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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, the total Las Cruces Public Schools population is 149,482. Las Cruces Public Schools median household income is $40,043 in 2006-2010. Las Cruces Public Schools median house value is $156,400 in 2006-2010. On average, Las Cruces Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (33 out of 85, top 39%) Elementary/Middle School: (40 out of 87, top 46%)* Rank: #95
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	37
Population	149,482 (2010), rank #2
Population Growth	5.02% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	102.17/sq mi, rank #5
Median Household Income:	$40,043 at 2006-2010—3.84% increase since 2005-2009, rank #38
Median House Price:	$156,400 at 2006-2010—4.69% increase since 2005-2009, rank #16
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

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	24,872	24,280	24,384
English Language Learner Students:	3,343	NA	2,793
Total Teachers:	1,654.52	1,686.80	1,632.60
Prekindergarten:	25.35	30.90	19.40
Kindergarten:	104.00	105.00	101.00
Elementary:	559.75	848.90	1,022.30
Secondary:	601.42	332.20	483.90
Ungraded:	364.00	369.80	6.00
Total Other Staff:	1,673.75	1,705.10	1,654.20
Instructional Aides:	473.09	512.80	502.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	55.50	54.40	52.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	24.50	38.40	37.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	31.00	16.00	15.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	11.00	12.10	12.10
Library/Media Support:	36.04	38.60	39.60
District Administrators:	25.60	7.50	4.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	3.00	4.00
School Administrators:	98.07	100.50	97.00
School Administrative Support:	281.35	266.90	262.00
Student Support Services:	205.42	214.90	214.40
Other Support Services:	484.68	492.40	465.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.03	14.39	14.94

Schools

Alameda Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	412 Alameda Rd, 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
Central Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	150 North Alameda Blvd, Las Cruces NM 88005
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	5250 Holman Rd, Las Cruces NM 88012
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 88011
Dona Ana Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5551 Camino De Flores, Las Cruces NM 88005
East Picacho Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4450 North Valley Dr, Las Cruces NM 88005
Fairacres Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4501 West Picacho Ave, Las Cruces NM 88005
Hermosa Hgts Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1655 East Amador Ave, Las Cruces NM 88001
Highland Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	100 East Plains, Clovis NM 88101
Hillrise Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1400 South Curnutt St, Las Cruces NM 88011
Jornada Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3400 Elks Dr, Las Cruces NM 88005
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	, 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, Albuquerque NM 87114
Mayfield High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1955 North Valley Dr, Las Cruces NM 88007
Mesilla Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2363 Calle Del Sur, Mesilla NM 88046
Mesilla Park Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	955 West Union Ave, Mesilla Park NM 88047
Onate High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5700 Mesa Grande Dr, Las Cruces NM 88011
Picacho Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1040 North Motel Blvd, Las Cruces NM 88005
San Andres High School	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 88012
Tombaugh Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	226 Carver Rd, Las Cruces NM 88005
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 88005
White Sands Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	White Sands Missile Range, White Sands Missile Range NM 88002
White Sands Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1 Viking St Wsmr, White Sands Missile Range NM 88002
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%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	34.4%	34.4%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$248,342,000	$10,228		$234,068,000	$9,599		$219,989,000	$9,198
Federal:	$31,181,000	$1,284	12.6%	$23,678,000	$971	10.1%	$30,385,000	$1,270	13.8%
State:	$183,860,000	$7,572	74.0%	$176,629,000	$7,244	75.5%	$159,603,000	$6,673	72.6%
Local:	$33,301,000	$1,372	13.4%	$33,761,000	$1,385	14.4%	$30,001,000	$1,254	13.6%
Total Expenditures:	$238,158,000	$9,809		$227,044,000	$9,311		$208,935,000	$8,736
Total Current Expenditures:	$215,759,000	$8,886		$202,226,000	$8,293		$190,793,000	$7,977
Instructional Expenditures:	$132,102,000	$5,441	61.2%	$125,280,000	$5,138	62.0%	$118,764,000	$4,966	62.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$27,121,000	$1,117	12.6%	$26,329,000	$1,080	13.0%	$23,126,000	$967	12.1%
Administration:	$20,521,000	$845	9.5%	$18,939,000	$777	9.4%	$20,538,000	$859	10.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$36,015,000	$1,483	16.7%	$31,678,000	$1,299	15.7%	$28,365,000	$1,186	14.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$17,635,000	$726		$19,890,000	$816		$13,093,000	$547
Construction:	$8,719,000	$359		$17,695,000	$726		$10,969,000	$459
Total Other:	$545,000	$22		$282,000	$12		$15,000	$1
Interest on Debt:	$2,927,000	$121		$3,216,000	$132		$3,331,000	$139

Total Salary:	$130,551,000	$5,377		$125,937,000	$5,165		$120,939,000	$5,057
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$90,196,000	$3,715	69.1%	$87,091,000	$3,572	69.2%	$83,610,000	$3,496	69.1%
Other Salary:	$40,355,000	$1,662	30.9%	$38,846,000	$1,593	30.8%	$37,329,000	$1,561	30.9%
Total Benefit:	$43,629,000	$1,797		$41,133,000	$1,687		$38,812,000	$1,623
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$29,647,000	$1,221	68.0%	$27,784,000	$1,139	67.5%	$26,290,000	$1,099	67.7%
Other Benefit:	$13,982,000	$576	32.0%	$13,349,000	$547	32.5%	$12,522,000	$524	32.3%

* 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.