📍 103 Cuba Ave, Alamogordo, Otero County, 88310
Alamogordo High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alamogordo, Otero County. The school has 1,579 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alamogordo Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 84.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alamogordo High enrolls 1,579 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 84.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 689 | 44% |
| White | 654 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 5% |
| Asian | 28 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 28 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
535 of the school's 1,579 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 535 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alamogordo High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 33, state house district 51.
Alamogordo High is one of 15 schools in ALAMOGORDO, based in ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico. The district serves 5,251 students district-wide and employs 326 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,579 students, Alamogordo High is larger than the district average of about 350 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote