Summary
Los Alamos High is a public high school in Los Alamos, NM, serving grades 9–12 with 1,181 students as part of Los Alamos Public Schools, which ranks 4th of 87 districts in New Mexico. Statewide, it is consistently one of New Mexico's top high schools: 5th of 132 in 2025–2026 (96th percentile, 5 stars), 7th of 170 in 2022–2023, 15th of 172 in 2023–2024, and no lower than 17th since at least 2014–2015. The area reports low economic need, with 11.43% of students on free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025.
Academically, results are very strong. In 2025–2026 11th-grade assessments, 77.57% of students were proficient in language arts (state: 36.78%), 52.94% in math (state: 12.72%), and 73.99% in science (state: about 34%); SAT results closely mirror these figures. The graduation rate was 97.1% in 2024–2025 versus 80.6% statewide, and it has ranged from 93.5% to 97.1% across five reported years — sustained near-universal graduation rather than a one-year result. The student-teacher ratio was 14.5 in 2024–2025. Recent subgroup results have also improved: Hispanic students rose from 42nd of 136 in 2023–2024 to 17th of 100 in 2025–2026, and low-income students from 84th of 127 to 15th of 89.
Compared with the only nearby school in the data, Pojoaque High (about 14 miles away), the gap is wide. Pojoaque ranks 88th of 132 statewide (33rd percentile, 2 stars), and its district, Pojoaque Valley Public Schools, ranks 71st of 87. Pojoaque's ELA proficiency was 30.28%, science 28.7%, and math under 10%, with an 82.4% graduation rate. Pojoaque reports 100% free/reduced lunch and a 17.1 student-teacher ratio, so the two schools serve very different communities. Some subgroup figures cover small groups or older years and should be read cautiously.
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