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Los Alamos Middle

Summary:

Los Alamos Middle School is a public middle school in Los Alamos, New Mexico, serving 613 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the highly-ranked Los Alamos School District, which is ranked 4th out of 119 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Los Alamos Middle School has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in New Mexico, currently ranking 12th out of 235 middle schools in the state for the 2023-2024 school year.

Los Alamos Middle School consistently outperforms the state averages in academic proficiency across all subject areas, with 67% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 57% in Mathematics, and 68% in Science, compared to the state averages of 39%, 25%, and 36%, respectively. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking 1st out of 22 New Mexico middle schools for Asian students, 10th out of 206 for Hispanic students, and 3rd out of 59 for Native American students. However, the school's ranking for African American students (44th out of 55) and students with disabilities (23rd out of 54) suggests the need for targeted interventions to address achievement gaps.

Compared to nearby schools like Pojoaque Middle and Carlos F. Vigil Middle, Los Alamos Middle School has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (13.38% vs. 62.21% and 100%, respectively) and a lower student-teacher ratio (12.2 vs. 15.5 and 17.5). This suggests that the school may benefit from a more diverse student population in terms of socioeconomic background, which could provide opportunities for greater understanding and collaboration among students from different backgrounds.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 2101 Hawk Dr
       Los Alamos, NM  87544

(505) 663-2375

District: Los Alamos

SchoolDigger Rank:
12th of 235 New Mexico Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,059 Help


Students who attend Los Alamos Middle usually attend:

High:    Los Alamos High

Feeder schools for Los Alamos Middle:

Elementary:    Aspen Elementary
    Barranca Mesa Elementary
    Chamisa Elementary
    Mountain Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  613

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.0%
Hispanic:
38.0%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.4% Help


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Compare Details Los Alamos Middle ranks better than 94.9% of middle schools in New Mexico. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.3. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53%), Hispanic (38%), two or more races (3.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 13.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Los Alamos Middle is 12.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Los Alamos Middle is $12,059.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Los Alamos Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Alamos Middle 12th of 235 New Mexico public middle schools. (See Los Alamos Middle in the ranking list.)

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Los Alamos:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Alamos 4th of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Los Alamos Middle

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Rank History for all students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 99.07 2nd 157 98.7%
2006 97.98 3rd 156 98.1%
2007 98.36 3rd 171 98.2%
2008 94.97 7th 172 95.9%
2009 97.33 6th 178 96.6%
2010 97.17 4th 179 97.8%
2011 96.13 4th 173 97.7%
2012 96.06 4th 178 97.8%
2013 95.83 6th 193 96.9%
2014 94.37 7th 222 96.8%
2015 95.40 5th 207 97.6%
2016 88.52 14th 208 93.3%
2017 89.75 11th 176 93.8%
2018 92.85 8th 186 95.7%
2019 91.14 15th 200 92.5%
2022 92.73 15th 232 93.5%
2023 97.35 13th 239 94.6%
2024 97.30 12th 235 94.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 69.61 11th 65 83.1%
2023 94.39 4th 53 92.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 67.02 16th 69 76.8%
2024 58.24 16th 91 82.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.52 5th 44 88.6%
2022 57.83 18th 58 69.0%
2023 70.17 20th 100 80.0%
2024 48.65 23rd 54 57.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.06 6th 168 96.4%
2019 57.13 57th 175 67.4%
2022 55.23 69th 223 69.1%
2023 70.62 49th 227 78.4%
2024 68.34 25th 107 76.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.73 6th 156 96.2%
2019 92.01 9th 160 94.4%
2022 92.00 15th 220 93.2%
2023 97.98 9th 213 95.8%
2024 96.43 13th 217 94.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.27 14th 52 73.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.64 9th 151 94.0%
2019 91.12 10th 152 93.4%
2022 89.88 18th 213 91.5%
2023 95.39 18th 221 91.9%
2024 97.32 12th 219 94.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 93.65 1st 22 95.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.84 44th 55 20.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.37 18th 149 87.9%
2019 72.52 28th 150 81.3%
2022 76.56 23rd 214 89.3%
2023 90.20 19th 204 90.7%
2024 94.25 10th 206 95.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 78.83 5th 43 88.4%
2022 44.42 29th 67 56.7%
2023 57.77 26th 58 55.2%
2024 99.31 3rd 59 94.9%
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Rank History for White students at Los Alamos Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.94 4th 120 96.7%
2019 85.98 10th 121 91.7%
2022 89.33 14th 187 92.5%
2023 96.81 12th 229 94.8%
2024 93.60 9th 181 95.0%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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Enrollment information for Los Alamos Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 461 5 13 45 1 n/a n/a 0 525
1991 441 3 14 93 5 n/a n/a 0 556
1992 488 2 16 83 7 n/a n/a 0 596
1993 508 2 13 51 4 n/a n/a 0 578
1994 501 2 7 59 3 n/a n/a 0 572
1995 512 5 11 73 2 n/a n/a 0 603
1996 512 5 11 73 2 n/a n/a 0 603
1997 487 5 8 94 6 n/a n/a 0 600
1998 472 1 12 91 4 n/a n/a 0 580
1999 504 4 18 91 3 n/a n/a 0 620
2000 519 3 24 95 2 n/a n/a 0 643
2001 490 1 25 91 4 n/a n/a 0 611
2002 450 5 17 98 11 n/a n/a 0 581
2003 450 5 17 98 11 n/a n/a 0 581
2004 462 3 23 113 7 n/a n/a 0 608
2005 451 2 27 105 3 n/a n/a 0 588
2006 455 2 31 91 4 n/a n/a 0 583
2007 457 3 30 102 2 n/a n/a 0 594
2008 408 4 27 127 1 n/a n/a 0 567
2009 392 7 33 130 3 n/a n/a 0 565
2010 363 8 35 125 6 0 0 0 537
2011 351 2 32 145 5 1 0 0 536
2012 370 4 37 145 4 2 1 0 563
2013 354 4 35 147 5 2 4 0 551
2014 334 1 27 162 9 0 8 0 541
2015 360 3 26 177 18 1 6 0 591
2016 339 6 21 191 16 3 2 0 578
2017 348 13 19 189 10 1 12 0 592
2018 365 12 22 202 12 0 20 0 633
2019 332 7 28 181 12 0 22 0 582
2020 317 8 31 183 12 0 18 0 569
2021 315 5 26 212 16 0 20 0 594
2022 332 5 18 205 15 0 27 0 602
2023 325 3 17 233 11 0 24 0 613

