CHAMISA ELEMENTARY

CHAMISA ELEMENTARY operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in WHITE ROCK, New Mexico, overseen by LOS ALAMOS. Current enrollment sits at 301 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

CHAMISA ELEMENTARY is one of 8 schools operated by LOS ALAMOS, a district that enrolls 3,971 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CHAMISA ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 42% White, 4% Asian, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, CHAMISA ELEMENTARY shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting CHAMISA ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHAMISA ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Alamos County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $147,139 per year, roughly 70% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Alamos County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,971 students), CHAMISA ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PINON ELEMENTARY, around 0.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, CHAMISA ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 56.9%.

CHAMISA ELEMENTARY operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 11%: 271 students in 2018 compared to 301 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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