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Los Alamos Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Los Alamos and White Rock.

Los Alamos’ School Grade A+ better than 96% of New Mexico school districts

Students
3,667
Schools
7
Spent per student
$16,540
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Debt
$65.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Los Alamos Public Schools

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the NM average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $65.3M, about $17,797 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Los Alamos 13,317A+White Rock 5,716

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Los Alamos. Grade by grade →

PK–63 schoolsThis district
7–8Los Alamos MiddleThis district
9–12Los Alamos HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 24.5% · 1,889 students tested
Reading / language arts67%
State average 33.8% · 1,889 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 76.5% · 331 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,540 per student · 6% below NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 68%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,263’20
3,405’21
3,419’22
3,419’23
3,667’24

Up 12.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Hispanic 36%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Los Alamos
435 students12:1
Barranca Mesa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Los Alamos
429 students11:1
Aspen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Los Alamos
428 students12:1
Pinon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · White Rock
350 students14:1
Chamisa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · White Rock
301 students11:1
Los Alamos Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Los Alamos
543 students11:1
Los Alamos High
High · Grades 9–12 · Los Alamos
A
1,181 students15:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.