Best Middle Schools in New Mexico

The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in New Mexico, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 40%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	George I Sanchez	Albuquerque, NM	1,221	24%
2	Rio Rancho Middle School	Rio Rancho, NM	1,143	63%
3	Tony Hillerman Middle School	Albuquerque, NM	1,035	53%
4	Camino Real Middle	Las Cruces, NM	965	31%
5	Mission Achievement and Success 2.0	Albuquerque, NM	937	26%
6	Mountain View Middle	Rio Rancho, NM	937	60%
7	Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School	Albuquerque, NM	934	40%
8	Highland Middle School	Hobbs, NM	840	23%
9	Eagle Ridge Middle	Rio Rancho, NM	823	40%
10	Lincoln Middle	Rio Rancho, NM	823	66%
11	Eisenhower Middle	Albuquerque, NM	818	70%
12	Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus	Carlsbad, NM	817	56%
13	Desert Ridge Middle	Albuquerque, NM	816	58%
14	Mesa Middle	Las Cruces, NM	803	20%
15	Los Lunas Middle	Los Lunas, NM	799	26%
16	Sierra Middle	Las Cruces, NM	799	25%
17	Red Mountain Middle	Deming, NM	795	24%
18	El Camino Real Academy Community	Santa Fe, NM	778	35%
19	Ecademy K-8	Albuquerque, NM	747	49%
20	Picacho Middle	Las Cruces, NM	727	28%
21	Heights Middle School	Farmington, NM	718	53%
22	Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus	Carlsbad, NM	705	50%
23	James Monroe Middle	Albuquerque, NM	689	45%
24	Zia Middle	Las Cruces, NM	688	26%
25	Tibbetts Middle School	Farmington, NM	683	33%
26	Nina Otero Community School	Santa Fe, NM	682	26%
27	Turquoise Trail Charter School	Santa Fe, NM	677	67%
28	Truman Middle	Albuquerque, NM	671	39%
29	Berrendo Middle	Roswell, NM	663	23%
30	Gadsden Middle	Anthony, NM	661	40%
31	Jefferson Middle	Albuquerque, NM	644	57%
32	Katherine Gallegos Elementary	Los Lunas, NM	635	23%
33	John F. Kennedy Middle	Gallup, NM	630	30%
34	Chaparral Middle	Alamogordo, NM	627	58%
35	Sierra Middle	Roswell, NM	627	30%
36	Santa Teresa Middle	Santa Teresa, NM	625	20%
37	Hermosa Middle School	Farmington, NM	622	61%
38	Los Alamos Middle	Los Alamos, NM	613	56%
39	Chief Manuelito Middle	Gallup, NM	609	30%
40	Chaparral Middle	Chaparral, NM	608	30%
41	Heizer Middle School	Hobbs, NM	606	20%
42	Madison Middle	Albuquerque, NM	602	47%
43	Vista Middle	Las Cruces, NM	602	36%
44	L.b. Johnson Middle	Albuquerque, NM	585	48%
45	Yucca Middle	Clovis, NM	572	36%
46	Cleveland Middle	Albuquerque, NM	561	23%
47	Sundance Elementary	Los Lunas, NM	561	53%
48	Artesia Zia Intermediate	Artesia, NM	546	43%
49	Pinon Elementary	Santa Fe, NM	545	53%
50	Jimmy Carter Middle	Albuquerque, NM	542	30%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best middle school in New Mexico?

The largest middle school in New Mexico is George I Sanchez in Albuquerque with 1,221 students and a 24% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many middle schools are in New Mexico?

This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in New Mexico by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.