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Sunset Hills Elementary

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Sunset Hills Elementary ranks 146 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Alamogordo, New Mexico, serving 448 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Alamogordo school district, which is ranked 35 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunset Hills Elementary has consistently performed below the Alamogordo and New Mexico state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Sunset Hills had 46.7% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 47.8% in Alamogordo and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, Sunset Hills had 27.83% proficient or better, while Alamogordo had 33.32% and the state had 26.81%. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade is also below the Alamogordo and state averages. Sunset Hills Elementary has struggled to perform well across various student subgroups, with many of them ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of New Mexico elementary schools.

Compared to the nearby schools, such as Holloman Elementary, Sierra Elementary, and Buena Vista Elementary, Sunset Hills Elementary generally underperforms in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, the exceptional performance of High Rolls Mountain Park Elementary, despite its small size, highlights the potential for schools within the same district to have vastly different results, warranting further investigation into the factors contributing to these differences.

436

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,016

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2410 10th St
Alamogordo, NM 88310

(575) 812-5200

District: Alamogordo

Students who attend Sunset Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle
High:	Alamogordo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.7%

White:

28.4%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2016) to 58th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg41%

New Mexico avg35%

146^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Alamogordo

35^th of 82Alamogordo among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	146 of 345	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	176 of 413	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.8	297 of 435	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	157 of 420	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	215 of 396	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	162 of 383	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.2	84 of 374	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	71.7	88 of 410	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	51.4	167 of 421	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.8	233 of 442	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.8	260 of 412	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.9	253 of 398	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.7	293 of 402	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.5	252 of 419	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.3	157 of 411	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.2	102 of 405	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	71 of 398	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	61.6	131 of 390	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.2	120 of 389	69.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	58.3	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	50 of 203	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	204 of 398	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	315 of 390	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	214 of 395	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	220 of 343	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	118 of 339	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	133 of 255	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	183 of 384	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	300 of 395	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	124 of 389	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	132 of 320	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	126 of 329	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	132 of 325	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	119 of 356	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.3	360 of 426	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.4	97 of 410	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	149 of 361	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	193 of 356	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	174 of 397	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	265 of 414	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	122 of 392	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	175 of 337	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	210 of 333	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	64.6	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	51 of 83	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	45 of 91	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	91 of 158	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	86 of 165	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	83 of 132	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	176 of 304	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	223 of 339	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	320 of 413	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	272 of 325	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	182 of 199	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	146 of 187	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)75th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2024)56th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)56th percentile~ school

African American (2024)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2024)49th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)42nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2024)27th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%+3 vs state

Science37%+8 vs state

Mathematics28%~ state avg

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Schools Near Sunset Hills Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Sunset Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2410 10th St	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5200	436	32	13.6	100.0%	124 (28.4%)	24 (5.5%)	256 (58.7%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)	48.6	146^th of 345 public elementary schools	57.7%		49.2	176^th of 413 public elementary schools	57.4%	30	37.2	46.6	59.0	37.2	46.7	35.6	23.0	24.4	27.8	$8,016
Yucca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Dale Scott Blvd	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6900	179	16	11.1	100.0%	57 (31.8%)	9 (5.0%)	92 (51.4%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.8%)	58.1	109^th of 345 public elementary schools	68.4%		38.2	229^th of 413 public elementary schools	44.6%	120	48.4	41.7		45.2	36.4	29.2		38.7	29.9	$7,573
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 19th St	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5100	222	15	14.8	100.0%	80 (36.0%)	10 (4.5%)	109 (49.1%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	78.8	49^th of 345 public elementary schools	85.8%		75.8	76^th of 413 public elementary schools	81.6%	27	52.9	59.0	30.8	67.7	54.6	51.3		50.0	43.4	$8,302
Desert Star Elementary	Public	K-5	400 S Washington Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5750	466	30	15.5	100.0%	138 (29.6%)	20 (4.3%)	260 (55.8%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	29.7	221^st of 345 public elementary schools	35.9%		22.5	320^th of 413 public elementary schools	22.5%	99	27.5	39.1	40.0	29.0	36.1	21.9	22.7	27.5	24.0	$7,422
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 North Florida	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5400	159	15	10.6	100.0%	51 (32.1%)	4 (2.5%)	96 (60.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)								(n/a)		32.0	40.0		27.5				14.5	$7,485
Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	2211 Puerto Rico Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5800	284	17	17.2	99.6%	104 (36.6%)	12 (4.2%)	133 (46.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.3%)	80.2	45^th of 345 public elementary schools	87.0%		81.3	64^th of 413 public elementary schools	84.5%	19	58.3	50.0	62.5	60.4	58.2	31.6	56.3	50.0	47.0	$8,417
La Luz Elementary	Public	K-5	99 Alamo	La Luz	88337	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5300	224	12	18.6	99.6%	104 (46.4%)	2 (0.9%)	102 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	43.9	174^th of 345 public elementary schools	49.6%		47.7	181^st of 413 public elementary schools	56.2%	7	36.8	25.0	60.0	38.5	39.5	22.5	36.7	35.9	31.2	$8,366
High Rolls Mountain Park Elementary	Public	K-5	23 Karr Canyon	High Rolls	88325	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5275	21	2	10.5	100.0%	15 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)										$13,293
Holloman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Arnold	Holloman Air Force Base	88330	Otero County	Alamogordo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 812-6100	517	29	17.8	100.0%	236 (45.6%)	56 (10.8%)	142 (27.5%)	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.0%)	89.9	25^th of 345 public elementary schools	92.8%		88.2	35^th of 413 public elementary schools	91.5%	10	67.2	65.2	78.5	65.6	69.7	57.6	46.2	46.9	50.3	$7,119
Cloudcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 601-4416	186	13	14.5	33.3%	117 (62.9%)	1 (0.5%)	51 (27.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	70	71^st of 345 public elementary schools	79.4%		85.5	45^th of 413 public elementary schools	89.1%	26	37.5	62.5	63.6	62.5	62.9	31.3	36.4	40.6	36.1	$12,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Hills Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Hills Elementary?

Students at Sunset Hills Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Sunset Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Sunset Hills Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunset Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain View Middle
High : Alamogordo High

What district is Sunset Hills Elementary in?

Alamogordo

Is Sunset Hills Elementary a good school?

Sunset Hills Elementary ranks 146^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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