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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 87528

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Summary:

The 87528 zip code in New Mexico is home to a single middle school, Dulce Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school is consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years.

Dulce Middle School's academic performance is significantly below the statewide averages, with only 17% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 4% in Mathematics, and 23% in Science. The school's proficiency rates have remained low over the past two school years, indicating persistent challenges in student achievement. Additionally, Dulce Middle School has a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, suggesting a high-poverty student population that may face additional barriers to academic success.

Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1, Dulce Middle School's academic struggles persist, suggesting that factors beyond just staffing levels may be contributing to the school's challenges. Addressing the root causes of the school's poor performance, whether related to funding, resources, teacher quality, or other factors, will be crucial in order to improve outcomes for the students served by this institution.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Dulce Middle	Public	6-8	113 Hawks Dr	Dulce	87528	Rio Arriba County	Dulce Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 759-3225	130	9	14.0	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)								(n/a)	19.6	21.6	18.3	$15,914

Cities Near Zip Code 87528

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dulce	0.32 mi	3
Chama	22.8 mi	2
Tierra Amarilla	28.05 mi	2
Bloomfield	49.38 mi	9	65^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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