Elementary · New Mexico

Central Elementary

Free meals for all

Central Elementary, a public elementary school in Las Cruces, New Mexico: grades pre-k–5, 182 students, 11.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Las Cruces.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 182
Teachers (FTE): 16.6
Students per teacher: 11.0
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in New Mexico

Median 12.4 · 429 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 76% of elementary schools in New Mexico

Median 306 · 445 schools compared

Smaller than 89% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

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%

45%proficient

+3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 58% of elementary schools in New Mexico

Median 41% · 415 elementary schools compared

94 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New Mexico: 27%

20%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of elementary schools in New Mexico

Median 24% · 413 elementary schools compared

94 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.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Las Cruces

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Las Cruces.

Location

Address: 150 North Alameda Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Phone: (575)527-9496
City or town: Las Cruces
County: Doña Ana County

Website Quality of life in Las Cruces Schools in Las Cruces

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
J Paul Taylor AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	200	12.6	58%	43%	0.3 mi
Mac Arthur ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	335	11.6	19%	9.0%	0.8 mi
Alameda ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	331	12.5	28%	13%	0.8 mi
Booker T. WashingtonFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	361	11.1	31%	13%	0.9 mi
Valley View ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	343	10.1	31%	12%	1.0 mi
Hermosa Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	408	11.3	37%	15%	1.1 mi

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.

Sources

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).
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.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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