Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87544

Summary:

The 87544 zip code area is home to 5 high-performing schools in the Los Alamos school district, which is ranked 3rd out of 82 districts in New Mexico and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The schools include 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all of which are consistently ranked among the top schools in the state.

Mountain Elementary stands out as the top-performing school in the area, with the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades. Los Alamos High is also a standout, ranking 7th out of 170 high schools in New Mexico and boasting significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science compared to the state average.

The schools in the 87544 zip code area generally have low student-teacher ratios and vary in their free/reduced lunch rates, with Mountain Elementary having the lowest rate at 7.67%. Overall, the data suggests that the Los Alamos school district is providing an excellent educational experience for its students, with several standout schools that are consistently performing at the top of their respective categories in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (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	SAT School Day Mathematics 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 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Aspen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2182 33rd St	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2275	428	37	11.5	17.1%	208 (48.6%)	10 (2.3%)	164 (38.3%)	29 (6.8%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	89	28^th of 345 public elementary schools	91.9%		87.9	36^th of 413 public elementary schools	91.3%	8			57.7			56.9	76.2	57.7	71.9			66.4	52.9	64.1	44.2	64.9			57.1	$11,702
Barranca Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	57 Loma Del Escolar	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2730	429	38	11.4	13.1%	244 (56.9%)	3 (0.7%)	142 (33.1%)	33 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	90.2	24^th of 345 public elementary schools	93.0%		90.5	31^st of 413 public elementary schools	92.5%	7			54.7			57.9	71.9	58.5	68.6			64.4	54.4	57.1	54.7	71.2			59.1	$11,021
Los Alamos Middle	Public	7-8	2101 Hawk Dr	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2375	543	49	11.0	13.6%	278 (51.2%)	13 (2.4%)	206 (37.9%)	35 (6.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	97.2	7^th of 192 public middle schools	96.4%		95.5	3^rd of 165 public middle schools	98.2%	4				70.0						77.7	76.4	77.1					67.6	55.1	61.2	$12,059
Los Alamos High	Public	9-12	1300 Diamond Dr	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2210	1,181	81	14.5	11.4%	623 (52.8%)	13 (1.1%)	436 (36.9%)	72 (6.1%)	27 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.7%)	88.2	17^th of 131 public high schools	87.0%		89.9	15^th of 172 public high schools	91.3%	2	72.8	38.0			62.6															$12,951
Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2280 North Rd	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2325	435	36	12.2	9.7%	240 (55.2%)	9 (2.1%)	126 (29.0%)	44 (10.1%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	99.1	2^nd of 345 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.5	4^th of 413 public elementary schools	99.0%	2			70.0			79.7	88.3	85.0	83.6			84.2	69.5	78.3	70.0	83.6			75.4	$11,220

Cities Near Zip Code 87544

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Alamos	2.55 mi	5	4^th
White Rock	4.28 mi	2	1^st
San Ildefonso Pueblo	8.5 mi	1
Santa Fe	11.22 mi	45	49^th
Espanola	12.31 mi	12	83^rd

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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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87544

Mountain Elementary

Los Alamos Middle

Barranca Mesa Elementary

Aspen Elementary

Los Alamos High

Cities Near Zip Code 87544