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Enrollment
860
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006001047
TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
8101 RAINBOW BLVD NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87114 · (505) 792-0698 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of New Mexico public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
855 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 262 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 287 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 311 | 36% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
58.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
41.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 →
Schools most like TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 860 | 99.4% | 48.5% |
| CAMINO REAL MIDDLE LAS CRUCES | 933 | 100.0% | 47.9% |
| RIO RANCHO MIDDLE SCHOOL RIO RANCHO | 1,024 | 99.8% | 50.9% |
| JAMES MONROE MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 630 | 99.4% | 36.7% |
| JEFFERSON MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 615 | 99.3% | 44.5% |
| LYNN MIDDLE LAS CRUCES | 507 | 99.8% | 22.1% |
Matched among New Mexico middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #8 of 113 | #4 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #11 of 120 | #4 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #11 of 122 | #4 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 860 | #5 of 160 | #1 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #67 of 101 | #27 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #33 of 103 | #10 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #70 of 116 | #15 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #31 of 89 | #20 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
860
-204 (-19%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 892
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 860 | 61.5 | 14.0:1 | 99% (855) |
| 2023-24 | 939 | 58.9 | 16.0:1 | 56% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 1,035 | 63.8 | 16.2:1 | 30% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 1,064 | 68 | 15.7:1 | 28% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 1,141 | 61.3 | 18.6:1 | 32% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 1,073 | 56 | 19.2:1 | 34% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 892 | 46 | 19.4:1 | 36% (321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (1,141 to 860); teachers unchanged (61.3 to 61.5).
About TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school based in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. It educates 860 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 157% bigger than the 335 average for middle schools in New Mexico.
ALBUQUERQUE is responsible for 172 schools, TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 74,800 students in all.
Roughly 63% of students at TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 2% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 49%. TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL counts 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.0 students for each one. On average, middle schools in New Mexico have 12.5:1, compared with 14.0:1 here. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bernalillo County average 90%.
The allk12 Grade for TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is A. Compared with New Mexico public middle schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New Mexico, TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.5% actual against a predicted 33.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bernalillo County, the median household income is $69,473, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Bernalillo County has 211 public schools and roughly 85,724 students.
The closest public school to TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is VOLCANO VISTA HIGH, about 0.2 miles away. TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL dropped 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,064 to 860 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.0:1) than in 2020-21 (15.7:1).
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGH0.2 mi · 2,089
- TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 696
- VENTANA RANCH ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 573
- SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 407
- JAMES MONROE MIDDLE1.5 mi · 630
- COYOTE WILLOW FAMILY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 860 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 21% White, 63% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.