Barranca Mesa Elementary Primary School
57 Loma Del Escolar
Los Alamos NM, 87544, Los Alamos County
Phone: 505-663-2230
Ranking: 
(11 out of 593, top 2%)*
(11 out of 593, top 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Los Alamos Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 405 | 412 | 403 | 409 | 392 | 361 | 386 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 28 | 6.9% | 24 | 5.8% | 24 | 6.0% | 25 | 6.1% | 20 | 5.1% | 16 | 4.4% | 18 | 4.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 48 | 11.9% | 50 | 12.1% | 46 | 11.4% | 54 | 13.2% | 68 | 17.3% | 40 | 11.1% | 56 | 14.5% |
| Grade 1: | 48 | 11.9% | 49 | 11.9% | 54 | 13.4% | 71 | 17.4% | 34 | 8.7% | 51 | 14.1% | 40 | 10.4% |
| Grade 2: | 48 | 11.9% | 58 | 14.1% | 68 | 16.9% | 41 | 10.0% | 57 | 14.5% | 41 | 11.4% | 46 | 11.9% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 13.8% | 67 | 16.3% | 41 | 10.2% | 64 | 15.6% | 41 | 10.5% | 47 | 13.0% | 49 | 12.7% |
| Grade 4: | 66 | 16.3% | 44 | 10.7% | 62 | 15.4% | 41 | 10.0% | 50 | 12.8% | 51 | 14.1% | 66 | 17.1% |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 11.4% | 63 | 15.3% | 50 | 12.4% | 54 | 13.2% | 56 | 14.3% | 61 | 16.9% | 55 | 14.2% |
| Grade 6: | 65 | 16.0% | 57 | 13.8% | 58 | 14.4% | 59 | 14.4% | 66 | 16.8% | 54 | 15.0% | 56 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 213 | 52.6% | 218 | 52.9% | 210 | 52.1% | 210 | 51.3% | 198 | 50.5% | 188 | 52.1% | 200 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 192 | 47.4% | 194 | 47.1% | 193 | 47.9% | 199 | 48.7% | 194 | 49.5% | 165 | 45.7% | 182 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 26 | 6.4% | 27 | 6.6% | 30 | 7.4% | 37 | 9.0% | 30 | 7.7% | 35 | 9.7% | 43 | 11.1% |
| Hispanic: | 107 | 26.4% | 96 | 23.3% | 87 | 21.6% | 88 | 21.5% | 85 | 21.7% | 70 | 19.4% | 77 | 19.9% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 258 | 63.7% | 269 | 65.3% | 271 | 67.2% | 275 | 67.2% | 272 | 69.4% | 253 | 70.1% | 264 | 68.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 10.4% | 58 | 14.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.60 | 13.98 | 13.51 | 14.53 | 12.92 | 11.70 | 11.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.7% | 43.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.6% | 45.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 70.8% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 74.2% | 43.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.4% | 54.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.1% | 58.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 83.3% | 51.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.2% | 52.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 75.9% | 51.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 85.7% | 55% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 81.5% | 54.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 77% | 54.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.9% | 58.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 85.8% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85.2% | 57.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.8% | 52.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 79.5% | 52.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 81.7% | 55.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.5% | 76.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 94.5% | 78.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93.8% | 79% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 97.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.8% | 82% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 98.7% | 82.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 72.7% | 39.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 63.4% | 41.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.1% | 45.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 63.6% | 39% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 68.6% | 42% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 74.4% | 45.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 78.3% | 44.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.6% | 44% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 80.3% | 45.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 85.4% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 79.5% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 81.4% | 54.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78.7% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 80.4% | 51.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.7% | 51.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 80.1% | 46.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.8% | 49.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 75.1% | 45.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86.7% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 86.4% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 84.5% | 55.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 82.5% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 51.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.6% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 84.3% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.0% | 53.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63.4% | 26.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 68.3% | 34.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 63.5% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 70.5% | 40.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 71.4% | 43.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 72.6% | 45.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 76.5% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.3% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 76.3% | 43.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.1% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 84.7% | 57.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 82.1% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.1% | 56% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 77.2% | 58.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 86.4% | 59.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83.3% | 51.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81.1% | 55% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 80.1% | 51.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 74.5% | 40.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 73.7% | 44.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.6% | 46.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 86.6% | 52.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 88% | 52.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 65.6% | 21.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 60.4% | 23.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 74.2% | 26.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 55.2% | 28.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.1% | 33.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 66.5% | 34.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 77.1% | 36.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.5% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 77.4% | 39.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 78.8% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 75% | 40.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 74.2% | 37.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 73.6% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 69.1% | 44.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.6% | 39.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 86% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.8% | 48.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.3% | 46.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 77.2% | 30% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 69.6% | 29.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.7% | 33.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 67.9% | 30.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.1% | 34.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 69.6% | 30.3% |
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* Barranca Mesa Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.