The nutritional status of an individual is a result of the balance or imbalance between the consumption of food and the respective use of nutrients to meet the requirements of these by the body according to age, sex, physiological state and physical activity. The term malnutrition encompasses nutritional states such as: malnutrition and obesity. Both conditions are the result of an imbalance between the bodily necessities and the consumption of essential nutrients; as well as the socioeconomic level of the families also intervenes in the nutritional status of children. Objective: To determine the nutritional status and socioeconomic status of children aged 6-11 years of the Quiruvilca District of the Province of Santiago de Chuco - La Libertad October - December 2016, using anthropometric parameters and a survey for the socioeconomic level. Material and Methods: Descriptive cross-section...