POLK MIDDLE

Located at 2220 RAYMAC RD SW, in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, POLK MIDDLE is a cozy intermediate school that serves 222 students (grades 6 through 8), part of ALBUQUERQUE. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 335 students.

POLK MIDDLE is one of 171 schools operated by ALBUQUERQUE, a district that teaches 74,041 students overall.

In terms of who attends, POLK MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 8% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Native American. 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, On paper, POLK MIDDLE has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.2:1. The state averages around 12.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), POLK MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 23.3%.

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

The closest other public school is LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around POLK MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, POLK MIDDLE comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POLK MIDDLE has decreased 30%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 222 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 94% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

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