Aspen Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Los Alamos, New Mexico

Aspen Elementary in Los Alamos, New Mexico enrolled 428 students in 2024-25 with 37.0 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

445 students in 2022-23, 444 students in 2023-24, 428 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.1 to 37.0.

Students enrolled at Aspen Elementary by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-234452023-244442024-25428
Students enrolled at Aspen Elementary by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-234452023-244442024-25428
Students enrolled at Aspen Elementary by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-234452023-244442024-25428
Students enrolled at Aspen Elementary by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-234452023-244442024-25428
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344535.112.7
2023-2444437.211.9
2024-2542837.011.6

11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools

Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Aspen Elementary 11.6; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherAspen Elementary 11.6state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Aspen Elementary 11.6; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherAspen Elementary 11.6state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Aspen Elementary 11.6; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherAspen Elementary 11.6state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Aspen Elementary 11.6; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherAspen Elementary 11.6state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 434 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Aspen Elementary enrolled 434 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 434 of the 434 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent23.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.6% of students were White, 38.3% Hispanic, 6.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White48.6%
  2. Hispanic38.3%
  3. Asian6.8%
  4. American Indian2.6%
  5. Black2.3%
  6. Two or more races1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Aspen Elementary scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2262%67%33.8%
Math, 2022-2359%60% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Los Alamos

3 public elementary schools in Los Alamos report 2024-25 enrollment; Aspen Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mountain Elementary43512.38.0%
Barranca Mesa Elementary42911.411.7%
Aspen Elementary42811.614.3%

All public schools in Los Alamos →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Aspen Elementary

  1. Mountain ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 435 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Barranca Mesa ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 429 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Aspen Elementary with Mountain ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Los Alamos Public Schools spends per student$14,624 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,624
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoAspen Elementary is the number 97 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#97 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.11.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Aspen Elementary

  1. How many students attend Aspen Elementary?
    428 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 445 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Los Alamos, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Aspen Elementary?
    11.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Aspen Elementary a Title I school?
    Aspen Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Aspen Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Aspen Elementary scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Aspen Elementary in?
    Los Alamos Public Schools, NCES district ID 3501650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350165000427 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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