Photo: AllenS · Public domainBoles Acres’s public schools outscore 68% of New Mexico districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Boles Acres, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Mexico, not nationally.
From New Mexico state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Boles Acres’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 138 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Boles Acres’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 36% and math 27% in spring 2022, against 34% and 24% statewide; 85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,384 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Boles Acres’s grade
B+: better than 68% of New Mexico school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Mexico average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Boles Acres, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Boles Acres · depends on your address
Chaparral Middle
Grades 6–8 · 513 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Alamogordo
Mountain View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 479 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Alamogordo
Holloman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 173 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Holloman Afb
7th grade in Boles Acres · depends on your address
Chaparral Middle
Grades 6–8 · 513 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Alamogordo
Mountain View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 479 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Alamogordo
Holloman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 173 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Holloman Afb
8th grade in Boles Acres · depends on your address
Chaparral Middle
Grades 6–8 · 513 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Alamogordo
Mountain View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 479 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Alamogordo
Holloman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 173 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Holloman Afb
9th grade in Boles Acres
Alamogordo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,440 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Alamogordo
10th grade in Boles Acres
Alamogordo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,440 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Alamogordo
11th grade in Boles Acres
Alamogordo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,440 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Alamogordo
12th grade in Boles Acres
Alamogordo High
Grades 9–12 · 1,440 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Alamogordo
Boles Acres’s public schools are run by Alamogordo Public Schools, which also serves Alamogordo. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Boles Acres vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Boles Acres’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Boles Acres | B+ | Alamogordo |
| Alamogordo | B+ | Alamogordo |
Every school in Boles Acres
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Boles Acres’s schools
Are Boles Acres’s schools good?
By New Mexico’s own tests, yes: the public schools Boles Acres children attend outscore 68% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Boles Acres in?
Alamogordo Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,227 students in 14 schools (2024–25).
Where do Boles Acres kids go to high school?
Alamogordo High in Alamogordo, with 1,440 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Boles Acres’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Alamogordo Public Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.
How much does Boles Acres spend per student?
$16,384 in Alamogordo Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,681 across New Mexico. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Boles Acres families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Boles Acres → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Mexico. Stars are from neighbors.