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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 87120

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Top rankedL.B. Johnson Middle77^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools

Summary:

The 87120 zip code area of Albuquerque, New Mexico is home to a single standout middle school, L.B. Johnson Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 571 students.

L.B. Johnson Middle School outperforms the Albuquerque district and the state of New Mexico in several key metrics, particularly in English Language Arts proficiency. The school is ranked 77th out of 192 New Mexico middle schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. In 8th-grade English Language Arts, the school achieves a 56.25% proficiency rate, compared to 45.69% for Albuquerque and 46.45% for the state. However, the school's mathematics performance is more mixed, with 6th-grade students performing slightly below the district and state averages, while 7th and 8th-grade students perform better.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 77.76%, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families, L.B. Johnson Middle School maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 13.8, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. The school's standout performance in English Language Arts and its small class sizes suggest that it has effective teaching strategies and curriculum in place to support its diverse student population.

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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 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
L.B. Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	6811 Taylor Ranch Dr NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-1492	491	48	10.2	99.2%	62 (12.6%)	10 (2.0%)	371 (75.6%)	13 (2.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	49.9	77^th of 192 public middle schools	59.9%		48.9	52^nd of 165 public middle schools	68.5%	25	35.2	45.8	55.6	56.3	52.7	25.7	26.3	20.8	24.4	$10,238

Cities Near Zip Code 87120

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Albuquerque	0.69 mi	212	44^th
Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	4.52 mi	2	74^th
Rio Rancho	5.71 mi	23	23^rd
Corrales	7.93 mi	1	12^th
Bernalillo	14.59 mi	6	75^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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