📍 57 Loma del Escolar, Los Alamos, Los Alamos County, 87544
Barranca Mesa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Los Alamos, Los Alamos County. The school has 419 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Los Alamos Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Barranca Mesa Elementary enrolls 419 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 242 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 34% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 419 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Barranca Mesa Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 5, state house district 43.
Barranca Mesa Elementary is one of 8 schools in LOS ALAMOS, based in LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico. The district serves 3,667 students district-wide and employs 279 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 419 students, Barranca Mesa Elementary is close to the district average of about 458 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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