| Index | Alamogordo | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 29% | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 16 | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 3 | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 55 | 7,963 |
| Index | Alamogordo | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 84.1% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 82.8% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 60.4% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.8% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.8% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 8.7% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.4% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 16 public schools, 3 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Alamogordo. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Alamogordo, NM schools is 29%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Alamogordo, NM, an average of 84.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 82.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Holloman AFB, NM | 3,943 | 55% | 13.5% |
| High Rolls, NM | 1,370 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Cloudcroft, NM | 828 | 39% | 19.4% |
| La Luz, NM | 1,799 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Tularosa, NM | 2,983 | 24% | 49.3% |
| Alamogordo, NM | 31,635 | 29% | 40.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| American Fork, UT | 31,636 | 45% | 5.7% |
| Bowling Green, OH | 31,638 | 66% | 37.8% |
| Clearfield, UT | 31,622 | 40% | 17.6% |
| Harker Heights, TX | 31,657 | 50% | 4.7% |
| Laguna Hills, CA | 31,613 | 55% | 14.8% |
| Alamogordo, NM | 31,635 | 29% | 40.0% |
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