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La Luz Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
99 Alamo
La Luz, NM 88337
Phone
(575) 812-5300
District
ALAMOGORDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
OTERO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
215
Classroom Teachers
12

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.4% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

La Luz Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
33%
25%
28%
45%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
17
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 31 14.4%
Grade 1 35 16.3%
Grade 2 31 14.4%
Grade 3 39 18.1%
Grade 4 47 21.9%
Grade 5 32 14.9%
Total 215 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 44.5% 42.2% 21.0%
Black 1.4% 5.3% 1.8%
Hispanic 53.6% 48.4% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 2.1% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 1.9% 12.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.5% 41.3% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 53.5% 39.6% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.7% 1.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 45,756 2,113,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 12.4 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.9% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.3% 24.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.2% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,079 812,852
Single Parent Households With Children 8.0% 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.3% 87.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.7% 29.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.3% 12.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.3% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.6% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 9.9% 12.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $33,846,000 46.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,293 $7,211,000 9.9%
Staff $319 $1,780,000 2.4%
General Administration $468 $2,609,000 3.6%
School Administration $549 $3,063,000 4.2%
Operation $1,286 $7,167,000 9.9%
Transportation $246 $1,374,000 1.9%
Other $639 $3,563,000 4.9%
Total Support $4,801 $26,767,000 36.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,178 $12,145,000 16.7%
Total Expenditures $13,051 $72,758,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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