Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 87107

ZIP code 87107 contains one public middle school, Garfield Middle, serving grades 6–8 with 282 students in Albuquerque as part of Albuquerque Public Schools; since it is the only middle school in the area, families should compare it with its district and New Mexico statewide results. In 2025–2026, Garfield ranked 172 of 191 New Mexico middle schools, the 10th percentile, with 1 star, after 164 of 192, 15th percentile, 1 star in 2024–2025 and 151 of 165, 8th percentile, 0 stars in 2023–2024. The school has consistently been in the bottom 10–15% of ranked middle schools, and 99.29% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 11.4, suggesting relatively small classes.

Test-score results for 2025–2026 show Garfield below both its district and the state in every reported subject. All-grades English Language Arts proficiency was 24.49%, compared with 44.59% in Albuquerque Public Schools and 44.66% statewide. All-grades mathematics proficiency was 13.99%, compared with 27.69% district and 27.85% state. Eighth-grade science proficiency was 17.19%, compared with 34.31% district and 34.33% state. The highest ELA score was 7th grade at 31.03%, while 8th grade ELA was lowest at 20.93%; the highest math score was 6th grade at 18.18%, and 8th grade math was lowest at 11.63%. Year over year, math all-grades improved from 12.27% to 13.99%, but ELA fell from 32.85% to 24.49%, and science fell from 22.34% to 17.19%.

For parents, the key takeaway is that Garfield is a small, high-poverty middle school that ranks in the bottom tier of New Mexico middle schools. Its district, Albuquerque Public Schools, performs close to the state average on these exams, so Garfield’s gaps are not simply a district-wide pattern. The relative bright spots—7th grade ELA and 6th grade math—remain well below district and state levels, and the slight math gain is small compared with the overall low proficiency. No test-score values were suppressed in this data set, so the subject and grade comparisons are complete for the provided years. Overall, the data show consistent underperformance across ELA, math, and science, with mixed year-over-year changes rather than broad improvement.