ASPEN ELEMENTARY

ASPEN ELEMENTARY, an average-sized primary school in LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, run under LOS ALAMOS, instructs 428 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 49% larger than the state mean of about 287.

Across the 8 schools in LOS ALAMOS (3,971 students total), ASPEN ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, ASPEN ELEMENTARY logs that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 38% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Native American, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ASPEN ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.4%; this one delivers 60.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Los Alamos County shows the typical household earns roughly $147,139 per year, 70% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. ASPEN ELEMENTARY is one of 8 public schools in Los Alamos County (combined enrollment of about 3,971 students).

The closest other public school is TOPPER FRESHMAN ACADEMY, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ASPEN ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 68.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ASPEN ELEMENTARY has showed little movement, going from 432 students in 2018 to 428 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 43% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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