Welcome to Cloudcroft Municipal Schools

Welcome to the Cloudcroft Municipal Schools Website

We are located in the Village of Cloudcroft, approximately 16 miles east of Alamogordo, New Mexico. We are proud to be the kindergarten through 12th grade education center for a large portion of the Southern Sacramento Mountains. Our schools serve Cloudcroft and the outlying communities of Mayhill, Weed, Piñon, Sacramento, and Timberon—an area covering roughly 850 square miles. 

It is our honor to live in a region of great beauty within the boundaries of the Lincoln National Forest. We are also proud of the dedication our student-focused staff members display each day as they educate our students. Our teachers encourage opportunities for growth and believe in teaching from a holistic approach to nurture our students’ minds, bodies, and spirits. While we embrace our rural small town lifestyle, we also prepare our students to be well-equipped to thrive in the 21st century.

We invite you to explore our website and learn more about our schools and our people. If you have any questions, we welcome you to stop by or give us a call.

Cloudcroft Schools Spotlight

2025 is almost here but we still have a lot of activities and events happening in December, but first, let’s recap November.

November was busy with our cross country and volleyball teams participating in the State competitions. Our cross-country teams (boys and girls) set many new personal records, and our volleyball team made it to the second round of play. Great job Bears!

The Veterans Day assembly was well attended this year. I am very proud of how hard our students and staff work every year to put on such a well-attended event. We appreciate our Veterans. Thank you to all who attended and honored our Veterans.

At the beginning of November, some of our high school students were able to attend the Energy Expo and Career Symposium at NMSU. They spent the day learning from different instructors and participating in a variety of activities.

Our FFA students have been very busy as well. They represented Cloudcroft at the District V Creed contest. Thank you to Tucker Alvord, Manasseh Newton, Bella Johnson (Greenhand Creed), and Koraline Ray for representing Cloudcroft Schools, and congratulations to Tucker for making it to finals!

Our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon was a success again this year. It is such a great event that our wonderful lunch ladies implement with the help of our administrators and school board members. Thank you to Ardria and her ladies for another wonderful meal.

At our November School Board meeting, we again had some very generous donations. Thank you to the following organizations and individuals for supporting our students:

• Waitt Family - Weight Room equipment - $2000
• Fraternal Order of Eagles - School Supplies – $300
• Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative - Athletics - $250
• Scholarship America - Shawna Carter (SystemsGo) - $2,000
• Multiple Sources (Base Camp, High Altitude, Magnum’s Guns, Dusty Boots, Posbeck Family, Odom Family, Mountain Propane, Gaffney Family, Cowin Family, Gatten Family, Parker Family, Dollar Boots and Jeans, Double A Arrow Farms, Buttrum Family, Singer Family) - Cheer (Mascot) - $1600

Also, in November we received our NMVISTAS reports. All three of our schools scored “Spotlight,” the top tier of scoring. Details about our Spotlight designation are available on our home page (cmsbears.org) under Bear Basics. Great job students and staff!!

Basketball season is here, and basketball games have begun. I am excited to announce that our annual Mountain Top Basketball Tournament is December 12 through 14 in both of our gyms. We host both boys’ and girls’ basketball teams from different parts of the state. It is an action-packed fun event that everyone looks forward to.