North Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Alamogordo, New Mexico

North Elementary in Alamogordo, New Mexico enrolled 159 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

182 students in 2022-23, 170 students in 2023-24, 159 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.5 to 15.0.

Students enrolled at North Elementary by school year2022-23: 182, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231822023-241702024-25159
Students enrolled at North Elementary by school year2022-23: 182, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231822023-241702024-25159
Students enrolled at North Elementary by school year2022-23: 182, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231822023-241702024-25159
Students enrolled at North Elementary by school year2022-23: 182, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231822023-241702024-25159
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318214.512.6
2023-2417016.010.6
2024-2515915.010.6

10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools

Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; North Elementary 10.6; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherNorth Elementary 10.6state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; North Elementary 10.6; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherNorth Elementary 10.6state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; North Elementary 10.6; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherNorth Elementary 10.6state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; North Elementary 10.6; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherNorth Elementary 10.6state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Elementary enrolled 187 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent58.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.4% of students were Hispanic, 32.1% White, 3.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic60.4%
  2. White32.1%
  3. Two or more races3.8%
  4. Black2.5%
  5. Asian1.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at North Elementary scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2210‑14%36%33.8%
Math, 2022-236‑9%27% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Alamogordo

6 public elementary schools in Alamogordo report 2024-25 enrollment; North Elementary is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Desert Star Elementary46615.5100.0%
Sunset Hills Elementary43613.6100.0%
Sierra Elementary28417.299.6%
Buena Vista Elementary22214.8100.0%
Yucca Elementary17911.2100.0%
North Elementary15910.6100.0%

All public schools in Alamogordo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about North Elementary

  1. Sierra ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 284 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Yucca ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 179 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare North Elementary with Sierra ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alamogordo Public Schools spends per student$13,655 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,655
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoNorth Elementary is the number 354 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#354 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.10.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about North Elementary

  1. How many students attend North Elementary?
    159 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 182 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alamogordo, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at North Elementary?
    10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is North Elementary a Title I school?
    North Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at North Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at North Elementary scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is North Elementary in?
    Alamogordo Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350003000010 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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