Enrollment
159
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMOGORDO·NCES 350003000010
NORTH ELEMENTARY
1300 NORTH FLORIDA, ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 · (575) 812-5400 · Otero County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of New Mexico public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
159 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
27.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
14.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 NORTH ELEMENTARY
NORTH ELEMENTARY's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ELEMENTARY this school | 159 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
| MITCHELL ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 233 | 99.6% | 34.2% |
| ALVIS ELEMENTARY CLAYTON | 152 | 100.0% | 36.9% |
| MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY COMMUNITY SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 223 | 99.6% | 45.6% |
| TAOS MUNICIPAL CHARTER TAOS | 216 | 100.0% | 51.5% |
| ZIA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 236 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary 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 NORTH ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Otero County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #207 of 329 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #287 of 354 | #11 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #301 of 366 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #366 of 490 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #13 of 393 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -56.0% | #5 of 287 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
159
-74 (-32%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 159 | 15 | 10.6:1 | 100% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 16 | 10.6:1 | 60% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 182 | 14.5 | 12.6:1 | 57% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 13 | 17.9:1 | 100% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 21.3 | 17.0:1 | 98% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 19 | 17.9:1 | 100% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 99% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 60% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 20 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 56% (361 to 159); teachers down 29% (21.3 to 15).
About NORTH ELEMENTARY
NORTH ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school with an address in ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico. The school had 159 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287, so this school runs 45% smaller than that.
ALAMOGORDO has a total of 14 schools and 5,227 students, NORTH ELEMENTARY among them.
NORTH ELEMENTARY is 60% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 32% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 40% Hispanic among all Otero County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 15 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades NORTH ELEMENTARY a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, NORTH ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 28.5% actual against 33.4% predicted.
Census estimates describe Otero County this way: the median household income is $55,876, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides NORTH ELEMENTARY, Otero County has 25 other public schools.
Nearby, STEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of NORTH ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.4%; NORTH ELEMENTARY's is 28.5%, ranking 6th of 6.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
Enrollment at NORTH ELEMENTARY dropped 32% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 233 to 159 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.6:1.
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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
Other schools in ALAMOGORDO
- ALAMOGORDO HIGHHigh · 1,440 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 513 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 479 students
- DESERT STAR ELEMENTARYElementary · 466 students
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
- SIERRA ELEMENTARYElementary · 284 students
Other North Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 24 states are named North Elementary. NORTH ELEMENTARY is the 47th largest of the 51.
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 881 students
- North Elementary SchoolWHITE SETTLEMENT, TX · 800 students
- North Elementary SchoolLEANDER, TX · 737 students
- North ElementaryTracy, CA · 722 students
- North ElementaryPrince George, VA · 720 students
Nearby schools
- STEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL0.1 mi · 114
- NM SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED0.8 mi · 45
- ALAMOGORDO HIGH0.8 mi · 1,440
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLE0.8 mi · 513
- SIERRA ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 284
- YUCCA ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at NORTH ELEMENTARY?
NORTH ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 159 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NORTH ELEMENTARY serve?
NORTH ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTH ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTH ELEMENTARY is approximately 10.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH ELEMENTARY?
At NORTH ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 32% White, 60% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is NORTH ELEMENTARY public or private?
NORTH ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALAMOGORDO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.