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Best Public Schools in Tularosa, NM

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Schools

883

Students

Top rankedTularosa High67^th of 131 New Mexico high schools

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Tularosa High up 40 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Tularosa, New Mexico, is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The district includes 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the Tularosa school district.

Among the standout schools in Tularosa, Tularosa Middle School has shown significant improvement, rising from a ranking of 151 out of 239 New Mexico middle schools in 2022-2023 to 47 out of 165 in 2023-2024, earning a 4-star rating. Meanwhile, Tularosa High School has performed better than the state average in English Language Arts, with 40% of 11th-grade students proficient or better on the SAT School Day/English Language Arts assessment.

However, the data also reveals some academic challenges across the district. The elementary and middle schools have struggled to match the state's proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics. Additionally, the consistently high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 87.67% to 100%, indicate significant economic disadvantage within the Tularosa community, which may contribute to the academic performance of the schools. The varying student-teacher ratios, from 11.4 at Tularosa Middle School to 14.4 at Tularosa Intermediate School, suggest potential staffing or resource allocation issues within the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	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 (2025)	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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Tularosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	404 1st Street	Tularosa	88352	Otero County	Tularosa Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 585-8800	230	17	13.3	98.7%	65 (28.3%)	5 (2.2%)	105 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)								(n/a)																		$7,895
Tularosa High	Public	9-12	1305 8th Street	Tularosa	88352	Otero County	Tularosa Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 585-8800	303	23	13.0	99.7%	70 (23.1%)	2 (0.7%)	135 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	90 (29.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	37.6	67^th of 131 public high schools	48.9%		29.1	107^th of 172 public high schools	37.8%	40	40.0			37.1														$12,289
Tularosa Middle	Public	7-8	101b Old Mescalero Rd	Tularosa	88352	Otero County	Tularosa Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 585-8800	140	17	8.3		25 (17.9%)	1 (0.7%)	78 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	24.6	145^th of 192 public middle schools	24.5%		50.9	47^th of 165 public middle schools	71.5%	98			36.0					36.8	31.3	44.0	36.4				13.2	13.8	12.6	$10,963
Tularosa Intermediate	Public	3-6	304 1st Street	Tularosa	88352	Otero County	Tularosa Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 585-8800	210	12	17.8	100.0%	53 (25.2%)	3 (1.4%)	96 (45.7%)	1 (0.5%)	50 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	27.9	233^rd of 345 public elementary schools	32.5%		40.3	214^th of 413 public elementary schools	48.2%	19		11.3			45.3	46.6	28.8				39.1	18.8	27.1	22.5			22.7	$8,019

Cities Near Tularosa

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
La Luz	7.53 mi	1	47^th
Alamogordo	8.68 mi	13	32^nd
High Rolls	13.91 mi	1
Holloman Air Force Base	16.69 mi	2	2^nd
Cloudcroft	17.8 mi	3	13^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.