Enrollment
248
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000118
WASHINGTON MIDDLE
1101 PARK SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102 · (505) 764-2000 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
246 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 89 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 30% |
Student demographics
24%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
28.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
6.8%
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 7 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where WASHINGTON MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #108 of 113 | #27 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #117 of 120 | #28 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #105 of 122 | #21 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #92 of 160 | #25 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #40 of 101 | #16 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #84 of 103 | #22 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #77 of 116 | #21 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.2% | #2 of 89 | #2 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
248
-188 (-43%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 248 | 20.8 | 11.9:1 | 99% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 21.5 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 23.1 | 11.9:1 | 100% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 29.2 | 15.8:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 100% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 52 | 13.3:1 | 96% (666) |
| 1990-91 | 836 | 51 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON MIDDLE.
About WASHINGTON MIDDLE
WASHINGTON MIDDLE is a small middle-grades school that serves part of ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The school had 248 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in New Mexico) has about 335 students.
WASHINGTON MIDDLE belongs to ALBUQUERQUE, a district of 171 schools and 74,041 students.
WASHINGTON MIDDLE's enrollment is 87% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 5% White, 4% Native American, and 2% Black. Census figures show Bernalillo County is about 49% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 20.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.9:1. That matches the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico fairly closely. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 90% average for public schools in Bernalillo County is 9 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WASHINGTON MIDDLE would score about 33.6%. It scores 17.3%, a bottom-10% result among New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bernalillo County show that the median household income is $69,473, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides WASHINGTON MIDDLE, Bernalillo County has 210 other public schools.
The closest public school to WASHINGTON MIDDLE is SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. WASHINGTON MIDDLE is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, WASHINGTON MIDDLE ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment records show 436 in 2020-21 and 248 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.9:1, from 15.0:1.
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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
- SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 452
- LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 141
- AMY BIEHL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 196
- ABQ SIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY0.6 mi · 160
- DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 298
- CORONADO ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON MIDDLEHow large is WASHINGTON MIDDLE?
WASHINGTON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 248 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does WASHINGTON MIDDLE serve?
WASHINGTON MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at WASHINGTON MIDDLE?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at WASHINGTON MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at WASHINGTON MIDDLE?
Student demographics at WASHINGTON MIDDLE are roughly 5% White, 87% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is WASHINGTON MIDDLE in?
WASHINGTON MIDDLE is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
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