📍 7500 Copper Av Ne, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, 87108
La Mesa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. The school has 415 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Mesa Elementary enrolls 415 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 7.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 314 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 10% |
| White | 32 | 7.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
415 of the school's 415 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 415 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
La Mesa Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-10, state senate district 17, state house district 19.
La Mesa Elementary is one of 176 schools in ALBUQUERQUE, based in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The district serves 74,792 students district-wide and employs 5,794 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 415 students, La Mesa Elementary is close to the district average of about 425 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large