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Bernalillo Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 645 students in Bernalillo Public Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle Schools in Bernalillo Public Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 16% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the New Mexico public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
11 Schools
304 Schools
# Students
2,852 Students
101,278 Students
# Teachers
220 Teachers
7,192 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Bernalillo Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 144 school districts in New Mexico (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 72% has increased from 65-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#136 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)72%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.58
# American Indian Students
1,352 Students
13,459 Students
% American Indian Students
47%
13%
# Asian Students
13 Students
1,187 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
1,296 Students
60,456 Students
% Hispanic Students
45%
60%
# Black Students
10 Students
1,847 Students
% Black Students
n/a
2%
# White Students
156 Students
21,846 Students
% White Students
6%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
149 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
25 Students
2,334 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
170
502
# Students in K Grade:
223
2,426
# Students in 1st Grade:
167
2,387
# Students in 2nd Grade:
214
2,571
# Students in 3rd Grade:
218
2,553
# Students in 4th Grade:
207
2,729
# Students in 5th Grade:
187
2,877
# Students in 6th Grade:
218
18,847
# Students in 7th Grade:
215
25,599
# Students in 8th Grade:
212
26,187
# Students in 9th Grade:
208
4,607
# Students in 10th Grade:
206
3,555
# Students in 11th Grade:
167
3,252
# Students in 12th Grade:
240
3,186
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,418 is higher than the state median of $14,531. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,985 is higher than the state median of $13,905. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$55 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$48 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,418
$14,531
Spending / Student
$16,985
$13,905
Best Bernalillo Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cochiti Middle School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
800 Quail Hill Trail
Pena Blanca, NM 87041
(505) 867-5547
Pena Blanca, NM 87041
(505) 867-5547
Grades: 6-8
| 99 students
Rank: #22.
Bernalillo Middle School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
485 Camino Don Tomas
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-3309
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-3309
Grades: 6-8
| 465 students
Rank: #33.
Santo Domingo Middle School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
100 Hwy 22 West
Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM 87052
(505) 867-4441
Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM 87052
(505) 867-4441
Grades: 6-8
| 81 students
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