The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 43% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt Middle
Roosevelt Middle sits in Tijeras, a small mountain village where Tijeras Canyon meets Cedro Canyon at the base of the Sandias, roughly a short drive east of Albuquerque. The village grew up around highway crossroads rather than a town grid, and its built environment runs along Route 66 and the interstate corridor in scattered stretches of shops and civic buildings. There is no traditional walkable downtown. Publicly reported sources describe Tijeras as a community that wants to preserve its rural mountain character while leaving room for measured growth, and the village carries that identity into the present. The East Mountain Library, the Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological Site, the Cibola National Forest headquarters just south of town, and the historic Santo Nino Church give the place civic and cultural anchors. No public transit serves the village. Available sources do not identify major employers, so residents who commute likely travel toward Albuquerque for work. The village is small enough that school life and community life overlap in ways they would not in a larger suburb.
Roosevelt is a regular public middle school serving grades six through eight, part of Albuquerque Public Schools. The enrollment is modest for a middle school, with the largest cohort in sixth grade and the smallest in eighth. The student body is nearly evenly split between Hispanic and White students, with small numbers of students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, Asian, or two or more races. A little over half the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
On state assessments, the academic picture is mixed but leans positive in two of three subjects. English language arts stands out as a clear strength, with a substantial majority of tested students reaching proficiency. Science results are similarly strong, with most tested eighth graders clearing the proficiency bar. Mathematics is the softer spot, with fewer than half of tested students proficient. A parent whose child tends to struggle in math may want to ask the school what supports and interventions are in place for that subject. Only one year of assessment data was available, so no trend can be drawn. Average scale scores and participation rates were also missing from the state data, so the proficiency figures are the main academic evidence on record.
Housing in the school's zip code sits well above both the state and national benchmarks for typical home values. Estimated monthly mortgage costs run higher than typical rents in the area, and the price-to-income ratio is elevated relative to the national figure. Rent data specific to the zip code was not available. For families considering a move into the attendance area, the housing market is on the costlier side for New Mexico, and the mountain-setting premium is part of what drives that. The tradeoff is proximity to public land, trails, and a quieter pace of life, balanced against limited walkability and dependence on highway travel for most services.
Several categories of information that parents often ask about were absent from the available data. The school's Title I status was not reported. Discipline data, course access, staffing figures, attendance rates, and any program offerings such as athletics, arts, or gifted services were not available. Civil-rights data was also empty. A family evaluating Roosevelt for a specific need, whether advanced coursework, special-education services, or extracurriculars, would need to contact the school directly for those details. We looked for recent parent-relevant changes in the Albuquerque Public Schools district and found none reported.
What the record does show is a mid-sized middle school in a rural mountain community with strong reading and science outcomes, a math result that warrants attention, a student body that reflects a fairly balanced demographic mix, and a housing market that reflects the desirability of the setting. For a family drawn to mountain living with reasonable access to Albuquerque, Roosevelt offers a grounded public-school option with clear academic strengths in literacy and science and an area in math worth looking into.
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