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Schools in Fairacres

Fairacres’s public schools

Las Cruces Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairacres. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in New Mexico’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▼ 4% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
12,849 students on the public path
In brief

Fairacres’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Fairacres’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Arrowhead Park Early College High School places highest (better than 99%); Mayfield High lowest (43%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Fairacres, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Fairacres ElementaryLas Cruces Public SchoolsNo scores
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Las Cruces Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Las Cruces Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 39 schools · 22,670 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$16,907NM $17,681 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 33.8% · 11849 students tested
Math22%
State average 24.5% · 11861 students tested

Fairacres vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Fairacres’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairacres—Las Cruces

Every school in Fairacres

14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Fairacresby address
Fairacres Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
405 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Fairacresin other towns
White Sands Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Las Cruces
270 students11:1Rate it →
Camino Real Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Las Cruces
933 students11:1Rate it →
Mesa Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Las Cruces
728 students16:1Rate it →
Sierra Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Las Cruces
698 students11:1Rate it →
Picacho Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Las Cruces
698 students11:1Rate it →
Zia Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Las Cruces
616 students10:1Rate it →
Vista Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Las Cruces
574 students10:1Rate it →
Lynn Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Las Cruces
507 students10:1Rate it →
Organ Mountain High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Las Cruces
B
2,128 studentsRate it →
Centennial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Las Cruces
A−
1,713 students13:1Rate it →
Las Cruces High
High · Grades 9–12 · Las Cruces
B
1,703 studentsRate it →
Mayfield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Las Cruces
C+
1,327 studentsRate it →
Arrowhead Park Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Las Cruces
A+
549 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairacres’s schools

Are Fairacres’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairacres. Las Cruces Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairacres. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairacres in?

Las Cruces Public Schools.

Where do Fairacres kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Organ Mountain High School, Centennial High School, Las Cruces High, Mayfield High and Arrowhead Park Early College High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.