BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY
Score 96.5/100: better than 96% of New Mexico elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
Proficiency rate (accountability) on state tests in New Mexico, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar New Mexico schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year.
All 3 published results by grade and test
As published by New Mexico Public Education Department. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | All grades | NM-MSSA/SAT ELA (attenuated proficiency rate) | 70.8 | 226 |
| Math | All grades | NM-MSSA/SAT Math (attenuated proficiency rate) | 63.3 | 226 |
| Science | All grades | NM-ASR Science (attenuated proficiency rate) | 72.1 | 61 |
School profile
- Grades
- PK-6
- Students
- 422
- Type
- Elementary school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in New Mexico. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).
Nearby elementary schools
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY at a glance
BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school in Los Alamos, New Mexico, serving grades PK-6. It is part of the Los Alamos school district. It has about 422 students (a typical New Mexico elementary school has 298). About 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical New Mexico elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.
In 2025-26 state tests, 71% in English language arts (similar schools: 45%) and 63% in math (similar schools: 30%) reached the state standard (Proficiency rate (accountability)). On our score, which compares it only with other New Mexico elementary schools, it scores 96.5 out of 100: better than 96% of them, ranking #13 of 355. Its English language arts result rose by 6 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.