L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE

L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE is one of the average-sized junior highs in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, part of ALBUQUERQUE, with 491 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 335 students each, so L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE sits 47% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 171 schools in ALBUQUERQUE (74,041 students total), L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder comes out to 13% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American, 3% Asian. By comparison, Bernalillo County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Bernalillo County's rate of about 90%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bernalillo County put the typical household earns roughly $69,473 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 38%: 794 students in 2018 compared to 491 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 23% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.