School district · New Mexico
Alamogordo
Alamogordo in New Mexico: 15 public schools with 5,227 students and 14.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,384 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 15
- Students
- 5,227
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- NM 12.9 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,384
- NM $17.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 360
- Counselors (FTE)
- 11.0
- Students per counselor
- 475
- NM 382 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 3.9
- Librarians (FTE): 3.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Mexico's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New Mexico: 44%48%proficient
+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in New Mexico
Median 44% · 137 school districts compared
2,301 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New Mexico: 27%33%proficient
+6.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 77% of school districts in New Mexico
Median 25% · 135 school districts compared
2,297 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 25% · $28.2M
- State
- 65% · $72.7M
- Local
- 10% · $11.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,873
- Support services
- $6,686
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $10.7M
- Long-term debt
- $43.8M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stepping Stones PreschoolFree meals for all | Pre-K | 114 | 12.7 | — | — |
Buena Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 222 | 14.8 | 55% | 43% |
Desert Star ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 466 | 15.5 | 35% | 24% |
High Rolls Mountain Park ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 21 | 10.5 | — | — |
Holloman ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 517 | 17.8 | 69% | 50% |
La Luz ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 224 | 18.7 | 39% | 32% |
North ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 159 | 10.6 | 27% | 14% |
Sierra ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 284 | 17.2 | 58% | 46% |
Sunset Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 436 | 13.6 | 46% | 27% |
Yucca ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 179 | 11.2 | 36% | 29% |
Chaparral MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 513 | 13.7 | 45% | 29% |
Holloman MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 173 | 11.9 | 74% | 64% |
Mountain View MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 479 | 14.5 | 41% | 24% |
Academy del Sol Alt.Alternative | 10–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Alamogordo HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,440 | 15.0 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1211 Hawaii Ave, Alamogordo, NM 88310
- Phone
- (575)812-6002
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.