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Los Alamos Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 525 36.4 14.4 n/a
1991 556 38.0 14.6 n/a
1992 596 41.7 14.2 n/a
1993 578 44.3 13.0 n/a
1994 572 45.9 12.5 n/a
1995 603 47.1 12.8 n/a
1996 603 47.1 12.8 n/a
1997 600 47.2 12.7 n/a
1998 580 44.2 13.1 n/a
1999 620 47.2 13.1 0
2000 643 50.3 12.8 0
2001 611 52.9 11.6 0
2002 581 49.5 11.7 0
2003 581 49.5 11.7 0
2004 608 49.5 12.3 0
2005 588 47.8 12.3 0
2006 583 43.0 13.6 0
2007 594 46.8 12.7 0
2008 567 48.4 11.7 n/a
2009 565 45.6 12.4 n/a
2010 537 43.4 12.3 n/a
2011 536 43.2 12.4 0
2012 563 43.1 13.0 0
2013 551 45.5 12.1 4.9
2014 541 42.8 12.6 7.6
2015 591 44.0 13.4 0
2016 578 44.0 13.1 9.5
2017 592 43.3 13.6 10
2018 633 44.9 14.0 11.8
2019 582 49.2 11.8 9.1
2020 569 49.5 11.4 10.5
2021 594 48.7 12.1 12.6
2022 602 49.9 12.0 11.3
2023 613 50.0 12.2 13.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Los Alamos Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 525 36.4 14.4 n/a
1991 556 38.0 14.6 n/a
1992 596 41.7 14.2 n/a
1993 578 44.3 13.0 n/a
1994 572 45.9 12.5 n/a
1995 603 47.1 12.8 n/a
1996 603 47.1 12.8 n/a
1997 600 47.2 12.7 n/a
1998 580 44.2 13.1 n/a
1999 620 47.2 13.1 0
2000 643 50.3 12.8 0
2001 611 52.9 11.6 0
2002 581 49.5 11.7 0
2003 581 49.5 11.7 0
2004 608 49.5 12.3 0
2005 588 47.8 12.3 0
2006 583 43.0 13.6 0
2007 594 46.8 12.7 0
2008 567 48.4 11.7 n/a
2009 565 45.6 12.4 n/a
2010 537 43.4 12.3 n/a
2011 536 43.2 12.4 0
2012 563 43.1 13.0 0
2013 551 45.5 12.1 4.9
2014 541 42.8 12.6 7.6
2015 591 44.0 13.4 0
2016 578 44.0 13.1 9.5
2017 592 43.3 13.6 10
2018 633 44.9 14.0 11.8
2019 582 49.2 11.8 9.1
2020 569 49.5 11.4 10.5
2021 594 48.7 12.1 12.6
2022 602 49.9 12.0 11.3
2023 613 50.0 12.2 13.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Los Alamos Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,059

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Los Alamos Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 15th of 200 Middle schoolsRanks 13th of 239 Middle schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
7th Grade Language Arts (Los Alamos Middle)5571
 16%
   7th Grade Language Arts (Los Alamos)5571
 16%
   7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3134.8
 3.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Los Alamos Middle)5067
 17%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Los Alamos)5067
 17%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1924.8
 5.8%
8th Grade Language Arts (Los Alamos Middle)4755.4
 8.4%
   8th Grade Language Arts (Los Alamos)4755.4
 8.4%
   8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3133.2
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Los Alamos Middle)4743.2
 3.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Los Alamos)4743.2
 3.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2019.7
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students582613
 5.3%
African American73
 57.1%
American Indian1211
 8.3%
Asian2817
 39.3%
Hispanic181233
 28.7%
Pacific Islander00
White332325
 2.1%
Two or More Races2224
 9.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients9.1%13.4%
 4.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Los Alamos Middle

Students who attend Los Alamos Middle usually go on to attend Los Alamos High

Students at Los Alamos Middle are 53% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 613 students attended Los Alamos Middle.

Yes. Los Alamos Middle ranks in the top 5.1% of New Mexico middle schools.


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