Desert Hills Elementary Primary School
280 North Rdrunner Pky Las Cruces NM, 88001, Dona Ana County Phone: 505-527-5800 Ranking:  (43 out of 593, top 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Las Cruces Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 573 | 534 | 561 | 557 | 715 | 673 | 639 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 20 | 3.5% | 14 | 2.6% | 18 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.2% | 16 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 111 | 19.4% | 93 | 17.4% | 83 | 14.8% | 92 | 16.5% | 110 | 15.4% | 95 | 14.1% | 86 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 16.2% | 89 | 16.7% | 94 | 16.8% | 89 | 16.0% | 110 | 15.4% | 93 | 13.8% | 115 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 94 | 16.4% | 88 | 16.5% | 93 | 16.6% | 87 | 15.6% | 104 | 14.5% | 124 | 18.4% | 118 | 18.5% |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 16.4% | 88 | 16.5% | 78 | 13.9% | 81 | 14.5% | 128 | 17.9% | 123 | 18.3% | 112 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 83 | 14.5% | 77 | 14.4% | 87 | 15.5% | 98 | 17.6% | 123 | 17.2% | 117 | 17.4% | 111 | 17.4% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 13.6% | 85 | 15.9% | 108 | 19.3% | 92 | 16.5% | 124 | 17.3% | 107 | 15.9% | 84 | 13.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 273 | 47.6% | 249 | 46.6% | 254 | 45.3% | 267 | 47.9% | 365 | 51.0% | 331 | 49.2% | 305 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 300 | 52.4% | 285 | 53.4% | 307 | 54.7% | 290 | 52.1% | 350 | 49.0% | 334 | 49.6% | 330 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.3% | 18 | 3.4% | 25 | 4.5% | 28 | 5.0% | 33 | 4.6% | 37 | 5.5% | 32 | 5.0% |
| Hispanic: | 321 | 56.0% | 302 | 56.6% | 311 | 55.4% | 286 | 51.3% | 314 | 43.9% | 280 | 41.6% | 249 | 39.0% |
| Black: | 27 | 4.7% | 28 | 5.2% | 32 | 5.7% | 25 | 4.5% | 33 | 4.6% | 30 | 4.5% | 25 | 3.9% |
| White: | 176 | 30.7% | 158 | 29.6% | 169 | 30.1% | 205 | 36.8% | 327 | 45.7% | 324 | 48.1% | 329 | 51.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 27 | 4.7% | 19 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 168 | 29.3% | 194 | 36.3% | 157 | 28.0% | 129 | 23.2% | 127 | 17.8% | 119 | 17.7% | 122 | 19.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 8.6% | 23 | 4.3% | 46 | 8.2% | 36 | 6.5% | 62 | 8.7% | 52 | 7.7% | 34 | 5.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.12 | 15.02 | 15.78 | 15.45 | 17.88 | 16.80 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 43.5% | 43.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 49.1% | 45.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 47% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 43.7% | 43.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 55.3% | 54.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 57.2% | 58.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 46.9% | 51.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 52% | 52.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 47.7% | 51.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 57.9% | 55% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 57.3% | 54.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 54.3% | 54.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 61.8% | 58.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 63.1% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 53.7% | 57.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 51.6% | 52.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 53% | 52.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 55.5% | 55.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 78.1% | 76.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 81% | 78.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 79.8% | 79% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 82.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 84.2% | 82% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 82.6% | 82.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 39.9% | 39.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 43% | 41.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 46.9% | 45.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 37.4% | 39% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 41.9% | 42% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 45.1% | 45.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 40.3% | 44.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 43.9% | 44% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 42.4% | 45.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 54.5% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 56.7% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 56.8% | 54.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 52.2% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 55.9% | 51.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 53% | 51.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 44% | 46.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 51% | 49.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 44.5% | 45.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 54.7% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 59.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 61.4% | 55.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 55.9% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 59.7% | 51.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 56.3% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 49.4% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 52.8% | 53.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 29.9% | 26.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 33.9% | 34.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 36.9% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 41.1% | 40.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 43.4% | 43.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 45.3% | 45.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 43.4% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 44.7% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 45.9% | 43.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 58.7% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 54.4% | 57.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 60.1% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 56.5% | 56% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 58.2% | 58.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 58.9% | 59.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 52.1% | 51.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 57.6% | 55% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 55.6% | 51.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 45.9% | 40.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 46.4% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 50.9% | 44.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 52.4% | 46.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 57.6% | 52.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 57.5% | 52.2% |
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* Desert Hills Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.