Tularosa

Summary:

The Tularosa school district in New Mexico consists of 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals a mix of strengths and areas for improvement across the district.

Tularosa Middle School stands out as the highest-performing school, ranking 47th out of 165 New Mexico middle schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. It also has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 11.4, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance. In contrast, Tularosa Intermediate School and Tularosa Middle School lag behind the state average in mathematics proficiency, with only 22.66% and 12.63% of students proficient or better, respectively, compared to the state's 26.81%.

The high free/reduced lunch rates across the Tularosa schools, ranging from 99.05% at Tularosa Elementary School to 100% at Tularosa Middle School, indicate a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. This suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes. Tularosa High School stands out with the highest 4-year graduation rate at 78.0% and better-than-state-average performance in 11th-grade English Language Arts proficiency.

District Detail

504 First St
Tularosa, NM 88352

(575) 585-8800

SchoolDigger Rank:
68^th of 82 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 883

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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	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	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	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	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	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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alamogordo	7.33 mi	15	35^th
Nm School For The Blind And Visually Impaired	11.4 mi	2
Cloudcroft	17.61 mi	3	10^th
Mescalero Apache School	18.91 mi	1
Ruidoso	28.5 mi	4	39^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.

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