📍 700 Louisiana Se, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, 87108
Van Buren Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. The school has 398 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Buren Middle enrolls 398 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 8% White and 7.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 282 | 71% |
| White | 32 | 8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 31 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
398 of the school's 398 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 398 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Van Buren Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-10, state senate district 17, state house district 21.
Van Buren Middle is one of 176 schools in ALBUQUERQUE, based in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The district serves 74,792 students district-wide and employs 5,794 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 398 students, Van Buren Middle is close to the district average of about 425 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large