LINCOLN MIDDLE

Located at 2287 LEMA RD SE, in RIO RANCHO, New Mexico, LINCOLN MIDDLE is a big middle-grades school that caters to 805 students (grades 6 through 8), part of RIO RANCHO. That puts it 140% bigger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 335 students.

RIO RANCHO runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 16,461 students. LINCOLN MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, LINCOLN MIDDLE reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 27% White, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Sandoval County as a whole is about 40% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, LINCOLN MIDDLE has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. The state averages around 12.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Sandoval County reports that median household income runs about $86,636, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. LINCOLN MIDDLE is one of 49 public schools in Sandoval County (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students).

RIO RANCHO HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LINCOLN MIDDLE has contracted 19%, going from 995 students in 2018 to 805 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 34% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the LINCOLN MIDDLE community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.