📍 1401 College Ave, Alamogordo, Otero County, 88310
Chaparral Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alamogordo, Otero County. The school has 627 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alamogordo Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chaparral Middle enrolls 627 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 289 | 46% |
| White | 255 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 19 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 627 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 268 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.
Chaparral Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 33, state house district 51.
Chaparral Middle 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 627 students, Chaparral Middle 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