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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 87106

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615

Students

Top rankedJefferson Middle64^th of 191 New Mexico middle schools

Summary:

Zip code 87106 contains exactly one middle school in this data set: Jefferson Middle, located at 712 Girard NE in Albuquerque and part of Albuquerque Public Schools. It serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 615 students, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.3 in 2024–2025. Because it is the only middle school in the zip code, there is no neighborhood peer to compare it against, so the most meaningful benchmarks are its district and the state. Its district is ranked 55 of 87, at the 37th percentile with 2 stars.

Jefferson outperforms both its district and the state in every reported 2025–2026 subject and grade level. Eighth grade Science is the standout: 47.74% proficient versus 34.07% district and 34.19% state. Seventh grade Mathematics also shines at 39.52%, compared with 27.87% district and 26.93% state, and 7th grade Language Arts reaches 56.94% versus 46.90% and 46.63%. Across all grades, Language Arts is 50.47% (district 43.55%, state 43.34%) and Mathematics is 34.38% (district 25.74%, state 25.54%).

Two trends are worth watching. Eighth grade Science improved sharply, from 39.78% in 2024–2025 to 47.74% in 2025–2026. But all-grades ELA slipped from 54.82% to 50.47% and Math from 36.76% to 34.38%, and the school's state rank moved from 25 of 165 (85th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024 to 64 of 191 (66th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026 — still the upper third, but declining. Within the school, ELA far outpaces Math (50.75% versus 29.00% in 8th grade), and 99.35% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 8th 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	712 Girard NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8691	615	50	12.3	52.8%	147 (23.9%)	25 (4.1%)	372 (60.5%)	13 (2.1%)	36 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	60.5	64^th of 191 public middle schools	66.5%		63.8	56^th of 192 public middle schools	70.8%	8	47.7	44.3	56.9	50.8	50.5	34.4	39.5	29.0	34.4	$8,449

Cities Near Zip Code 87106

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Albuquerque	0.46 mi	213	44^th
Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	6.63 mi	2	76^th
Corrales	10.3 mi	1	22^nd
Rio Rancho	11.26 mi	24	25^th
Tijeras	12.61 mi	2	30^th

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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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