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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 87560

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The zip code 87560 contains a single middle school, Valley Middle, which serves a small student population of just 28 students. This small school is underperforming compared to other middle schools in New Mexico, ranking 124th out of 165 middle schools statewide and earning a low 1-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Middle faces significant challenges, with just 27% of students proficient in English Language Arts, well below the state average of 39%. Additionally, 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. Despite the small size, Valley Middle has an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 7:1, suggesting the school may be struggling to provide a quality education to its students.

Overall, the data paints a picture of a small, underperforming middle school in the 87560 zip code that is serving a high-poverty student population and facing significant academic challenges. Further investigation would be needed to fully understand the root causes of the school's performance issues and potential solutions to support the students and community served by West Las Vegas district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	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
Valley Middle	Public	6-8	85 Nm Hwy 484	Ribera	87560	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2311	25	4	6.8	60.0%	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						38.1					$13,100

Cities Near Zip Code 87560

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ribera	7.62 mi	2
Anton Chico	21.76 mi	2	98^th
Pecos	25.4 mi	3	92^nd
Lamy	26.4 mi	1
Las Vegas	29.25 mi	13	88^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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