Weed is a hamlet and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States.

It lies alongside New Mexico State Road 24 on the southeastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 7,215 ft.

[10] Previously Weed schools were under the Otero County Board of Education.

The Cloudcroft school board disliked the decision and in 1958 passed a motion stating that the district should not accept Weed or Piñon students even if their respective areas offered to pay tuition to Cloudcroft schools.

The Weed secondary teachers had the option of taking jobs in Alamogordo schools.

The Cloudcroft district did not begin charging tuition to Alamogordo schools and relied on increased funding from its higher enrollment.

[15] Under New Mexico law a school with less than eight students should not operate, so the Alamogordo district decided to close Weed Elementary.

[14] By October 1992 Weed area parents were campaigning to have the elementary school reopened.