School district · New Mexico
Las Cruces
Las Cruces in New Mexico: 39 public schools with 22,670 students and 11.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,907 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 39
- Students
- 22,670
- Students per teacher
- 11.1
- NM 12.9 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,907
- NM $17.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,041
- Counselors (FTE)
- 45.5
- Students per counselor
- 498
- NM 382 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 30.0
- Librarians (FTE): 11.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Mexico's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New Mexico: 44%46%proficient
+7.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in New Mexico
Median 44% · 137 school districts compared
9,428 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New Mexico: 27%25%proficient
+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in New Mexico
Median 25% · 135 school districts compared
9,412 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 21% · $102.4M
- State
- 67% · $325.8M
- Local
- 12% · $55.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,895
- Support services
- $6,307
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $60.3M
- Long-term debt
- $138.4M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alameda ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 331 | 12.5 | 28% | 13% |
Booker T. WashingtonFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 361 | 11.1 | 31% | 13% |
Central ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 182 | 11.0 | 45% | 20% |
Cesar Chavez ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 492 | 10.4 | — | — |
Columbia ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 182 | 7.0 | 33% | 14% |
Conlee ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 417 | 12.0 | 41% | 32% |
Desert Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 502 | 12.1 | 64% | 52% |
Dona Ana ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 372 | 12.2 | 45% | 28% |
East Picacho ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 460 | 12.3 | 54% | 39% |
Fairacres ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 405 | 13.0 | 37% | 16% |
Hermosa Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 408 | 11.3 | 37% | 15% |
Highland ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 704 | 14.4 | 56% | 33% |
Hillrise ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 421 | 12.8 | 50% | 31% |
Jornada ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 429 | 11.4 | 47% | 28% |
Loma Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 450 | 11.9 | 33% | 16% |
Mac Arthur ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 335 | 11.6 | 19% | 9.0% |
Mesilla ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 324 | 11.4 | 54% | 41% |
Mesilla Park ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 311 | 9.6 | 51% | 41% |
Monte Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 706 | 12.7 | 49% | 27% |
Sonoma ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 660 | 12.0 | 58% | 40% |
Sunrise ElementaryFree meals for all | 3–5 | 363 | 12.5 | 42% | 20% |
Tombaugh ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 565 | 12.2 | 50% | 39% |
University Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 363 | 11.3 | 47% | 17% |
Valley View ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 343 | 10.1 | 31% | 12% |
White Sands ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 270 | 10.6 | 64% | 56% |
Camino Real MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 933 | 11.1 | 61% | 34% |
Lynn MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 507 | 9.8 | 31% | 12% |
Mesa MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 728 | 15.7 | 42% | 15% |
Mesilla Valley Leadership AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all | 6–8 | 94 | 15.7 | 77% | 39% |
Picacho MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 698 | 11.4 | 41% | 15% |
Sierra MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 698 | 10.7 | 44% | 24% |
Vista MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 574 | 10.3 | 46% | 22% |
Zia MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 616 | 10.3 | 39% | 19% |
Arrowhead Park Early College High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 549 | 8.7 | — | — |
Centennial High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,713 | 13.2 | — | — |
Las Cruces HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,703 | — | — | — |
Mayfield HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,327 | — | — | — |
Organ Mountain High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,128 | — | — | — |
Rio Grande Preparatory InstituteAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 46 | 1.5 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 505 South Main Suite 249, Las Cruces, NM 88001
- Phone
- (575)527-5800
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.