📍 8400 Barstow Ne, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, 87122
Desert Ridge Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. The school has 816 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desert Ridge Middle enrolls 816 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 329 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 326 | 40% |
| Asian | 71 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 816 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desert Ridge Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-10, state senate district 21, state house district 31.
Desert Ridge 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 816 students, Desert Ridge Middle is larger than the district average of about 425 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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