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What's the one class at LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE every student should take?
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Enrollment
543
Middle
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALAMOS·NCES 350165000430
LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE
2101 HAWK DR, LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544 · (505) 663-2375 · Los Alamos County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of New Mexico public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
74 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 263 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 52% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LOS ALAMOS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
61.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 ALAMOS MIDDLE
LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE this school | 543 | 13.6% | 69.4% |
| CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS CARLSBAD | 908 | 21.7% | 43.4% |
| CAPITAN MIDDLE CAPITAN | 102 | 30.4% | 41.1% |
| CARLSBAD SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY - ALTA VISTA CAMPUS CARLSBAD | 740 | 34.3% | 20.9% |
| VOZ COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 134 | 22.4% | 31.8% |
| CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE CLOUDCROFT | 105 | 49.5% | 60.8% |
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 ALAMOS MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #1 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #3 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #1 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #33 of 160 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #28 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #21 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.6% | #116 of 116 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #57 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
543
-51 (-9%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 543 | 49.2 | 11.0:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 51.6 | 11.5:1 | 16% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 50.1 | 12.3:1 | 13% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 48 | 12.4:1 | 13% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 12% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 52 | 11.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 38 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (633 to 543); teachers up 9% (45 to 49.2).
About LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE
Located in LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE is a large middle school. It serves 543 students in grades 7 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in New Mexico average about 335 students.
LOS ALAMOS has 3,971 students in 8 schools, and LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE is one of those schools.
A majority of students at LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE, 51%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 75%. LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE is 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.0:1. That ratio is under the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 14%. That is close to the 12% average for public schools in Los Alamos County.
The allk12 Grade for LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE is A+. Compared with New Mexico public middle schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE scores 69.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 54.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Alamos County show that median household income is about $147,139, 70% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 8 public schools in Los Alamos County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,971.
ASPEN ELEMENTARY is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE's location as Town: Distant.
LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE had 594 students in 2020-21 and 543 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.4:1 to 11.0:1 over the same years.
Community posts for LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Alamos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,435
Census ACS
Median income
$147,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
70%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,971 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOS ALAMOS
- LOS ALAMOS HIGHHigh · 1,181 students
- MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
- BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARYElementary · 429 students
- ASPEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 428 students
- PINON ELEMENTARYElementary · 350 students
- TOPPER FRESHMAN ACADEMYCombined · 304 students
Other schools in LOS ALAMOS
- LOS ALAMOS HIGHHigh · 1,181 students
- MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
- BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARYElementary · 429 students
- ASPEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 428 students
- TOPPER FRESHMAN ACADEMYCombined · 304 students
Nearby schools
- ASPEN ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 428
- BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 429
- TOPPER FRESHMAN ACADEMY1.2 mi · 304
- LOS ALAMOS HIGH1.2 mi · 1,181
- MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 435
- PINON ELEMENTARY6.8 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About LOS ALAMOS MIDDLEHow many students attend LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE?
LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE enrolls approximately 543 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE serve?
LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE have?
LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE?
LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE reports a student body of 51% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE in?
LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE is part of LOS ALAMOS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.