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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 88124

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ZIP code 88124 has just one middle school — Melrose Junior, a grades 6–8 school in Melrose, New Mexico serving 72 students as part of Melrose Public Schools. Because there is only one middle school here, there is no in-area school-to-school comparison; the most useful yardsticks are the Melrose Public Schools district averages and New Mexico state averages. Where test results show a dash, the state suppressed the number to protect student privacy, so treat that result as unknown rather than as a zero or a weakness.

Melrose Junior stands out on rankings and math. It earned 4 stars in each of the last three ranking years: 21st of 192 schools (89th percentile) in 2024–2025, 18th of 165 (89th percentile) in 2023–2024, and 48th of 239 (80th percentile) in 2022–2023. The district as a whole ranks 31st of 87 in New Mexico, at the 64th percentile with 3 stars, so the school's profile is stronger than its district's. Mathematics is the clearest current strength: in 2025–2026 the school reached 31.91% proficiency on NM-MSSA versus 25.24% district and 27.85% state, and 31.25% on NM Combined versus 23.39% district and 25.54% state. Sixth-grade math was especially notable at 50% proficient, matching the district and well above the state's 32.13% on NM-MSSA.

English Language Arts is less consistent. In 2024–2025 the school posted 71.01% proficiency, far above the state's 44.19% and slightly above the district's 68.14%. In 2025–2026 it fell below both: 38.3% on NM-MSSA versus 46.6% district and 44.66% state. School-level science scores for 2025–2026 are suppressed, so science cannot be judged at the school level. Context matters: Melrose Junior reports 100% free/reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 8.5, and with only 72 students a handful of children can swing a percentage sharply. Overall, it remains a high-performing school by multi-year ranking, strongest in math, with ELA results to watch.

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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
Melrose Junior	Public	6-8	100 Missouri Ave	Melrose	88124	Curry County	Melrose Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 253-4269	72	8	8.5	43.1%	46 (63.9%)	1 (1.4%)	23 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)				43.8		38.3	50.0			31.9	$20,360

Cities Near Zip Code 88124

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Melrose	0.17 mi	3	26^th
Floyd	15.23 mi	3
House	21.86 mi	3
Clovis	22.11 mi	16	54^th
Portales	23.07 mi	6	63^rd

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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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