DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY (ALAMOGORDO SCH DIST.), New Mexico - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY is a Elementary in ALAMOGORDO, NM. It currently serves 463 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the ALAMOGORDO School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in ALAMOGORDO School District and all schools in New Mexico.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:463
Number of Teachers: 28
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.54

Location Info

Location: 400 S WASHINGTON AVE, ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310
Mailing Address: 400 S WASHINGTON AVE, ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310
Phone: (575)812-5750
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 73
Grade 2 70
Grade 3 87
Grade 4 78
Grade 5 77
Kindergarten 78
Gender/Sex of DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 250 54.00
Female 213 46.00
Race/Ethnicity Demography of DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 1.94
Asian 5 1.08
Black or African American 18 3.89
Hispanic/Latino 243 52.48
Two or more races 36 7.78
White 152 32.83
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 2.80
Asian 3 1.20
Black or African American 12 4.80
Hispanic/Latino 125 50.00
Two or more races 21 8.40
White 82 32.80
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.94
Asian 2 0.94
Black or African American 6 2.82
Hispanic/Latino 118 55.40
Two or more races 15 7.04
White 70 32.86

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.37
Hispanic/Latino 48 65.75
Two or more races 7 9.59
White 17 23.29
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.86
Black or African American 1 1.43
Hispanic/Latino 35 50.00
Two or more races 8 11.43
White 24 34.29
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2.30
Asian 1 1.15
Black or African American 4 4.60
Hispanic/Latino 45 51.72
Two or more races 6 6.90
White 29 33.33
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3.85
Black or African American 6 7.69
Hispanic/Latino 38 48.72
Two or more races 5 6.41
White 26 33.33
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 5.20
Asian 1 1.30
Black or African American 4 5.20
Hispanic/Latino 39 50.65
Two or more races 5 6.49
White 24 31.17
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 3 3.85
Hispanic/Latino 38 48.72
Two or more races 5 6.41
White 32 41.03