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Las Cruces Public Schools, New Mexico

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Las Cruces Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 23,404 (2023-2024)
Schools: 39 (2023-2024)
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Las Cruces Public Schools is a school district in New Mexico (Dona Ana County). During the 2024 school year, 23,404 students attended one of the district's 39 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Las Cruces Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Pamela CortDistrict 22027
Edward FrankDistrict 52027
Patrick NolanDistrict 12027
Robert WoffordDistrict 320222027
Teresa TenorioDistrict 420192027

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $55,748,000 $2,345 17%
Local: $44,508,000 $1,872 14%
State: $227,886,000 $9,587 69%
Total: $328,142,000 $13,804
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $314,392,000 $13,225
Total Current Expenditures: $290,881,000 $12,236
Instructional Expenditures: $168,205,000 $7,076 54%
Student and Staff Support: $44,829,000 $1,885 14%
Administration: $30,502,000 $1,283 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $47,345,000 $1,991 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $17,599,000 $740
Construction: $15,292,000 $643
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $222,000 $9
Interest on Debt: $4,243,000 $178


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 42 >=50 <50 30-34 >=50 PS 55-59
2018-2019 18 45-49 14 15 10-14 33
2016-2017 20 50-54 14 16 20-24 34
2015-2016 20 50-54 15 16 15-19 33
2014-2015 17 50-54 14 14 10-14 29
2013-2014 42 70-74 35 37 35-39 60
2012-2013 41 70-74 38 36 50-54 59
2011-2012 41 65-69 41 35 50-54 60
2010-2011 39 65-69 35 33 40-44 59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 68 >=50 <50 55-59 >=50 PS 85-89
2018-2019 33 60-64 34 27 35-39 51
2016-2017 30 60-64 27 25 25-29 46
2015-2016 27 65-69 26 23 25-29 43
2014-2015 25 50-54 27 20 20-24 41
2013-2014 52 70-74 49 47 50-54 69
2012-2013 52 70-74 55 47 50-54 70
2011-2012 53 70-74 53 47 60-64 71
2010-2011 49 70-74 45 43 50-54 67

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 86 >=90 90-94 85 60-79 90
2018-2019 84 >=80 80-89 84 60-79 88
2017-2018 86 >=90 80-89 85 >=50 90
2016-2017 86 >=80 80-89 84 60-79 91
2015-2016 80 >=80 75-79 78 60-79 86
2014-2015 75 >=80 60-69 73 40-59 79
2013-2014 68 70-79 60-64 66 40-59 74
2012-2013 67 60-79 60-69 62 40-59 81
2011-2012 71 >=80 70-79 67 >=50 82
2010-2011 71 >=80 70-79 67 60-79 80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 23,404 -1.0
2022-2023 23,631 -0.6
2021-2022 23,771 0.3
2020-2021 23,711 -3.4
2019-2020 24,517 -0.8
2018-2019 24,703 0.4
2017-2018 24,603 -0.8
2016-2017 24,804 1.2
2015-2016 24,513 -2.5
2014-2015 25,126 0.0
2013-2014 25,130 -1.0
2012-2013 25,384 0.1
2011-2012 25,353 -0.5
2010-2011 25,488 2.4
2009-2010 24,872 2.4
2008-2009 24,280 -0.4
2007-2008 24,384 1.9
2006-2007 23,917 0.4
2005-2006 23,824 0.4
2004-2005 23,717 2.6
2003-2004 23,101 1.3
2002-2003 22,800 1.7
2001-2002 22,414 1.0
2000-2001 22,185 -0.5
1999-2000 22,306 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Las Cruces Public Schools (%) New Mexico K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 10.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 1.3
Black 2.0 1.8
Hispanic 79.1 63.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 1.1 2.4
White 16.1 20.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Las Cruces Public Schools had 1,571.45 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.89.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 67.64
Kindergarten: 64.00
Elementary: 570.54
Secondary: 580.40
Total: 1,571.45

Las Cruces Public Schools employed 1.00 district administrators and 93.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 93.00
School Administrative Support: 108.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 295.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 23.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 42.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 25.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.00
Library/Media Support: 23.00
Student Support Services: 14.00
Other Support Services: 155.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Las Cruces Public Schools operates 39 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alameda Elementary336PK-5
Arrowhead Park Early College High School5549-12
Booker T. Washington392PK-5
Camino Real Middle9286-8
Centennial High School1,6649-12
Central Elementary186PK-5
Cesar Chavez Elementary517PK-2
Columbia Elementary198PK-5
Conlee Elementary411PK-5
Desert Hills Elementary539PK-5
Dona Ana Elementary377PK-5
East Picacho Elementary482PK-5
Fairacres Elementary407PK-5
Hermosa Heights Elementary406PK-5
Highland Elementary724PK-5
Hillrise Elementary431PK-5
Jornada Elementary453PK-5
Las Cruces High1,8069-12
Loma Heights Elementary479PK-5
Lynn Middle5136-8
Mac Arthur Elementary352PK-5
Mayfield High1,4019-12
Mesa Middle7186-8
Mesilla Elementary317PK-5
Mesilla Park Elementary330PK-5
Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy996-8
Monte Vista Elementary723PK-5
Organ Mountain High School2,0639-12
Picacho Middle6846-8
Rio Grande Preparatory Institute1489-12
Sierra Middle7526-8
Sonoma Elementary735PK-5
Sunrise Elementary3513-5
Tombaugh Elementary584PK-5
University Hills Elementary341PK-5
Valley View Elementary377PK-5
Vista Middle5816-8
White Sands Elementary283PK-8
Zia Middle6266-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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