HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY

As a heavily attended elementary campus in HOLLOMAN AFB, New Mexico, HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY serves 517 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by ALAMOGORDO. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 80% above typical.

Across the 14 schools in ALAMOGORDO (5,227 students total), HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY lists that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of New Mexico public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.4%; HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY posts 61.4%, +28.0 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Otero County) records that median household income runs about $55,876, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Otero County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,639 students), of which HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY is one.

HOLLOMAN MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 489 students in 2018 compared to 517 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 17% to 27% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for HOLLOMAN ELEMENTARY typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.