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Los Alamos Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Los Alamos Public Schools School District details

Los Alamos Public Schools School District
2075 Trinity Drive
Los Alamos, NM 87544

3,709 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Los Alamos Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Mexico

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.9% of all NM school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
70%
47%
78%
55%
61%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Aspen Elementary School
2182 33 Rd St
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
PK-06
Barranca Mesa Elementary School
57 Loma Del Escolar
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
PK-06
Chamisa Elementary School
301 Meadow Ln
White Rock, NM, 87547
PK-06
Los Alamos High School
1300 Diamond Dr
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
10-12
Los Alamos Middle School
2101 Hawk Dr
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
07-08
Mountain Elementary School
2280 North Rd
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
PK-06
Pinon Elementary School
90 Grand Canyon Dr
White Rock, NM, 87547
PK-06
Topper Freshman Academy School
3800 Canyon Drive
Los Alamos, NM, 87544
09-09

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.1% 21.3%
Black 1.0% 1.8%
Hispanic 35.7% 63.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.4% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.8% 12.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.7% 75.3%
Free lunch eligible 10.2% 73.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.5% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $26,736,752 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,286 $4,825,072 8.7%
Staff $438 $1,643,376 3.0%
General Administration $235 $881,720 1.6%
School Administration $558 $2,093,616 3.8%
Operation $1,059 $3,973,368 7.2%
Transportation $238 $892,976 1.6%
Other $542 $2,033,584 3.7%
Total Support $4,356 $16,343,712 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,290 $12,344,080 22.3%
Total Expenditures $14,772 $55,424,544 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,688 $2,162,411,746 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,189 $384,372,747 8.8%
Staff $275 $89,073,991 2.0%
General Administration $272 $88,048,929 2.0%
School Administration $654 $211,596,267 4.8%
Operation $1,156 $373,856,495 8.5%
Transportation $357 $115,395,706 2.6%
Other $386 $124,823,409 2.8%
Total Support $4,290 $1,387,074,671 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,598 $840,007,092 19.1%
Total Expenditures $13,576 $4,389,490,434 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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