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ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY

1325 N. ALAMEDA BLVD, LAS CRUCES, NM 88005 · (575) 527-9486 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of New Mexico public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools

Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 287
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
331 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K258%
Kindergarten5216%
Grade 15216%
Grade 26018%
Grade 34413%
Grade 45818%
Grade 54012%

This year's kindergarten class (52) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (40).

Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55% · US 70%
White
196%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 19% · US 43%
Hispanic
30291%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 63% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
18054%
Female
15146%

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
27.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
13.6%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.

Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY

ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY this school331100.0%26.6%
EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE
339100.0%22.0%
PAJARITO ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE
301100.0%26.7%
ALAMOSA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE
38299.7%23.0%
LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY
LAS VEGAS
314100.0%35.1%
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY
LOS LUNAS
393100.0%25.5%
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New MexicoIn Doña Ana County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.6%#238 of 329#29 of 39
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.6%#294 of 354#35 of 39
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.3%#306 of 366#37 of 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
331#198 of 490#31 of 47
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#126 of 318#21 of 37
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.4%#283 of 334#21 of 37
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#122 of 393#19 of 45
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.3%#162 of 287#11 of 33
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
331
-37 (-10%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533126.512.5:1100% (331)
2023-243362911.6:199% (332)
2022-233552713.2:1100% (355)
2020-213682713.6:1100% (368)
2017-1841028.814.3:1100% (410)
2015-164803016.0:1100% (480)
2010-114793115.4:184% (403)
2000-014993116.1:189% (446)
1990-914502319.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (410 to 331); teachers down 8% (28.8 to 26.5).

About ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY

ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 331 students.

ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY is run by LAS CRUCES, whose 39 schools enroll 22,670 students.

Hispanic students make up 91% of enrollment at ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY. Smaller groups are 6% White. For comparison, the population of Doña Ana County is roughly 68% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

At ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY, 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Doña Ana County average 98%.

Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY is 6.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 26.6%. Predicted: 33.4%.

ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY is located in Doña Ana County, where the median household income is $56,848, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY is one of 81 public schools in the county.

Of nearby public schools, J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 31.4%, higher than ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY's 26.6%.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY's enrollment declined from 368 in 2020-21 to 331 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 13.6 in 2020-21 to 12.5 in 2024-25.

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Doña Ana County at a glance

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Population
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students

Quick facts

School name
ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY
District
LAS CRUCES
Address
1325 N. ALAMEDA BLVD, LAS CRUCES, NM 88005
Phone
(575) 527-9486
County
Doña Ana County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
331
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
331 (100%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
350150000376
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Alameda Elementary. ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY
What is the total enrollment at ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY?
ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY serve?
ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY?
At ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 6% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY in?
ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY is part of LAS CRUCES.
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