Photo: AllenS · Public domainLos Lunas’s public schools score below 53% of New Mexico districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Los Lunas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Los Lunas, 28% of tested students are proficient in math, above the New Mexico average (24%). 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 93% 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.
Los Lunas’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 134 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Los Lunas’s, its schools beat 54%, higher than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 34% and math 28% in spring 2022, against 34% and 24% statewide; 72% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,991 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Los Lunas Middle, then Los Lunas High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
School of Dreams Academy is in town. Every school ↓
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 Los Lunas’s grade
B−: better than 47% of New Mexico school districts, #35 of 73 New Mexico towns. Test scores are above the New Mexico average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Los Lunas, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Los Lunas
Los Lunas Middle
Grades 7–8 · 719 students · 19:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Los Lunas
Los Lunas Middle
Grades 7–8 · 719 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Los Lunas
Los Lunas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,460 students · 19:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Los Lunas
Los Lunas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,460 students · 19:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Los Lunas
Los Lunas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,460 students · 19:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Los Lunas
Los Lunas High
Grades 9–12 · 1,460 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Los Lunas’s public schools are run by Los Lunas Public Schools, which also serves Belen, Bosque Farms and Peralta. 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.
Close to the state in reading
Los Lunas vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Los Lunas’s borders.
Every school in Los Lunas
8 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 Los Lunas’s schools
Are Los Lunas’s schools good?
On New Mexico’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Los Lunas children attend score below 53% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #35 of 73 New Mexico towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Los Lunas in?
Los Lunas Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,207 students in 16 schools (2024–25).
Where do Los Lunas kids go to high school?
Los Lunas High, with 1,460 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Los Lunas’s graduation rate?
72% of the class of 2023 in Los Lunas Public Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.
How much does Los Lunas spend per student?
$15,991 in Los Lunas Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,681 across New Mexico. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Los Lunas families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Los Lunas → 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.