JACKSON MIDDLE

JACKSON MIDDLE is a mid-sized intermediate school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE. The school enrolls 380 students in grades 6 through 8.

ALBUQUERQUE runs 171 schools in total, collectively educating 74,041 students. JACKSON MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, JACKSON MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 23% White, 10% Native American, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Bernalillo County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, JACKSON MIDDLE has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.5:1, putting JACKSON MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, JACKSON MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 32.1%, a residual of -1.4 points.

In the area at large, Bernalillo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,473 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bernalillo County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), of which JACKSON MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is COLLET PARK ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JACKSON MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JACKSON MIDDLE has shrank 25%, going from 507 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 59% to 52% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the JACKSON MIDDLE community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.