📍 1300 Diamond Dr, Los Alamos, Los Alamos County, 87544
Los Alamos High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Los Alamos, Los Alamos County. The school has 860 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Los Alamos Public Schools school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Los Alamos High enrolls 860 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 474 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 285 | 33% |
| Asian | 44 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 860 students (11%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 87 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Los Alamos High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 5, state house district 43.
Los Alamos High is one of 8 schools in LOS ALAMOS, based in LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico. The district serves 3,667 students district-wide and employs 279 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 860 students, Los Alamos High is larger than the district average of about 458 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant