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Las Cruces Public Schools

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Las Cruces Public Schools is located in south New Mexico. Las Cruces Public Schools has 1,461.87 square miles of land area and 1.17 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Las Cruces Public Schools population is 153,080. Las Cruces Public Schools median household income is $42,662 in 2010-2014. Las Cruces Public Schools median house value is $154,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Las Cruces Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (32 out of 85, top 38%) Elementary/Middle School: (41 out of 87, top 47%)* Rank: #39
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	42
Population	153,080 (2010-2014), rank #2
Population Growth	7.55% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	104.63/sq mi, rank #5
Median Household Income:	$42,662 at 2010-2014—10.63% increase since 2005-2009, rank #30
Median House Price:	$154,300 at 2010-2014—3.28% increase since 2005-2009, rank #17
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	1,461.87 sq mi, rank #27
Water Area:	1.17 sq mi (0.08%), rank #45
State:	New Mexico
County:	Dona Ana County
City:	Las Cruces, White Sands Missile Range, White Sands, La Mesa, Mesilla Park, Mesilla, University Park, San Pablo, Organ, Fairacres, San Ysidro, Radium Springs, Dona Ana, Mesquite, Vado
Zip:	88011, 88002, 88044, 88047, 88001, 88005, 88046, 88007, 88003, 88052, 88004, 88033, 88012, 88032, 88048, 88072
Area:	Las Cruces, NM

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Las Cruces Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

505 South Main

Las Cruces NM, 88001, Dona Ana County

Phone: 575-527-5800

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	25,130	25,384	25,353	25,488	24,872	24,280	24,384
English Language Learner Students:	3,127	3,313	3,561	3,460	3,343	NA	2,793
Total Teachers:	1,628.38	1,609.73	1,569.06	1,650.13	1,654.52	1,686.80	1,632.60
Prekindergarten:	47.14	50.91	41.98	33.07	25.35	30.90	19.40
Kindergarten:	74.46	81.12	81.00	81.50	104.00	105.00	101.00
Elementary:	589.62	567.48	588.16	588.75	559.75	848.90	1,022.30
Secondary:	597.65	591.76	549.37	614.54	601.42	332.20	483.90
Ungraded:	319.51	318.46	308.55	332.27	364.00	369.80	6.00
Total Other Staff:	1,709.10	1,701.74	1,654.00	1,648.27	1,673.75	1,705.10	1,654.20
Instructional Aides:	450.02	464.33	457.02	490.44	473.09	512.80	502.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	44.26	44.02	39.00	27.25	2.00	2.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	53.25	54.50	54.07	55.07	55.50	54.40	52.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	25.00	24.50	26.00	26.00	24.50	38.40	37.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	28.25	30.00	28.07	29.07	31.00	16.00	15.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	11.02	12.40	11.50	13.00	11.00	12.10	12.10
Library/Media Support:	13.00	12.00	12.50	9.00	36.04	38.60	39.60
District Administrators:	23.25	21.00	22.00	75.60	25.60	7.50	4.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	3.00	4.00
School Administrators:	115.00	115.50	110.03	109.71	98.07	100.50	97.00
School Administrative Support:	253.34	247.46	239.49	251.15	281.35	266.90	262.00
Student Support Services:	229.91	220.46	228.18	215.06	205.42	214.90	214.40
Other Support Services:	515.05	509.07	479.21	401.99	484.68	492.40	465.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.43	15.77	16.16	15.45	15.03	14.39	14.94

