Las Cruces
Public school district based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. NCES district ID 3501500; state ID NM-35017000.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
39
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
22,670
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,539.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 921 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,473 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,480 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,543 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,660 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,631 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,579 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,626 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,606 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,685 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,059 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,934 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,730 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,743 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% | |
| Asian | 1.0% | |
| Black or African American | 1.9% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 79.6% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | |
| White | 15.3% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.9% | |
| Male | 51.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 24, Suburb 8, Rural 7.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Mountain High School Las Cruces | 9–12 | Regular | 2,128 | Not reported | — | Rural: Fringe |
| Centennial High School Las Cruces | 9–12 | Regular | 1,713 | 129.5 | 13.2 | City: Midsize |
| Las Cruces High Las Cruces | 9–12 | Regular | 1,703 | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Mayfield High Las Cruces | 9–12 | Regular | 1,327 | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Camino Real Middle Las Cruces | 6–8 | Regular | 933 | 84.0 | 11.1 | City: Midsize |
| Mesa Middle Las Cruces | 6–8 | Regular | 728 | 46.5 | 15.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Monte Vista Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 706 | 55.6 | 12.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Highland Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 704 | 49.0 | 14.4 | City: Midsize |
| Sierra Middle Las Cruces | 6–8 | Regular | 698 | 65.5 | 10.7 | City: Midsize |
| Picacho Middle Las Cruces | 6–8 | Regular | 698 | 61.0 | 11.4 | City: Midsize |
| Sonoma Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 660 | 55.0 | 12 | City: Midsize |
| Zia Middle Las Cruces | 6–8 | Regular | 616 | 60.0 | 10.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Vista Middle Las Cruces | 6–8 | Regular | 574 | 56.0 | 10.3 | City: Midsize |
| Tombaugh Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 565 | 46.5 | 12.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Arrowhead Park Early College High School Las Cruces | 9–12 | Regular | 549 | 63.0 | 8.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Lynn Middle Las Cruces | 6–8 | Regular | 507 | 51.5 | 9.8 | City: Midsize |
| Desert Hills Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 502 | 41.5 | 12.1 | City: Midsize |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary Las Cruces | PK–2 | Regular | 492 | 47.5 | 10.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| East Picacho Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 460 | 37.5 | 12.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Loma Heights Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 450 | 37.9 | 11.9 | City: Midsize |
| Jornada Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 429 | 37.5 | 11.4 | City: Midsize |
| Hillrise Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 421 | 33.0 | 12.8 | City: Midsize |
| Conlee Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 417 | 34.8 | 12 | City: Midsize |
| Hermosa Heights Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 408 | 36.0 | 11.3 | City: Midsize |
| Fairacres Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 405 | 31.1 | 13 | Rural: Fringe |
| Dona Ana Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 372 | 30.5 | 12.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| University Hills Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 363 | 32.0 | 11.3 | City: Midsize |
| Sunrise Elementary Las Cruces | 3–5 | Regular | 363 | 29.0 | 12.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Booker T. Washington Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 361 | 32.5 | 11.1 | City: Midsize |
| Valley View Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 343 | 34.0 | 10.1 | City: Midsize |
| Mac Arthur Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 335 | 29.0 | 11.6 | City: Midsize |
| Alameda Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 331 | 26.5 | 12.5 | City: Midsize |
| Mesilla Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 324 | 28.5 | 11.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Mesilla Park Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 311 | 32.4 | 9.6 | City: Midsize |
| White Sands Elementary Las Cruces | PK–8 | Regular | 270 | 25.5 | 10.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Central Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 182 | 16.6 | 11 | City: Midsize |
| Columbia Elementary Las Cruces | PK–5 | Regular | 182 | 26.0 | 7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy Mesilla Park | 6–8 | Alternative | 94 | 6.0 | 15.7 | City: Midsize |
| Rio Grande Preparatory Institute Mesilla | 9–12 | Alternative | 46 | 31.0 | 1.5check | Suburb: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.