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Tularosa Intermediate

Q: Is Tularosa Intermediate a good school?

Tularosa Intermediate ranks 159 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Tularosa Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 210 students attended Tularosa Intermediate.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tularosa Intermediate?

Students at Tularosa Intermediate are 46% Hispanic, 25% White, 24% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Tularosa Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Tularosa Intermediate usually go on to attend: Middle : Tularosa Middle High : Tularosa High

Public Grades 3-6

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Tularosa Intermediate is a public elementary school at 304 1st Street in Tularosa, New Mexico, serving 210 students in grades 3–6 as one of two elementary schools in Tularosa Municipal Schools, in a small southern New Mexico community roughly 16 miles from Alamogordo and Holloman Air Force Base.

Statewide, the school ranks 159th of 346 elementary schools — 54th percentile, 3 stars — its best showing since 2018–2019. In 2025–2026, 51.02% of students were proficient in language arts and 31.12% in math, both above the state (43.34 and 25.54) and about 12 to 13 points above its own district average. It posted the largest math gain (+8.5 points) and second-largest ELA gain (+11.9 points) among nearby schools, in a year when six of nine comparison schools lost ground in ELA. Grade 3 is the strongest cohort; grade 4 sits at or just below the state line in both subjects. Science is the soft spot: fifth graders scored 28.81 against a state figure of about 32.

The school out-scores six of nine Alamogordo-area elementaries and is the only school beating the state in both subjects that sits outside Alamogordo Public Schools. It still trails La Luz Elementary (74th percentile), Sierra Elementary (68th) and Holloman Elementary (90th percentile, 68.45 ELA / 50.79 math), a military-connected school that shows the local ceiling. Closer to home, it edges out its feeder, Tularosa Elementary (48.65 ELA), despite a higher student–teacher ratio (17.8 vs 13.3). With 100% of students on free/reduced lunch, low-income students rank at the 62nd percentile — above the school's overall 54th — while special education students ranked in the 11th percentile with 0 stars in 2023–2024, the clearest gap in the data. The student–teacher ratio has also climbed from 13.6 to 17.8 in three years, and several nearby schools' scores are state-suppressed, so not every comparison is possible.

210

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,019

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

304 1st Street
Tularosa, NM 88352

(575) 585-8800

District: Tularosa Municipal Schools

Students who attend Tularosa Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Tularosa Middle
High:	Tularosa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.7%

White:

25.2%

American Indian:

23.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg28%

New Mexico avg36%

159^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 87Tularosa Municipal Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	159 of 346	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.9	233 of 345	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	214 of 413	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	321 of 435	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	277 of 420	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	130 of 396	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	169 of 383	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.8	200 of 374	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	238 of 410	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.6	200 of 421	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	29.7	336 of 442	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	266 of 412	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	200 of 398	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.5	232 of 402	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.6	267 of 419	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.5	294 of 411	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	305 of 405	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	143 of 252	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	274 of 398	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	307 of 390	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	252 of 395	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	127 of 343	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	170 of 339	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	124 of 273	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.2	153 of 255	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	152 of 384	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	268 of 395	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	210 of 389	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.7	49 of 320	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	81 of 329	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	97 of 256	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.2	230 of 325	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.4	177 of 356	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.8	303 of 426	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	231 of 410	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	62 of 361	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	112 of 356	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	131 of 251	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	176 of 397	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	310 of 414	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	293 of 392	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	107 of 337	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	158 of 333	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	62.6	33 of 83	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	51 of 90	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.4	86 of 92	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	32 of 64	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	32 of 48	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	141 of 158	10.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	123 of 304	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.5	214 of 304	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	184 of 339	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	299 of 413	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	262 of 325	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	115 of 199	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	93 of 187	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)60th percentile+34 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile~ school

Male (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

Native American (2024)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%+7 vs state

Mathematics31%+3 vs state

Science28%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	NM-ASR Science 5th 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 All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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