Stepping Stones Preschool
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Alamogordo, New Mexico
Stepping Stones Preschool in Alamogordo, New Mexico enrolled 114 students in 2024-25 with 9.0 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the New Mexico median of 12.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
109 students in 2022-23, 118 students in 2023-24, 114 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 9.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 109 | 8.0 | 13.6 |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 9.0 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 114 | 9.0 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 New Mexico schools of this kind
Among the 43 New Mexico schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.0; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 Stepping Stones Preschool reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
51.8% of students were Hispanic, 39.5% White, 5.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic51.8%
- White39.5%
- Two or more races5.3%
- Black2.6%
- American Indian0.9%
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.
Schools of this kind in Alamogordo
2 public schools of this kind in Alamogordo report 2024-25 enrollment; Stepping Stones Preschool is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stepping Stones Preschool | 114 | 12.7 | 100.0% |
| Nm School for the Blind and Visually Impaired | 45 | 3.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Stepping Stones Preschool
- Nm School for the Blind and Visually ImpairedThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.9 miles away: 45 students, 3.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Stepping Stones Preschool with Nm School for the Blind and Visually ImpairedStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in New MexicoStepping Stones Preschool is the number 37 by size of 47 New Mexico schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#37 of 47
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.0 for schools of this kind.12.7:1
- 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 Stepping Stones Preschool
How many students attend Stepping Stones Preschool?
114 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 109 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Alamogordo, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Stepping Stones Preschool?
12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for schools of this kind is 12.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Stepping Stones Preschool a Title I school?
Stepping Stones Preschool was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Stepping Stones Preschool in?
Alamogordo Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350003001158 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
- 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.