Sierra Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 284 students
La Luz Elementary
99 Alamo, La Luz, NM 88337
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
224
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Alamogordo
Otero County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 439 New Mexico elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Mexico elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About La Luz Elementary
La Luz Elementary is a public elementary school in La Luz, New Mexico, serving grades K–5. It is part of Alamogordo. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Otero County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 224 students were enrolled, with about 18.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Mexico elementary school (12.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 439 New Mexico elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 224 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Alamogordo
- County
- Otero County
- NCES school ID
- 350003000008
Schools near La Luz Elementary
All 1 schools in La Luz →
Buena Vista Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 222 students
North Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 159 students
St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 28 students
Sunset Hills Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 436 students
Yucca Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 179 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.