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DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY

Regular School · ALAMOGORDO, NM

DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY is a regular school school in ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico, serving grades KG–05 with 466 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
466
Teachers (FTE)
30.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 260 56%
White 138 30%
Two or more races 37 8%
Black or African American 20 4%
Asian 6 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 1%
Total enrollment 466 252M / 214F

English Language Learners: 28 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 22.0% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.58 grade levels
Math
+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
2 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
167
35.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 466 100%

Contact & Location

400 S WASHINGTON AVE

ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310

Phone: (575)812-5750

http://www.aps4kids.org

District

ALAMOGORDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,270

District enrollment: 5,575

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

350003000012

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD