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Enrollment
474
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000617
CLEVELAND MIDDLE
6910 NATALIE ST NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87110 · (505) 881-9227 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
468 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
26.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
-148 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.3:1
% White
17%
was 24%
% Hispanic
54%
was 57%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CLEVELAND MIDDLE
CLEVELAND MIDDLE is one of the average-sized 6-8 campuss in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE, with 474 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 335 students per school, that is 41% above typical.
CLEVELAND MIDDLE is one of 171 schools operated by ALBUQUERQUE, a district that hosts 74,041 students overall.
On demographics, CLEVELAND MIDDLE records that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 17% White, 14% Native American, 7% multiracial, 5% Black.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLEVELAND MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.7%, the actual is 38.9%, a residual of +5.2 points.
Across the wider county, Bernalillo County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CLEVELAND MIDDLE is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).
The closest other public school is NEW MEXICO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CLEVELAND MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, CLEVELAND MIDDLE comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.9%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLEVELAND MIDDLE has edged down 24%, going from 622 students in 2018 to 474 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 24% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.
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Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Nearby schools
- NEW MEXICO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL0.4 mi · 432
- COMANCHE ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 325
- GOV BENT ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 339
- NEX GEN ACADEMY0.8 mi · 198
- DEL NORTE HIGH0.9 mi · 1,079
- SANDIA HIGH1.0 mi · 1,618
Frequently asked questions
About CLEVELAND MIDDLEHow large is CLEVELAND MIDDLE?
CLEVELAND MIDDLE enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 06-08.
Is CLEVELAND MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
CLEVELAND MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CLEVELAND MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CLEVELAND MIDDLE is approximately 12.3:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CLEVELAND MIDDLE?
Student demographics at CLEVELAND MIDDLE are roughly 17% White, 54% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees CLEVELAND MIDDLE?
CLEVELAND MIDDLE is overseen by ALBUQUERQUE in Bernalillo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.