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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 87701

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Schools

853

Students

Districts

Top rankedMemorial Middle154^th of 191 New Mexico middle schools

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Biggest riser

Memorial Middle up 7 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 87701 in Las Vegas, New Mexico is home to four middle-level schools enrolling 853 students across two districts: West Las Vegas Public Schools (which runs West Las Vegas Middle School and Union Elementary) and Las Vegas City Public Schools (which runs Sierra Vista Elementary and Memorial Middle). Their grade spans differ despite all being listed as middle-level: grades 6–8 at West Las Vegas Middle, 4–6 at Sierra Vista, 7–8 at Memorial, and grade 5 only at Union. Every school reports 100% free/reduced lunch, so that measure does not separate them. Student-teacher ratios range from 11.4 at Memorial to 16.8 at West Las Vegas Middle, with Sierra Vista at 14.4 and Union at 13.9.

Sierra Vista Elementary has the strongest current academic profile, with 41.04% language arts and 20.48% math — above its district in both and close to the state's 43.34% ELA figure — and its 5th-grade ELA of 42.86% tops the state's 41.98%. Memorial Middle is a relative standout at 8th grade, posting 25% science and 13.89% math against West Las Vegas Middle's 16.22% combined science and 6.54% math; West's 8th-grade NM-MSSA math is reported as under 10%. Union Elementary holds the highest historical rank in the group — 70 of 165, 58th percentile, 3 stars in 2023–2024 — but its current grade-5 results are low (ELA 25.93%, math 10.19%).

Math is the shared weakness: no school reaches the state's 25.54% all-grade mark, and even Sierra Vista trails it. Results also swing sharply by grade within schools, such as West Las Vegas Middle's 43.41% in 7th-grade ELA versus 23.64% in 8th-grade ELA. Las Vegas City Public Schools outperforms West Las Vegas Public Schools in both subjects, and past rankings do not always match current performance. Science is a relative bright spot at some schools, though still below state levels.

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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 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th 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 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Memorial Middle	Public	7-8	1236 5th Street	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5710	167	15	11.4	44.3%	11 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	20.6	154^th of 191 public middle schools	19.4%		19.5	161^st of 192 public middle schools	16.1%	7		25.0				39.7	26.4	32.9				11.8	13.9	12.9	$11,702
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	4-6	475 Legion Dr	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	Las Vegas City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 454-5740	251	17	14.4	49.0%	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)	26.8		43.6	42.9	36.4			41.0	11.3	26.5	21.5			20.5	$10,509
West Las Vegas Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 South Pacific	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2541	345	21	16.8	48.7%	14 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	321 (93.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.3	163^rd of 191 public middle schools	14.7%		23.3	148^th of 192 public middle schools	22.9%	15		14.7			25.0	43.8	23.2	31.8			10.1	15.6	< 10%	10.9	$22,581
Union Elementary	Public	5	421 Union St	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2701	90	6	13.9	46.7%	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (93.3%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	21.7			25.7						9.5					$11,917

Cities Near Zip Code 87701

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Las Vegas	1.37 mi	13	84^th
Sapello	13.42 mi	1
Ribera	23.1 mi	2
Pecos	26.98 mi	3	89^th
Anton Chico	27.06 mi	2

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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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