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Las Cruces High
B

Las Cruces High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1750 El Paseo Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88001 · (575) 527-9400 · Part of Las Cruces Public Schools

Las Cruces’ School Grade B− better than 54% of New Mexico school districts

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Students
1,703
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Las Cruces High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of New Mexico’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state

On the path

Where Las Cruces kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Las Cruces HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 23.1%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 57.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New Mexico’s 213 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1750 El Paseo Rd, Las Cruces

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9375
Grade 10442
Grade 11436
Grade 12450
Enrollment over time
1,666’20
1,771’21
1,787’22
1,806’23
1,703’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 80%White 15%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Las Cruces High from Las Cruces families.

Other schools in Las Cruces Public Schools

The district →
Monte Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
706 students13:1
Highland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
704 students14:1
Sonoma Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
660 students12:1
Tombaugh Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
565 students12:1
Desert Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
502 students12:1
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Las Cruces
492 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Mexico’s other public schools; Las Cruces’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.