📍 1305 8th Street, Tularosa, Otero County, 88352
Tularosa High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tularosa, Otero County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tularosa Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers a gifted and talented program.
Tularosa High enrolls 272 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 30% American Indian or Alaska Native and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 44% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 81 | 30% |
| White | 64 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 272 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 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.
Tularosa High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 56.
Tularosa High is one of 4 schools in TULAROSA, based in TULAROSA, New Mexico. The district serves 966 students district-wide and employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, Tularosa High is close to the district average of about 242 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant