LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE

LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE is a big middle school in LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, overseen by LOS ALAMOS. The school enrolls 543 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 62% larger than the state mean of about 335.

Within LOS ALAMOS, which oversees 8 schools and 3,971 students, LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE logs that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 38% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.5:1, putting LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.2%; this one delivers 69.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Los Alamos County reports that median household income runs about $147,139, roughly 70% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Alamos County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,971 students), LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ASPEN ELEMENTARY, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 67.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 633 students in 2018 compared to 543 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 58% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.