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La Luz Elementary Primary School
99 Alamo
La Luz NM, 88337, Otero County
Phone: 505-439-3270
Ranking: 
(81 out of 593, top 14%)*
(81 out of 593, top 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Alamogordo Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 293 | 296 | 290 | 295 | 284 | 291 | 306 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 18.1% | 51 | 17.2% | 48 | 16.6% | 41 | 13.9% | 58 | 20.4% | 49 | 16.8% | 38 | 12.4% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 19.5% | 56 | 18.9% | 46 | 15.9% | 55 | 18.6% | 45 | 15.8% | 43 | 14.8% | 53 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 17.4% | 50 | 16.9% | 55 | 19.0% | 48 | 16.3% | 53 | 18.7% | 48 | 16.5% | 52 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 45 | 15.4% | 48 | 16.2% | 42 | 14.5% | 60 | 20.3% | 38 | 13.4% | 51 | 17.5% | 51 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 43 | 14.7% | 44 | 14.9% | 54 | 18.6% | 42 | 14.2% | 46 | 16.2% | 49 | 16.8% | 54 | 17.6% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 15.0% | 47 | 15.9% | 45 | 15.5% | 49 | 16.6% | 44 | 15.5% | 51 | 17.5% | 58 | 19.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 166 | 56.7% | 159 | 53.7% | 157 | 54.1% | 154 | 52.2% | 148 | 52.1% | 152 | 52.2% | 154 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 127 | 43.3% | 137 | 46.3% | 133 | 45.9% | 141 | 47.8% | 136 | 47.9% | 131 | 45.0% | 148 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.8% | 6 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 108 | 36.9% | 105 | 35.5% | 103 | 35.5% | 130 | 44.1% | 108 | 38.0% | 102 | 35.1% | 102 | 33.3% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.9% |
| White: | 178 | 60.8% | 185 | 62.5% | 178 | 61.4% | 158 | 53.6% | 166 | 58.5% | 174 | 59.8% | 186 | 60.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 153 | 52.2% | 155 | 52.4% | 156 | 53.8% | 151 | 51.2% | 120 | 42.3% | 149 | 51.2% | 151 | 49.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 10.6% | 45 | 15.2% | 29 | 10.0% | 32 | 10.8% | 35 | 12.3% | 48 | 16.5% | 49 | 16.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.24 | 18.50 | 18.13 | 17.35 | 14.95 | 14.60 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 54.8% | 43.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 57.5% | 45.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.9% | N/A | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 55.9% | 43.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 64.2% | 54.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.3% | 58.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 64.3% | 51.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.2% | 52.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 61.3% | 51.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.3% | 55% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 69.1% | 54.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | N/A | 54.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.6% | 58.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 73.2% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 72.6% | 57.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 62.7% | 52.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 58.7% | 52.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 55.4% | 55.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 76.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 87.8% | 78.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | N/A | 79% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 88.9% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 88.8% | 82% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 90.6% | 82.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 53.7% | 39.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 53.2% | 41.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 58.5% | 45.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 57.9% | 39% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 60.1% | 42% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 57.7% | 45.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 59.6% | 44.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 57.7% | 44% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 57.6% | 45.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 61.5% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 65% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 67.7% | 54.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 68.2% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 66.7% | 51.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 60.5% | 51.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 56% | 46.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 59.7% | 49.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 49.2% | 45.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 66.4% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 63.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 63.8% | 55.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 62.3% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 62.4% | 51.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 57.9% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 60.1% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 58.4% | 53.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 40.3% | 26.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 41.2% | 34.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 47.8% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 50.2% | 40.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 55.8% | 43.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 59.4% | 45.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 53.4% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 57.6% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 54.8% | 43.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 65.5% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71.1% | 57.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 72.7% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 69.3% | 56% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 71% | 58.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 72.1% | 59.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 56% | 51.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.4% | 55% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 59.7% | 51.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.8% | 40.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 56.4% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 55.2% | 44.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 54.9% | 46.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58.7% | 52.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 58.8% | 52.2% |
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* La Luz Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.