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Los Alamitos Middle

Public Grades 7-8
150th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools
Better than 22% of New Mexico middle schools
Summary

Los Alamitos Middle School is a public middle school in Grants, New Mexico, serving 422 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Grants school district, which is ranked 66 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Los Alamitos Middle School consistently underperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 37.95%, compared to the state average of 44.19%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as Hispanic and White students, performing better than others, like Native American and English Language Learner students.

Additionally, Los Alamitos Middle School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 118.72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's overall ranking has declined over the years, from 85 out of 222 New Mexico middle schools in 2013-2014 to 150 out of 192 in 2024-2025, indicating a concerning trend in academic performance.

416
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,183
Per pupil spending ?
94.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1100 Mt Taylor Ave
       Grants, NM  87020

(505) 285-2683

District: Grants


Students who attend Los Alamitos Middle usually attend:

High:    Grants High

Feeder schools for Los Alamitos Middle:

Elementary:    Bluewater Elementary
    Mesa View Elementary
    Milan Elementary
    Mount Taylor Elementary
    More...
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
45.9%
Hispanic:
39.9%
White:
10.3%
more
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 35% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg29%
New Mexico avg35%
150th of 192
New Mexico public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
66th of 82Grants 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202522.8150 of 19221.9%★☆☆☆☆
202428.6104 of 16537.0%★★☆☆☆
202316.8218 of 2398.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.5176 of 23224.1%★☆☆☆☆
201921.7157 of 20021.5%★☆☆☆☆
201822.7143 of 18623.1%★☆☆☆☆
201729.5125 of 17629.0%★★☆☆☆
201627.7154 of 20826.0%★☆☆☆☆
201539.1110 of 20746.9%★★☆☆☆
201455.385 of 22261.7%★★★☆☆
201348.188 of 19354.4%★★★☆☆
201237.0109 of 17838.8%★★☆☆☆
201131.3116 of 17332.9%★★☆☆☆
201034.0120 of 17933.0%★★☆☆☆
200933.2119 of 17833.1%★★☆☆☆
200824.6136 of 17220.9%★☆☆☆☆
200727.8126 of 17126.3%★☆☆☆☆
200628.9116 of 15625.6%★☆☆☆☆
200531.7106 of 15732.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202442.841 of 10862.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202424.5120 of 16225.9%★☆☆☆☆
202312.1206 of 2133.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.8165 of 22025.0%★☆☆☆☆
201919.3136 of 16015.0%★☆☆☆☆
201820.8126 of 15619.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202537.580 of 14845.9%★★☆☆☆
202444.560 of 15461.0%★★★☆☆
202323.7156 of 20423.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.5137 of 21436.0%★★☆☆☆
201931.797 of 15035.3%★★☆☆☆
201824.3115 of 14922.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202524.4131 of 17324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202436.383 of 14442.4%★★☆☆☆
202317.5205 of 2279.7%★☆☆☆☆
202226.2145 of 22335.0%★★☆☆☆
201927.6132 of 17524.6%★☆☆☆☆
201829.2121 of 16828.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202430.394 of 16141.6%★★☆☆☆
202318.1188 of 22114.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.6144 of 21332.4%★★☆☆☆
201920.5125 of 15217.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.2120 of 15120.5%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202515.929 of 303.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.647 of 5920.3%★☆☆☆☆
20237.758 of 580.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.067 of 670.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.036 of 4316.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.923 of 3228.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202421.747 of 7839.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202531.7110 of 17838.2%★★☆☆☆
202438.867 of 14252.8%★★★☆☆
202323.9172 of 22924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202241.1110 of 18741.2%★★☆☆☆
201914.1113 of 1216.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.093 of 12022.5%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2024)62nd percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+24 vs school
Male (2024)42nd percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2024)40th percentile+3 vs school
White (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school
Female (2024)26th percentile-11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school
Native American (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts38%-6 vs state
Science22%-13 vs state
Mathematics12%-15 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Los Alamitos Middle.

Students at Los Alamitos Middle are 46% American Indian, 40% Hispanic, 10% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Los Alamitos Middle usually go on to attend Grants High

Los Alamitos Middle ranks in the bottom 21.9% of New Mexico middle schools.


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