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Enrollment
416
Middle
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTS·NCES 350117000331
LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE
1100 MT TAYLOR AVE, GRANTS, NM 87020 · (505) 285-2683 · Cibola County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of New Mexico public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
392 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 201 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 52% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
38.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
11.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE
LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE this school | 416 | 94.2% | 24.0% |
| MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 461 | 100.0% | 23.3% |
| CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLE GALLUP | 634 | 85.8% | 25.5% |
| JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE GALLUP | 648 | 87.5% | 22.9% |
| BERNALILLO ELEMENTARY BERNALILLO | 364 | 100.0% | 18.9% |
| TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 652 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
Matched among New Mexico middle 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 LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #86 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #99 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #74 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #55 of 160 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #31 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #20 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #92 of 116 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #72 of 89 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
416
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 416 | 37 | 11.2:1 | 94% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 35.5 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 100% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 100% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 31.8 | 14.4:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 31 | 15.5:1 | 68% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 64% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 30 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (458 to 416); teachers up 16% (31.8 to 37).
About LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE
LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE is a public middle school in GRANTS, New Mexico. The school counts 416 students across grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 24% larger than the 335 average for middle schools in New Mexico.
GRANTS enrolls 3,056 students in 12 schools, including LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE.
LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE's enrollment has no majority group, and Native American students are the largest at 46%. After that, the student body is 40% Hispanic and 10% White. LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 37 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.2:1. Among middle schools in New Mexico, the typical ratio is 12.5:1. Eligible students account for 94% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Cibola County, the average is about the same, 95%.
Measured against New Mexico public middle schools, LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE 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.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE is 34.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.0%.
Census estimates describe Cibola County this way: median household income is about $50,759, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 26%. Federal data list 18 public schools in Cibola County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,854.
The nearest public school is MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY, at about 0.8 miles. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 416, 7% below the 445 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.2:1, from 14.8:1.
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Cibola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,845
Census ACS
Median income
$50,759
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRANTS
- GRANTS HIGHHigh · 807 students
- MESA VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 465 students
- MILAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 410 students
- MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARYElementary · 347 students
- CUBERO ELEMENTARYElementary · 197 students
- LAGUNA-ACOMA HIGHHigh · 193 students
Other schools in GRANTS
- GRANTS HIGHHigh · 807 students
- MESA VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 465 students
- MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARYElementary · 347 students
- GCCS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 50 students
- WESTERN NM CORRECTIONSHigh · 1 students
- NORTHWESTERN NM CORRECTIONSHigh
Nearby schools
- MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 347
- MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 465
- WESTERN NM CORRECTIONS1.0 mi · 1
- GRANTS HIGH1.3 mi · 807
- GCCS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 50
- MILAN ELEMENTARY4.4 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLEHow large is LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE?
LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE enrolls approximately 416 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE serve?
LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE.
How diverse is LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE?
LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE reports a student body of 10% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE?
LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE is overseen by GRANTS in Cibola County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.