| Index | La Luz | New Mexico | National |
| Average Test Scores | 25% | 27% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 23:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 667 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 163 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 55 | 7,963 |
| Index | La Luz | New Mexico | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.4% | 81.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.6% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 52.0% | 58.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 30.9% | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 19.1% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 9.4% | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in La Luz. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for La Luz, NM schools is 25%. The average student to teacher ratio is 23:1. In La Luz, NM, an average of 81.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.6% 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% |
| Alamogordo, NM | 31,635 | 29% | 40.0% |
| Tularosa, NM | 2,983 | 24% | 49.3% |
| La Luz, NM | 1,799 | 25% | 49.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Howard City, MI | 1,799 | 31% | 35.8% |
| Priest River, ID | 1,799 | 38% | 20.5% |
| Argos, IN | 1,799 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Cana, VA | 1,800 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Newburgh Heights, OH | 1,798 | 26% | 45.8% |
| La Luz, NM | 1,799 | 25% | 49.0% |
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