Schools

Alameda Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	505 South Main, Albuquerque NM 87114
Booker T. Washington	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	755 East Chestnut Ave, Las Cruces NM 88001
Camino Real Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2961 Rdrunner Pky, Las Cruces NM 88011
Centennial High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1950 South Sonoma Ranch Blvd, Las Cruces NM 88011
Central Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	150 North Alameda Blvd, Las Cruces NM 88001
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	5250 Holman Rd, Las Cruces NM 88001
Columbia Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4555 Elks Dr, Las Cruces NM 88005
Conlee Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1701 Boston Dr, Las Cruces NM 88001
Desert Hills Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	280 North Rdrunner Pky, Las Cruces NM 88001
Dona Ana Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5551 Camino De Flores, Las Cruces NM 88001
Early College High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3400 South Espina St, Las Cruces NM 88012
East Picacho Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4450 North Valley Dr, Las Cruces NM 88001
Fairacres Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4501 West Picacho Ave, Las Cruces NM 88001
Hermosa Hgts Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1655 East Amador Ave, Las Cruces NM 88001
Highland Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4201 Emerald St, Clovis NM 88101
Hillrise Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1400 South Curnutt St, Las Cruces NM 88001
Jornada Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3400 Elks Dr, Las Cruces NM 88001
La Academia Dolores	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1480 North Main, Las Cruces NM 88001
Las Cruces High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1750 El Paseo Rd, Las Cruces NM 88001
Las Montanas Charter	Grade 9 to Grade 12	201 East Lohman, Las Cruces NM 88001
Loma Heights Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1600 East Madrid, Las Cruces NM 88001
Lynn Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	950 South Walnut St, Las Cruces NM 88001
Mac Arthur Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1100 Macarthur Rd Nw, Las Cruces NM 88001
Mayfield High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1955 North Valley Dr, Las Cruces NM 88001
Mesa Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	7225 Jornada Rd North, Las Cruces NM 88001
Mesilla Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2363 Calle Del Sur, Las Cruces NM 88001
Mesilla Park Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	955 West Union Ave, Las Cruces NM 88001
Monte Vista Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4675 Peachtree Hills, Las Cruces NM 88012
Onate High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5700 Mesa Grande Dr, Las Cruces NM 88001
Picacho Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1040 North Motel Blvd, Las Cruces NM 88001
Rio Grande Preparatory Institute	Grade 9 to Grade 12	Us Hwy 28, Mesilla NM 88046
Sierra Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1700 Spruce Ave, Las Cruces NM 88001
Sonoma Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4201 Northrise Dr, Las Cruces NM 88011
Sunrise Elementary	Grade 3 to Grade 5	5300 Holman Rd, Las Cruces NM 88001
Tombaugh Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	226 Carver Rd, Las Cruces NM 88001
University Hills Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2005 South Locust St, Las Cruces NM 88001
Valley View Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1400 South Washington, Roswell NM 88201
Vista Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4465 Elks Dr, Las Cruces NM 88001
White Sands Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	White Sands Missile Range, Las Cruces NM 88001
White Sands Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1 Viking St Wsmr, Las Cruces NM 88001
Zia Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1300 West University Ave, Las Cruces NM 88001

