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Los Lunas Middle

Q: Is Los Lunas Middle a good school?

Los Lunas Middle ranks 83 rd of 191 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Los Lunas Middle?

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

Q: 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.

Q: What high school do graduates of Los Lunas Middle attend?

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

Public Grades 7-8

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 57% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Los Lunas Middle is a 7–8 school in Los Lunas, NM, serving 719 students as part of Los Lunas Public Schools. For 2025–2026, it ranks 83rd of 191 New Mexico middle schools, placing it in the 57th percentile with 3 stars. That is a strong position compared with its district, which ranks 63rd of 87 statewide, and it continues an upward trend from the 41st percentile in 2021–2022 and 2022–2023.

Academically, the school is above both its district and the state in English/language arts and math. In 2025–2026, language arts proficiency was 49.43% and math was 30.25%, roughly 6 points above the state in ELA and 5 points above in math. Math has improved notably, rising from 18% in 2023–2024 to 30.25% in 2025–2026. Eighth-grade science is the main relative weakness at 25.49%, about 9 points below the state average. Compared with nearby 7–8 schools, Los Lunas Middle clearly outperforms Valencia Middle School and Belen Middle, beating each by roughly 10–13 points in ELA and math. It also posts much higher ELA and math proficiency than several Albuquerque Public Schools middle schools, including Wilson Middle and Jimmy Carter Middle.

The school serves a nearly entirely economically disadvantaged population: 99.86% of students received free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and its student–teacher ratio was 19 in 2024–2025. Despite larger classes than many Albuquerque-area middle schools, it produces higher proficiency rates, suggesting it is overcoming significant economic and class-size challenges. Results for low-income students have been above average and improving, and some student groups have made strong gains, though English Language Learner and Special Education students remain areas to watch. The clearest next steps are improving 8th-grade science and closing gaps for smaller student groups. Overall, Los Lunas Middle is a mid-to-upper-performing New Mexico middle school that is trending upward, with language arts and 7th-grade math as its strongest subjects.

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 Public Schools

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
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	Sundance Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.9%

White:

15.9%

American Indian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Mexico median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg36%

83^rd of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Los Lunas Public Schools

63^rd of 87Los Lunas Public Schools 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
2026	49.1	83 of 191	56.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	47.8	58 of 136	57.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	59.1	46 of 143	67.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.5	52 of 133	60.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	47.6	61 of 145	57.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	48.1	78 of 170	54.1%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)68th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile~ school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

White (2026)54th percentile~ 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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%+5 vs state

Mathematics31%+3 vs state

Science25%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)						NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Public Schools	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%)	49.1	83^rd of 191 public middle schools	56.5%		45.3	86^th of 192 public middle schools	55.2%	3		25.4					50.6	48.8	49.7				36.7	24.2	30.7	$7,473
Valencia Middle School	Public	7-8	22 Marlink Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas Public Schools	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%)	26.4	138^th of 191 public middle schools	27.7%		28.7	133^rd of 192 public middle schools	30.7%	5		21.6					43.2	28.9	36.0				24.9	14.7	19.7	$9,022
Central Elementary	Public	4-6	600 W. Picard Ave	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	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)	15.2			44.7	39.1	23.7			36.6	14.9	15.2	23.7			17.6	$9,859
Belen Middle	Public	7-8	314 South 4th St	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen Consolidated Schools	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%)	25.2	142^nd of 191 public middle schools	25.7%		28.6	134^th of 192 public middle schools	30.2%	8		17.9					41.6	34.7	38.5				17.6	17.4	17.5	$9,375
Polk Middle	Public	6-8	2220 Raymac Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	6.5	188^th of 191 public middle schools	1.6%		15.7	175^th of 192 public middle schools	8.9%	13		15.0				17.0	24.1	13.3	18.1			< 20%	< 20%	< 20%	< 5%	$12,926
Harrison Middle	Public	6-8	3912 Isleta Blvd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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	178^th of 191 public middle schools	6.8%		12.7	180^th of 192 public middle schools	6.3%	2		< 10%	< 10%			24.4	26.8	22.0	24.2			< 10%	< 10%	9.8	7.3	$10,025
Truman Middle	Public	6-8	9400 Benavides Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	14.3	169^th of 191 public middle schools	11.5%		11.4	182^nd of 192 public middle schools	5.2%	13		22.7				24.0	27.8	28.1	26.5			14.6	7.4	11.7	11.5	$10,096
Ernie Pyle Middle	Public	6-8	1820 Valdora Dr SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	7.6	187^th of 191 public middle schools	2.1%		11.2	183^rd of 192 public middle schools	4.7%	4		12.6				17.9	21.8	11.9	17.0			8.4	7.2	8.9	8.2	$9,902
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%)	36.1	107^th of 191 public middle schools	44.0%		26.8	140^th of 192 public middle schools	27.1%	33		29.8					41.7	42.6	36.6				< 20%	< 20%	10.7	$10,076
Jimmy Carter Middle	Public	6-8	8901 Bluewater NW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 833-7540	436	39	11.2	99.5%	16 (3.7%)	9 (2.1%)	382 (87.6%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	11	183^rd of 191 public middle schools	4.2%		13.3	178^th of 192 public middle schools	7.3%	5		15.3				14.6	27.4	27.6	23.4			5.7	13.6	9.7	9.6	$10,069

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