Background: In anthropological view point, nutrition status can be assessing with anthropometric data. Multiple dimentions ofcrisis in Indonesia had influenced the living status of peoples either in the rural or urban area. From these conditions, it isimportant to do a comparative study about anthropometric data for peoples in rural and urban area, especially for respondent atthe school age (elementary student). Objective: This study purpose for assess anthropometric nutrition status of elementary student at Banyumas district and to know the differences of anthropometric nutrition status amongs elementary student in the rural and urban area. Methods: Subjects in this study is elementary student at Banyumas district consist of elementary student in urban area (n =237 male, n = 254 female) and elementary student in rural area (n = 118 male, n = 106 female). Anthropometric measurement base on the body weigh measurement and calculate percentage of body weight and age index from WHO/NCHS.Results: The study results was showed that mean (M) of nutrition status for elementary student in rural and urban area has agood or more category and a little one has a moderate (bad or the least) category.Conclusions: The mean of nutrition status for elementary student either in rural or urban area is good and both have asimilarity in nutrition status.