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Best Public Schools in Otero County, NM

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Schools

7,084

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHolloman Middle9^th of 191 New Mexico middle schools

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Biggest riser

La Luz Elementary up 84 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tularosa Middle 8.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Cloudcroft High

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)		SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)		NM-ASR Science (2026)				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	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 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Nm School For The Blind And Visually Impaired	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1900 North White Sands	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Nm School For The Blind And Visually Impaired	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 437-3505	45	12	3.7	—	17 (37.8%)	1 (2.2%)	20 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.9%)								(n/a)
Alamogordo High	Public	9-12	103 Cuba Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6500	1,440	96	14.9	34.9%	570 (39.6%)	65 (4.5%)	666 (46.3%)	33 (2.3%)	18 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	84 (5.8%)	54	48^th of 132 public high schools	63.6%		48.2	52^nd of 131 public high schools	60.3%	4	47.2		15.9				44.8																$8,611
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 19th St	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5100	222	15	14.8	47.7%	80 (36.0%)	10 (4.5%)	109 (49.1%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	49	152^nd of 346 public elementary schools	56.1%		78.8	49^th of 345 public elementary schools	85.8%	103					36.0				37.1	68.4	48.0				52.0	27.8	26.3					26.3	$8,302
Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	1401 College Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6300	513	38	13.6	44.4%	186 (36.3%)	25 (4.9%)	249 (48.5%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.0%)	51.1	80^th of 191 public middle schools	58.1%		46.9	82^nd of 192 public middle schools	57.3%	2						43.8						36.8	42.7	54.4	44.0				44.6	26.4	28.3	33.2	$8,884
Sunset Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2410 10th St	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5200	436	32	13.6	52.8%	124 (28.4%)	24 (5.5%)	256 (58.7%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)	36.8	210^th of 346 public elementary schools	39.3%		48.6	146^th of 345 public elementary schools	57.7%	64					30.9				40.7	59.7	25.9				43.8	25.4	27.8	24.1				26.0	$8,016
High Rolls Mountain Park Elementary	Public	K-5	23 Karr Canyon	High Rolls	88325	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5275	21	2	10.5	42.9%	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 Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 812-6100	517	29	17.8	4.3%	236 (45.6%)	56 (10.8%)	142 (27.5%)	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.0%)	88.2	33^rd of 346 public elementary schools	90.5%		89.9	25^th of 345 public elementary schools	92.8%	8					59.3				63.4	79.0	64.4				68.5	51.4	51.7	49.2				50.8	$7,119
Holloman Middle	Public	6-8	381 1st St	Holloman Air Force Base	88330	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 812-6200	173	15	11.9	4.0%	85 (49.1%)	19 (11.0%)	47 (27.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.4%)	95.7	9^th of 191 public middle schools	95.3%		95.7	9^th of 192 public middle schools	95.3%							64.4						64.4	82.1	80.0	75.0				71.2	66.1	55.6	65.0	$7,933
La Luz Elementary	Public	K-5	99 Alamo	La Luz	88337	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5300	224	12	18.6	45.1%	104 (46.4%)	2 (0.9%)	102 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	63.2	90^th of 346 public elementary schools	74.0%		43.9	174^th of 345 public elementary schools	49.6%	84					48.4				53.1	64.9	45.2				55.0	34.4	35.1	38.7				36.0	$8,366
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 North Florida	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5400	159	15	10.6	70.4%	51 (32.1%)	4 (2.5%)	96 (60.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)								(n/a)									27.3						24.3	24.2						17.1	$7,485
Desert Star Elementary	Public	K-5	400 S Washington Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5750	466	30	15.5	55.6%	138 (29.6%)	20 (4.3%)	260 (55.8%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	27.1	254^th of 346 public elementary schools	26.6%		29.7	221^st of 345 public elementary schools	35.9%	33					33.3				30.0	43.5	37.5				37.0	11.4	24.6	29.2				21.8	$7,422
Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	2211 Puerto Rico Ave	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5800	284	17	17.2	47.5%	104 (36.6%)	12 (4.2%)	133 (46.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.3%)	58.9	109^th of 346 public elementary schools	68.5%		80.2	45^th of 345 public elementary schools	87.0%	64					36.7				35.4	66.7	57.1				52.2	22.9	48.7	49.0				39.7	$8,417
Yucca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Dale Scott Blvd	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6900	179	16	11.1	52.5%	57 (31.8%)	9 (5.0%)	92 (51.4%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.8%)	30.7	239^th of 346 public elementary schools	30.9%		58.1	109^th of 345 public elementary schools	68.4%	130					26.9				36.7	48.4	34.6				40.2		< 20%	26.9				17.2	$7,573
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	500 South Washington Avenue	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-6400	479	33	14.5	45.7%	154 (32.2%)	29 (6.1%)	247 (51.6%)	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)	30	126^th of 191 public middle schools	34.0%		39.4	103^rd of 192 public middle schools	46.4%	23						33.5						27.3	31.2	43.3	34.4				26.0	20.0	18.9	21.6	$8,704
Academy Del Sol Alternative	Public	10-12	1200 N Florida Ave Bldg C	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Alamogordo Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 812-5500	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																							$8,856
Cloudcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 601-4416	186	13	14.5	14.5%	117 (62.9%)	1 (0.5%)	51 (27.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	80.8	45^th of 346 public elementary schools	87.0%		70	71^st of 345 public elementary schools	79.4%	26					48.3				79.2	64.5	65.5				69.1	41.7	38.7	55.2				45.2	$12,522
Cloudcroft High	Public	9-12	310 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 601-4416	138	14	10.2	14.5%	101 (73.2%)	2 (1.4%)	27 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	48.1	55^th of 132 public high schools	58.3%					(n/a)	41.2		< 20%	< 20%			38.2																$13,689
Cloudcroft Middle	Public	6-8	810 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 601-4416	105	8	13.5	21.0%	64 (61.0%)	5 (4.8%)	27 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.6%)	87.3	21^st of 191 public middle schools	89.0%		87.4	19^th of 192 public middle schools	90.1%	2						71.0						50.0	76.7	74.2	67.0				43.3	60.0	58.1	53.9	$10,862
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	50.4%	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	44.9%	70 (23.1%)	2 (0.7%)	135 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	90 (29.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	41	66^th of 132 public high schools	50.0%		37.6	67^th of 131 public high schools	48.9%	1	38.6		12.9				38.0																$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	71.4%	25 (17.9%)	1 (0.7%)	78 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	10.8	184^th of 191 public middle schools	3.7%		24.6	145^th of 192 public middle schools	24.5%	39						17.6						18.4	31.6	23.0	23.7				< 10%	< 20%	< 10%	6.8	$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	52.4%	53 (25.2%)	3 (1.4%)	96 (45.7%)	1 (0.5%)	50 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	48	159^th of 346 public elementary schools	54.0%		27.9	233^rd of 345 public elementary schools	32.5%	74					28.1				55.9	48.5	50.0				51.6	30.9	26.5	35.7				30.7	$8,019
Sacramento School Of Engineering And Science	Public, Charter	9-12	7035 Us-54	Alamogordo	88310	Otero County	Sacramento School Of Engineering And Science	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(575) 430-5102	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mescalero Apache School	Public, Alternative	K-12	260 White Mountain Drive	Mescalero	88340	Otero County	Mescalero Apache School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(575) 464-4431	614	67	9.1	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	614 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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