JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE

JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE is one of the average-sized middle-grades schools in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, run under ALBUQUERQUE, with 436 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 335 students per school, that is 30% larger than typical.

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

In terms of who attends, JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Beyond that, the school shows 5% Native American, 4% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Bernalillo County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.5:1, putting JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bernalillo County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 33.5%; actual is 19.1%, a gap of -14.4 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bernalillo County shows median household income runs about $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).

PAINTED SKY ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 23.3%.

JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE has edged down 60%, going from 1,079 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.