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Buena Vista Elementary

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Buena Vista Elementary ranks 49 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Buena Vista Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Alamogordo, New Mexico, serving 234 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the Alamogordo and New Mexico state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

Buena Vista Elementary's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy, with 54.55% of students proficient or better in ELA and 43.43% in Mathematics, compared to 47.8% and 33.32% for Alamogordo, respectively. The school's performance is especially strong in 5th grade ELA, where 67.65% of students were proficient, significantly higher than the state average of 41.83%. Buena Vista also consistently ranks highly for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Holloman Elementary and some smaller schools like High Rolls Mountain Park Elementary have also performed well, Buena Vista Elementary stands out for its ability to maintain a high level of academic achievement over the years, even as its student population and demographics have likely changed. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.3 to 17 students per teacher, may also contribute to its success.

222

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,302

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 19th St
Alamogordo, NM 88310

(575) 812-5100

District: Alamogordo

Students who attend Buena Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle
High:	Alamogordo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

White:

36.0%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2014 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (50% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Mexico elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg41%

New Mexico avg35%

49^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	49 of 345	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	76 of 413	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	94.4	33 of 435	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	52 of 420	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	136 of 396	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	217 of 383	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.4	151 of 374	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	82.4	54 of 410	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	78.9	62 of 421	85.3%	★★★★☆
2014	82.2	50 of 442	88.7%	★★★★☆
2013	85.3	41 of 412	90.0%	★★★★★
2012	76.2	72 of 398	81.9%	★★★★☆
2011	91.6	24 of 402	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	44 of 419	89.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	51 of 411	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	85.7	38 of 405	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	87.6	31 of 398	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.3	39 of 390	90.0%	★★★★★
2005	89.5	28 of 389	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	75.5	63 of 398	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	31 of 390	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	67.6	79 of 395	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	121 of 343	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	159 of 339	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	26 of 255	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	73 of 384	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	27 of 395	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	22 of 389	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	48.0	157 of 320	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	135 of 329	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	38 of 325	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	23 of 356	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	31 of 426	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	17 of 410	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	72.2	65 of 361	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	144 of 356	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	73.9	78 of 397	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	42 of 414	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	30 of 392	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	52.0	141 of 337	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	239 of 333	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	57.2	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	21 of 50	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	59.7	25 of 91	72.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	53.6	46 of 132	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	58 of 304	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	83 of 339	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	48 of 413	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	112 of 325	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	133 of 199	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.9	184 of 187	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)84th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)80th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)73rd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2022)65th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2024)53rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+10 vs state

Science53%+24 vs state

Mathematics43%+17 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Buena Vista Elementary

What district is Buena Vista Elementary in?

Alamogordo

How many students attend Buena Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Buena Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Buena Vista Elementary?

Students at Buena Vista Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 36% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Buena Vista Elementary a good school?

Buena Vista Elementary ranks 49^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Buena Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Buena Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain View Middle
High : Alamogordo High

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