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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ALAMOS·NCES 350165000427
ASPEN ELEMENTARY
2182 33RD ST, LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544 · (505) 663-2275 · Los Alamos County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
73 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ASPEN ELEMENTARY→LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within LOS ALAMOS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
57.1%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ASPEN ELEMENTARY
ASPEN ELEMENTARY's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPEN ELEMENTARY this school | 428 | 17.1% | 60.6% |
| BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY LOS ALAMOS | 429 | 13.1% | 60.6% |
| MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE ALBUQUERQUE | 219 | 21.0% | 56.4% |
| CHAMISA ELEMENTARY WHITE ROCK | 301 | 13.3% | 67.2% |
| MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY LOS ALAMOS | 435 | 9.7% | 78.1% |
| PINON ELEMENTARY WHITE ROCK | 350 | 6.0% | 68.3% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ASPEN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #17 of 329 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #23 of 354 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #31 of 366 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #97 of 490 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #86 of 318 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #53 of 334 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #386 of 393 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #282 of 287 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
428
+36 (+9%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 428 | 37 | 11.6:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 37.2 | 11.9:1 | 20% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 35.1 | 12.7:1 | 22% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 20% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 30.8 | 14.0:1 | 23% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 24% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 24 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ASPEN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (432 to 428); teachers up 20% (30.8 to 37).
About ASPEN ELEMENTARY
ASPEN ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico. The school had 428 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287, so this school runs 49% bigger than that.
ASPEN ELEMENTARY is one school in LOS ALAMOS, a system of 8 schools with 3,971 students.
Enrollment at ASPEN ELEMENTARY is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. In Los Alamos County overall, about 75% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at ASPEN ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Teachers at ASPEN ELEMENTARY total 37 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 17%.
The allk12 Grade for ASPEN ELEMENTARY is A. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with New Mexico schools that have similar shares of low-income students, ASPEN ELEMENTARY's results are 7.3 points above predicted: 60.6% against 53.4%.
Within Los Alamos County, median household income is about $147,139, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 70%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Los Alamos County number 8 and enroll about 3,971.
Nearby, TOPPER FRESHMAN ACADEMY is about 0.6 miles away. ASPEN ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts ASPEN ELEMENTARY at 5th of 6.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 392 to 428. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.1 to 11.6 over 4 years.
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Los Alamos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,435
Census ACS
Median income
$147,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
70%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,971 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOS ALAMOS
- LOS ALAMOS HIGHHigh · 1,181 students
- LOS ALAMOS MIDDLEMiddle · 543 students
- MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
- BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARYElementary · 429 students
- PINON ELEMENTARYElementary · 350 students
- TOPPER FRESHMAN ACADEMYCombined · 304 students
Other schools in LOS ALAMOS
- LOS ALAMOS HIGHHigh · 1,181 students
- LOS ALAMOS MIDDLEMiddle · 543 students
- MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
- BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARYElementary · 429 students
- TOPPER FRESHMAN ACADEMYCombined · 304 students
Other Aspen Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Aspen Elementary. ASPEN ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Aspen ElementarySouth Jordan, UT · 901 students
- Aspen Elementary SchoolASPEN, CO · 449 students
- Aspen ElementaryThousand Oaks, CA · 332 students
- Aspen ElementaryEvanston, WY · 287 students
- Aspen Elementary SchoolRiverton, WY · 286 students
Nearby schools
- TOPPER FRESHMAN ACADEMY0.6 mi · 304
- LOS ALAMOS HIGH0.7 mi · 1,181
- MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 435
- LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE0.8 mi · 543
- BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 429
- PINON ELEMENTARY7.5 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About ASPEN ELEMENTARYHow large is ASPEN ELEMENTARY?
ASPEN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-06.
Is ASPEN ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
ASPEN ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does ASPEN ELEMENTARY have?
ASPEN ELEMENTARY employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at ASPEN ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ASPEN ELEMENTARY are roughly 49% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is ASPEN ELEMENTARY public or private?
ASPEN ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOS ALAMOS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.