Buena Vista Elementary School

Alamogordo, NM 88310

Phone: (505) 439-3270
District: Alamogordo Public Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-5 • 284 students

Buena Vista Elementary School, located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, serves grades K-5 in the Alamogordo Public Schools district. It is among the few public elementary schools in New Mexico to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Buena Vista Elementary School is a public school in the Alamogordo Public Schools district located in Alamogordo, NM. As of 2012, the students are 55.3% White, non-Hispanic; 34.5% Hispanic; 4.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 3.2% Native American or Native Alaskan; 1.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 0.7% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.4% Multiracial. 45.4% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 55.3% 56% 26%
Hispanic 34.5% 31% 59%
Black, non-Hispanic 4.9% 7% 2%
Native American or Native Alaskan 3.2% 2% 10%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1.1% 1% —
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7% 2% 1%
Multiracial 0.4% 1% 1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 45.4% 59% 68%
English learners — 2% 16%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Golf Course Neighborhood/Subdivision Alamogordo NM 4.1 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
Base Distance
Holloman AFB 11.1 mi.
White Sands Missile Range 48.5 mi.
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