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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 88220

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Schools

1,648

Students

Top rankedCarlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus85^th of 191 New Mexico middle schools

Summary:

ZIP code 88220 has two middle schools serving grades 6–8 in Carlsbad Municipal Schools: Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus and Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus, together enrolling 1,648 students in the Carlsbad area.

The two schools have very different outcomes. Pr Leyva is the stronger performer: in 2025–2026 it ranked 85 of 191 (55th percentile, 3 stars), beat the district in every listed metric, and beat the state across all-grade metrics, with 45.25% proficient in ELA and 29.34% in math. Its rank has slipped from 40 of 165 (76th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024 to 85 of 191 (3 stars) in 2025–2026. Alta Vista is the opposite: it ranked 177 of 191 (7th percentile, 0 stars) and has had 0 stars all three years. In 2025–2026, only 25.38% were proficient in ELA and 11.7% in math, far below both the district and state.

Classroom context does not explain the gap in a simple way: Alta Vista has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (34.32% vs 21.7%) and a lower student-teacher ratio (15.0 vs 18.8), yet its results are much lower. At grade level, Pr Leyva’s 8th grade math is 19.32% vs Alta Vista’s 6.6%. Science gaps are especially wide—39.84% vs 15.57% on 8th grade NM-ASR in 2025–2026, and 49.26% vs 18.18% in 2024–2025. The district’s overall profile—Carlsbad Municipal Schools ranks 53 of 87 with 2 stars—hides this split. For parents, Pr Leyva is the relative bright spot but is slipping in rank, while Alta Vista is consistently low and would be the clearest target for academic intervention.

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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	Free/reduced lunch (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 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
Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus	Public	6-8	301 South Alta Vista St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	740	49	15.0	34.3%	146 (19.7%)	8 (1.1%)	569 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	12.3	177^th of 191 public middle schools	7.3%		15.7	174^th of 192 public middle schools	9.4%	3	15.6	21.7	34.7	19.3	25.4	18.6	9.8	6.6	11.7	$9,597
Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus	Public	6-8	800 West Church St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	908	48	18.8	21.7%	350 (38.5%)	7 (0.8%)	513 (56.5%)	11 (1.2%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.8%)	48.2	85^th of 191 public middle schools	55.5%		59.7	63^rd of 192 public middle schools	67.2%	22	39.8	42.4	54.6	37.9	45.3	30.8	36.7	19.8	29.3	$9,503

Cities Near Zip Code 88220

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carlsbad	1.12 mi	14	49^th
Loving	11.67 mi	3	42^nd
Artesia	31.2 mi	9	27^th
Lake Arthur	42.05 mi	4

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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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