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Los Alamos, NM
Public School Ratings




Los Alamos Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Los Alamos Public Schools School District details

Los Alamos Public Schools School District
2075 Trinity Drive
Los Alamos, NM 87544

3,724 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Los Alamos Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Mexico

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.8% of all NM school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
65%
30%
58%
24%
73%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Aspen Elementary School
2182 33 Rd St
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
PK-06
Barranca Mesa Elementary School
57 Loma Del Escolar
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
PK-06
Chamisa Elementary School
301 Meadow Ln
White Rock, NM, 87547
PK-06
Los Alamos High School
1300 Diamond Dr
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
10-12
Los Alamos Middle School
2101 Hawk Dr
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
07-08
Mountain Elementary School
2280 North Rd
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
PK-06
Pinon Elementary School
90 Grand Canyon Dr
White Rock, NM, 87547
PK-06
Topper Freshman Academy School
3800 Canyon Drive
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
09-09

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.3% 21.0%
Black 1.2% 1.8%
Hispanic 36.1% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.4% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 12.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 13.2% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 12.0% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.2% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,398 $27,552,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,288 $4,795,000 9.2%
Staff $414 $1,540,000 3.0%
General Administration $248 $923,000 1.8%
School Administration $581 $2,164,000 4.2%
Operation $1,063 $3,957,000 7.6%
Transportation $204 $761,000 1.5%
Other $471 $1,753,000 3.4%
Total Support $4,268 $15,893,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,278 $8,484,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $13,944 $51,929,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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