Las Cruces Public Schools
Serves Las Cruces and Mesilla.
Las Cruces’ School Grade B− better than 54% of New Mexico school districts
What stands out about Las Cruces Public Schools
- Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of New Mexico districts
- Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
- 11 students per teacher
- Debt of $138.6M, about $6,113 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B−: better than 54% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Las Cruces. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NM
2021–22 · class of 202393% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 3.4% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
39 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.