Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87544

ZIP code 87544 covers Los Alamos, New Mexico, and contains 5 public schools — three elementary schools (PK–6), one middle school (7–8), and one high school (9–12) — all part of Los Alamos Public Schools, serving 3,016 students in total. The district ranks 4th of 87 in New Mexico at the 95th percentile with 5 stars, and every school here is rated either 4 or 5 stars. Los Alamos High is the largest campus at 1,181 students; the three elementaries are nearly identical in size at 428–435 students each.

The academic standouts are clear. Mountain Elementary ranks 2nd of 346 elementary schools statewide (99th percentile), with language arts at 81.74, math at 72.93, and 5th-grade science at 82.76 — the highest scores in the ZIP. Los Alamos High ranks 5th of 132 high schools and posts a 97.1% graduation rate versus the state's 80.6%, improving sharply from 17th the prior year. Los Alamos Middle sits at 8th of 191.

Among the elementaries, there is a clear gradient: Mountain Elementary leads, followed by Barranca Mesa Elementary (17th of 346, improving from 31st two years ago), then Aspen Elementary (37th of 346, 4 stars). Even Aspen's lowest scores beat state averages by roughly 19 points in language arts and 28 in math. Watch two relative gaps: 8th-grade math at Los Alamos Middle (53.36, versus 72.18 in 7th grade) and high school math compared with its own ELA and science. Student-teacher ratios are tight, from 11.0 to 14.5.