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Pinon Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Pinon Elementary is a public elementary school located in White Rock, New Mexico, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 352 students. The school is part of the Los Alamos school district, which is ranked 3rd out of 82 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pinon Elementary consistently ranks among the top 12 elementary schools in New Mexico, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages, with 74.86% proficiency in ELA and 67.43% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.19% and 26.81%, respectively. Pinon Elementary's performance is also strong across different student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as for special education students. Despite having a relatively low percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, the school's low-SES students perform exceptionally well, ranking 38th out of 426 New Mexico elementary schools in 2022-2023.

Pinon Elementary's academic performance is consistently higher than the nearby schools in the Los Alamos district, including Mountain Elementary, Barranca Mesa Elementary, and Aspen Elementary. In comparison, the nearby schools in the Pojoaque district, such as Pojoaque Intermediate and Pablo Roybal Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Pinon Elementary and the other Los Alamos district schools.

350

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,631

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

90 Grand Canyon Dr
White Rock, NM 87547

(505) 663-2680

District: Los Alamos

Students who attend Pinon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Alamos Middle
High:	Los Alamos High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Asian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2014 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (69% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Mexico elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg68%

New Mexico avg35%

12^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Los Alamos

3^rd of 82Los Alamos among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	12 of 345	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	8 of 413	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	8 of 435	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	11 of 420	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	33 of 396	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	30 of 383	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	9 of 374	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	12 of 410	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	97.2	11 of 421	97.4%	★★★★★
2014	94.4	11 of 442	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	93.9	17 of 412	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	97.0	8 of 398	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	96.0	11 of 402	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	97.9	2 of 419	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	96.3	7 of 411	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	98.4	1 of 405	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	96.5	3 of 398	99.2%	★★★★★
2006	97.4	2 of 390	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	97.1	7 of 389	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	97.7	7 of 398	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	9 of 390	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	16 of 395	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	28 of 343	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	38 of 339	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	15 of 255	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	17 of 384	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	10 of 395	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	15 of 389	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	16 of 329	95.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	90.1	38 of 426	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	97.0	16 of 397	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	9 of 414	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	9 of 392	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	39 of 337	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	17 of 333	94.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	97.8	6 of 158	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	5 of 165	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	61.8	34 of 132	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	16 of 304	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	6 of 339	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	10 of 413	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	4 of 325	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	71.3	39 of 199	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	35 of 187	81.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2024)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)96th percentile~ school

Male (2024)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)91st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+31 vs state

Mathematics67%+41 vs state

Science55%+26 vs state

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Schools Near Pinon Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)					NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Pinon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	90 Grand Canyon Dr	White Rock	87547	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2680	350	25	14.1	6.0%	219 (62.6%)	2 (0.6%)	91 (26.0%)	31 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	95.3	12^th of 345 public elementary schools	96.5%		98.8	8^th of 413 public elementary schools	98.1%	4	55.1	70.3	74.4	69.4	84.8	74.9	64.9	51.2	71.4	80.4	67.4	$5,631
Chamisa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Meadow Ln	White Rock	87547	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2470	301	27	11.3	13.3%	126 (41.9%)	2 (0.7%)	147 (48.8%)	12 (4.0%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	94.5	13^th of 345 public elementary schools	96.2%		96	22^nd of 413 public elementary schools	94.7%	9	69.2	66.7	75.0	74.4	77.1	73.6	42.4	64.6	61.5	71.4	60.7	$13,063
Barranca Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	57 Loma Del Escolar	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2730	429	38	11.4	13.1%	244 (56.9%)	3 (0.7%)	142 (33.1%)	33 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	90.2	24^th of 345 public elementary schools	93.0%		90.5	31^st of 413 public elementary schools	92.5%	7	54.7	57.9	71.9	58.5	68.6	64.4	54.4	57.1	54.7	71.2	59.1	$11,021
San Ildefonso Day School	Public	K-6	36 Tunyo Po	San Ildefonso Pueblo	87506	Santa Fe County	San Ildefonso Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 455-2366	36	6	6.5	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Aspen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2182 33rd St	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2275	428	37	11.5	17.1%	208 (48.6%)	10 (2.3%)	164 (38.3%)	29 (6.8%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	89	28^th of 345 public elementary schools	91.9%		87.9	36^th of 413 public elementary schools	91.3%	8	57.7	56.9	76.2	57.7	71.9	66.4	52.9	64.1	44.2	64.9	57.1	$11,702
Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2280 North Rd	Los Alamos	87544	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2325	435	36	12.2	9.7%	240 (55.2%)	9 (2.1%)	126 (29.0%)	44 (10.1%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	99.1	2^nd of 345 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.5	4^th of 413 public elementary schools	99.0%	2	70.0	79.7	88.3	85.0	83.6	84.2	69.5	78.3	70.0	83.6	75.4	$11,220
Pojoaque Intermediate	Public	4-5	1574 State Road 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 455-2282	224	15	15.2	100.0%	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	23.4	270^th of 345 public elementary schools	21.7%					(n/a)	13.6		51.6	32.5		41.1		16.5	18.0		17.3	$8,390
Pablo Roybal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1574 State Rd 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 455-2282	384	27	14.0	100.0%	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	290 (75.5%)	4 (1.0%)	71 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)		47.8				47.8	17.8				17.8	$9,857
Kha'p'o Community School	Public	K-6	625 Kee Street	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Kha'p'o Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 753-4406	98	1	98.0	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Te Tsu Geh Oweenge Day School	Public	K-6	Tesuque Pueblo	Tesuque Pueblo	87506	Santa Fe County	Te Tsu Geh Oweenge Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 303-1255	31	8	4.1	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pinon Elementary?

Students at Pinon Elementary are 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Asian.

What district is Pinon Elementary in?

Los Alamos

Is Pinon Elementary a good school?

Yes! Pinon Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Pinon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Pinon Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pinon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Alamos Middle
High : Los Alamos High

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