Enrollment
222
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000098
POLK MIDDLE
2220 RAYMAC RD SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87105 · (505) 877-6444 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
214 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
9.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
222
-93 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 13.4:1
% White
8%
was 2%
% Hispanic
82%
was 94%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Nearby schools
- LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 202
- PAJARITO ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 301
- MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY2.7 mi · 233
- HARRISON MIDDLE3.1 mi · 265
- ADOBE ACRES ELEMENTARY3.2 mi · 303
- EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY3.3 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About POLK MIDDLEHow many students attend POLK MIDDLE?
POLK MIDDLE enrolls approximately 222 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does POLK MIDDLE serve?
POLK MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at POLK MIDDLE?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at POLK MIDDLE.
How diverse is POLK MIDDLE?
POLK MIDDLE reports a student body of 8% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is POLK MIDDLE in?
POLK MIDDLE is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.