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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMOGORDO·NCES 350003000012
DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY
400 S WASHINGTON AVE, ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 · (575) 812-5750 · Otero County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
466 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 55% · US 70%
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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
24.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY
DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY this school | 466 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| SEVEN BAR ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 455 | 99.8% | 34.7% |
| PETROGLYPH ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 498 | 99.8% | 43.0% |
| COMANCHE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 325 | 99.4% | 39.2% |
| MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 426 | 100.0% | 37.0% |
| SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY ALAMOGORDO | 436 | 100.0% | 37.5% |
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 DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Otero County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #199 of 329 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #180 of 354 | #9 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #228 of 366 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #63 of 490 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #258 of 318 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #69 of 334 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #14 of 393 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #188 of 287 | #7 of 8 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
466
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 22.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 100% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 52% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 55% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 100% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 26 | 21.3:1 | 67% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 79% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 99% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 35 | 12.1:1 | 84% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (554 to 466); teachers up 15% (26 to 30).
About DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY
DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school. Its address is in ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 466 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average enrollment is about 287.
ALAMOGORDO has a total of 14 schools and 5,227 students, DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY among them.
The student body at DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY is 56% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 30% White, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Otero County's residents are about 40% Hispanic, 16 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY reported 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1. There are 466 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment.
DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY is 3.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.5% versus 33.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Mexico.
The school's county is Otero County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $55,876, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Otero County's 26 public schools enroll about 7,639 students and include DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY.
MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 29.5% against a local average of 38.1%.
NCES assigns DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 33 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 22.7:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Otero County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,816
Census ACS
Median income
$55,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALAMOGORDO
- ALAMOGORDO HIGHHigh · 1,440 students
- HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 517 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 513 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 479 students
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
- SIERRA ELEMENTARYElementary · 284 students
Other schools in ALAMOGORDO
- ALAMOGORDO HIGHHigh · 1,440 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 513 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 479 students
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
- SIERRA ELEMENTARYElementary · 284 students
- BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARYElementary · 222 students
Nearby schools
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE0.1 mi · 479
- ALAMOGORDO HIGH0.5 mi · 1,440
- YUCCA ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 179
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 436
- STEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL1.2 mi · 114
- NORTH ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About DESERT STAR ELEMENTARYHow many students attend DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY?
DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 466 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY serve?
DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY?
At DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 30% White, 56% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY public or private?
DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALAMOGORDO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.