Buena Vista Elementary School
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone: (505) 439-3270
District: Alamogordo Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades K-5 • 222 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 located in Alamogordo, NM. 222 students attend Buena Vista Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 8/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2024 Measures of Student Success and Achievement data from New Mexico Public Education Department, and using 2024 Assessment of Science Readiness data from New Mexico Public Education Department. |
| Student Growth | 8/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2023 Student growth data from New Mexico Public Education Department. |
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My son has had several bullies, they have not done anything about it. So many meetings and emails sent still nothing. They even made sure to put his bully in his class for 3 solid years.
Teachers seem to be worn out and lack patients, kindness and respect for the students. Basically it feels like a burnout school. Where the teachers go because they lack any empathy and use threats and belittling to get students to behave. The lack of physical education and recess time is ridiculous. They only allow students 20 minutes of activity a day. At 8 years old these kiddos need more time to get all their energy out so they can focus on the coursework. Bathroom usage is also limited but they also encourage waterbottles. So basically they can hydrate but they can't use the restroom. This is our 4th year here and let's say after 2 soild years of issues we will not be returning to this school next year.
Posted: January 11, 2022
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Definitely the best school in the district. Teachers are amazing!
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Posted: October 1, 2018
Terrible. I've raised kids and have never had to struggle like I do now to get the faculty to do their job(s).
Posted: October 1, 2018
No homework is ever sent home to help our son get proficient in lacking areas
Posted: October 1, 2018
No communication, they just don't seem to care. My son is in the 5th grade now, 1st and 2nd grade went well a complete disaster 3rd and 4th and looking bad so far for the 5th.
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Posted: November 30, 2017
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Posted: November 30, 2017
This rating most be old. Schoolyear 2017/2018 the school rated a D in NM.
Posted: April 16, 2014
Buena Vista is welcoming to parents. Teachers here still enjoy teaching and take the education of students seriously. Students are valued. Teachers are professional. All five of my children have gone to BV or are going to BV. My husband and I know that they received a top notch education.
Posted: December 26, 2013
Don't count on being welcomed to participate greatly in your child's classroom activities, even fieldtrips. Your child's teacher, depending on who they are, might like your participation or they might act like it's an imposition, and the principal really doesn't encourage it (Except for the PTO fundraising. Now that she loves and that's her only idea about "parent participation"). Also, don't count on any conversation that you have with the principal being private. I found out that her calls are always on speaker and anyone who's near her office, like the secretary or anyone in the outer office like teachers or other parents can hear everything. And even if you have a face-to-face conversation with her, you can be sure it's going to be discussed with other staff members that have nothing to do with the issue. I know this because I have had staff members that I have known outside of the school that have contacted me and have been able to tell me exactly what I discussed with the principal. And they themselves knew that they should never have been privy to that info. So, if you can handle these issues, it's an okay school.
Posted: November 29, 2013
Have you been in a school where kids are happy, teachers are happy, janitors are happy EVERY time you go there? This is BV. This is our second year there and we have not met anyone bitter or impolite yet. This makes the difference in the quality of the education offered. 5 stars are too little for this school
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
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| 1 | Golf Course | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Alamogordo | NM | 4.1 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
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| Base | Distance |
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| Holloman AFB | 11.1 mi. |
| White Sands Missile Range | 48.5 mi. |
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