	14.6	35.6	25.3			11.1			6.6	$10,025
Truman Middle	Public	6-8	9400 Benavides Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-3030	520	52	10.0	99.6%	17 (3.3%)	6 (1.2%)	485 (93.3%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.4	182^nd of 192 public middle schools	5.2%		14.1	149^th of 165 public middle schools	9.7%	33		11.7				21.1	31.9	29.4	27.9			7.0	12.1	4.9	7.9	$10,096
Ernie Pyle Middle	Public	6-8	1820 Valdora Dr SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-3770	409	34	11.9	99.5%	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	394 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11.2	183^rd of 192 public middle schools	4.7%		10	159^th of 165 public middle schools	3.6%	24		17.4				23.9	21.0	33.3	25.8			11.2	8.0	6.5	8.6	$9,902
Solare Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1623 La Vega Dr SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Solare Collegiate Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 917-6442	314	29	10.7	100.0%	16 (5.1%)	11 (3.5%)	274 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	47.6	80^th of 192 public middle schools	58.3%		37.6	78^th of 165 public middle schools	52.7%	2	33.3	40.2	38.4		34.5	39.4	41.3	45.7	41.2			39.0	25.0	31.7	31.5
South Valley Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	2551 Karsten Ct SE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	South Valley Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 222-5642	138	9	15.3	100.0%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (93.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	26.8	140^th of 192 public middle schools	27.1%		40	72^nd of 165 public middle schools	56.4%	68		20.8				42.5	34.0	41.7	39.1			22.5			10.1	$10,076

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Lunas Middle

Is Los Lunas Middle a good school?

Los Lunas Middle ranks 86^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Los Lunas Middle in?

Los Lunas

What is the racial makeup of Los Lunas Middle?

Students at Los Lunas Middle are 76% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Los Lunas Middle attend?

Students who attend Los Lunas Middle usually go on to attend Valencia High

How many students attend Los Lunas Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 719 students attended Los Lunas Middle.

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