DESERT RIDGE MIDDLE (ALBUQUERQUE SCH DIST.), New Mexico - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

DESERT RIDGE MIDDLE is a Middle in ALBUQUERQUE, NM. It currently serves 788 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the ALBUQUERQUE School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in ALBUQUERQUE School District and all schools in New Mexico.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:788
Number of Teachers: 59
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.29

Location Info

Location: 8400 BARSTOW NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87122
Mailing Address: 8400 BARSTOW NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87122
Phone: (505)857-9282
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 262
Grade 7 243
Grade 8 283
Gender/Sex of DESERT RIDGE MIDDLE Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 412 52.28
Female 376 47.72
Race/Ethnicity Demography of DESERT RIDGE MIDDLE Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 20 2.54
Asian 67 8.50
Black or African American 16 2.03
Hispanic/Latino 296 37.56
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.13
Two or more races 48 6.09
White 340 43.15
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 2.67
Asian 31 7.52
Black or African American 9 2.18
Hispanic/Latino 154 37.38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.24
Two or more races 29 7.04
White 177 42.96
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 2.39
Asian 36 9.57
Black or African American 7 1.86
Hispanic/Latino 142 37.77
Two or more races 19 5.05
White 163 43.35

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 2.67
Asian 23 8.78
Black or African American 5 1.91
Hispanic/Latino 95 36.26
Two or more races 16 6.11
White 116 44.28
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 3.70
Asian 22 9.05
Black or African American 6 2.47
Hispanic/Latino 97 39.92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.41
Two or more races 15 6.17
White 93 38.27
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1.41
Asian 22 7.77
Black or African American 5 1.77
Hispanic/Latino 104 36.75
Two or more races 17 6.01
White 131 46.29