Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMOGORDO·NCES 350003000008
LA LUZ ELEMENTARY
99 ALAMO, LA LUZ, NM 88337 · (575) 812-5300 · Otero County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
223 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
39.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
31.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
224
-27 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.6:1
% White
46%
was 56%
% Hispanic
46%
was 40%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LA LUZ ELEMENTARY
LA LUZ ELEMENTARY is a small primary school in LA LUZ, New Mexico, part of ALAMOGORDO. The school serves 224 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so LA LUZ ELEMENTARY sits 22% leaner than that benchmark.
ALAMOGORDO comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 5,227 students; LA LUZ ELEMENTARY is among them.
On demographics, LA LUZ ELEMENTARY records that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 46% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, LA LUZ ELEMENTARY records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, LA LUZ ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 36.3%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Otero County) reports that median household earnings sit near $55,876, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Otero County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,639 students), LA LUZ ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is SIERRA ELEMENTARY, roughly 4.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LA LUZ ELEMENTARY comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.
LA LUZ ELEMENTARY operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. LA LUZ ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 251 (now 224). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 56% to 46%.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- DESERT STAR ELEMENTARYElementary · 466 students
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- SIERRA ELEMENTARY4.1 mi · 284
- NM SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED4.3 mi · 45
- BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY4.8 mi · 222
- NORTH ELEMENTARY5.0 mi · 159
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLE5.0 mi · 513
- STEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL5.1 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About LA LUZ ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LA LUZ ELEMENTARY?
LA LUZ ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 224 students in grades KG-05.
Is LA LUZ ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
LA LUZ ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at LA LUZ ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at LA LUZ ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LA LUZ ELEMENTARY?
At LA LUZ ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees LA LUZ ELEMENTARY?
LA LUZ ELEMENTARY is overseen by ALAMOGORDO in Otero County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.