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The highest-performing public middle schools in science in Albuquerque, New Mexico

28 public middle schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. DESERT RIDGE MIDDLE leads the list at 66.2%, against a median of 24.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Top % Proficient (Science)

66.2%

Median % Proficient (Science)

24.9%

BEST IN SCIENCE · ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	DESERT RIDGE MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	801	66.2%
2	EISENHOWER MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	740	64.1%
3	HOOVER MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	404	51.7%
4	TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	860	42.9%
5	MADISON MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	532	41.9%
6	JEFFERSON MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	615	39.8%
7	GRANT MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	286	39.4%
8	RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	124	39.1%
9	SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL	Middle	314	38.4%
10	CLEVELAND MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	474	38.0%
11	L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	491	35.2%
12	JACKSON MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	380	29.4%
13	JAMES MONROE MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	630	28.7%
14	POLK MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	222	26.5%
15	HARRISON MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	265	23.2%
16	GARFIELD MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	282	22.3%
17	TAFT MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	243	22.1%
18	SOUTH VALLEY PREP	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	SOUTH VALLEY PREP	Middle	138	20.8%
19	JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	436	18.6%
20	JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	420	17.4%
21	ERNIE PYLE MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	409	17.4%
22	MCKINLEY MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	434	15.0%
23	VAN BUREN MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	344	13.9%
24	HAYES MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	372	11.8%
25	WILSON MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	359	11.8%
26	TRUMAN MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	520	11.7%
27	KENNEDY MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	296	11.4%
28	WASHINGTON MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	248	9.3%

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