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
SBA Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	30%	29%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	32.3%	30.2%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	34.4%	34.4%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	42.5%	41.0%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	40.0%	22.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33%	30.3%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33.8%	30.5%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	31.9%	31.2%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33.6%	33.6%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33.9%	33.9%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.2%	36.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	40.7%	38%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	37.1%	38.9%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.1%	42.0%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	52.8%	56.9%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.3%	58%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	49.6%	47.3%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	49.7%	49.8%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	50.1%	50.6%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.4%	54.8%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46.9%	47.8%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	43.6%	45.3%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	55.6%	55.5%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	44%	47.1%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.7%	33.9%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.4%	32.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	39.7%	33.5%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	39.1%	38.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	39.1%	39.9%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	40.7%	37.4%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	40.3%	38.1%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	50.2%	40.1%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	52.1%	46.7%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	43.5%	43.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	49.1%	45.1%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	43.6%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	43.7%	43.9%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	55.3%	54.1%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	57.2%	58.2%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	46.9%	51.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	52.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	47.7%	51.0%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.9%	55%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.3%	54.5%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54.3%	54.1%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.8%	58.2%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.1%	61%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.7%	57.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	51.6%	52.9%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	52.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.5%	55.2%
2005	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	76.7%
2006	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	78.7%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	79.8%	79%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	82.4%	79.6%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	84.2%	82%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	82.9%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	39.9%	39.2%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	43%	41.1%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46.9%	45.8%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	37.4%	39%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	41.9%	42%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	45.1%	45.4%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	40.3%	44.4%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	43.9%	44%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	42.4%	45.4%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.5%	51.8%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.7%	53.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.8%	54.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	52.2%	50.8%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.9%	51.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53%	51.4%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	44%	46.5%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	51%	49.9%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	44.5%	45.7%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	54.7%	51.8%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	59.6%	54.8%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	61.4%	55.5%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	55.9%	50.8%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	59.7%	51.9%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	56.3%	50.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	49.4%	46.7%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	52.8%	53.0%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	29.9%	26.9%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	33.9%	34.3%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	36.9%	36.4%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	41.1%	40.5%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43.4%	43.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	45.3%	45.3%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43.4%	41.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	44.7%	43.5%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	45.9%	43.1%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.7%	56.9%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.4%	57.2%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.1%	59.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.5%	56%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.2%	58.2%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.9%	59.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.1%	51.9%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	55%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.6%	51.2%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45.9%	40.5%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46.4%	42.4%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50.9%	44.1%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52.4%	46.9%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.6%	52.2%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57.5%	52.2%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	22.3%	21.5%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	21.9%	23.7%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	22.9%	26.7%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	24.8%	28.1%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	31%	33.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	30.2%	34.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	30.9%	36.7%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	32.8%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	37.4%	39.6%
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	43.6%	40.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	42.2%	40.4%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	31.9%	37.2%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	38.7%	42.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	40.7%	44.1%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	33.5%	39.6%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	46.2%	47.8%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50.2%	48.3%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48.9%	46.8%
2005	Science	6th Grade	% met std	31.6%	30%
2006	Science	6th Grade	% met std	29.5%	29.8%
2007	Science	6th Grade	% met std	30.7%	33.8%
2008	Science	6th Grade	% met std	28.6%	30.7%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	33.3%	34.2%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	28.3%	30.3%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	21%	20.1%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	27.8%	23.3%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	26.6%	25%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	24.7%	29.3%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	26.8%	31.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	29.7%	33.6%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	33.1%	37.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	38%	41.7%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.8%	41.2%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.5%	49.9%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58%	50.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.9%	50.1%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.2%	50.4%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.9%	52.8%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	45.1%	49.6%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	47.3%	47.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.5%	50.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	53.2%	49.8%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	26.8%	26.4%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	30.1%	25.8%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	29.6%	29.9%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	32.6%	33.1%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	36.2%	35.9%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	39.7%	39.7%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	36.9%	39.7%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	45.3%	42.1%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	21.9%	23.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	27.6%	26.3%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	30.8%	30%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34.1%	36.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	38.2%	42.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33.9%	39.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	38%	40.8%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	36.2%	41.7%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	39.7%	42.2%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.8%	51.6%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.4%	50.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.7%	55.8%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.5%	63.5%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.9%	62.1%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.8%	60.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.2%	53.3%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.5%	54.3%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	60.2%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	21.6%	24.6%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	23.8%	23.5%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	24.1%	23.3%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	24%	25.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	25.6%	27.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	26.5%	28.9%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	29.4%	34.2%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	27.2%	32.9%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	34.7%	36.6%
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	39.5%	42.9%
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	35.4%	43.4%
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	43.6%	43.9%
2005	Science	9th Grade	% met std	35.1%	36.4%
2006	Science	9th Grade	% met std	28.8%	35.6%
2007	Science	9th Grade	% met std	36.8%	38.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$246,254,000	$9,713		$252,021,000	$9,888		$244,195,000	$9,818
Federal:	$28,307,000	$1,117	11.5%	$43,137,000	$1,692	17.1%	$42,859,000	$1,723	17.6%
State:	$178,479,000	$7,040	72.5%	$170,737,000	$6,699	67.7%	$166,006,000	$6,674	68.0%
Local:	$39,468,000	$1,557	16.0%	$38,147,000	$1,497	15.1%	$35,330,000	$1,420	14.5%
Total Expenditures:	$261,969,000	$10,333		$289,974,000	$11,377		$249,494,000	$10,031
Total Current Expenditures:	$208,132,000	$8,209		$221,834,000	$8,703		$210,908,000	$8,480
Instructional Expenditures:	$123,447,000	$4,869	59.3%	$133,314,000	$5,230	60.1%	$131,883,000	$5,302	62.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$29,103,000	$1,148	14.0%	$30,088,000	$1,180	13.6%	$31,033,000	$1,248	14.7%
Administration:	$18,240,000	$719	8.8%	$18,220,000	$715	8.2%	$17,293,000	$695	8.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$37,342,000	$1,473	17.9%	$40,212,000	$1,578	18.1%	$30,699,000	$1,234	14.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$48,743,000	$1,923		$63,582,000	$2,495		$34,550,000	$1,389
Construction:	$35,024,000	$1,381		$23,965,000	$940		$24,224,000	$974
Total Other:	$577,000	$23		$487,000	$19		$400,000	$16
Interest on Debt:	$3,082,000	$122		$2,680,000	$105		$2,683,000	$108

Total Salary:	$127,033,000	$5,011		$131,602,000	$5,163		$132,313,000	$5,320
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$84,824,000	$3,346	66.8%	$89,401,000	$3,508	67.9%	$90,885,000	$3,654	68.7%
Other Salary:	$42,209,000	$1,665	33.2%	$42,201,000	$1,656	32.1%	$41,428,000	$1,666	31.3%
Total Benefit:	$42,471,000	$1,675		$43,659,000	$1,713		$43,443,000	$1,747
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$28,057,000	$1,107	66.1%	$29,539,000	$1,159	67.7%	$28,887,000	$1,161	66.5%
Other Benefit:	$14,414,000	$569	33.9%	$14,120,000	$554	32.3%	$14,556,000	$585	33.5%

* Las Cruces Public Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.