Photo: AllenS · Public domainRadium Springs’s public schools outscore 54% of New Mexico districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Radium Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Mexico, not nationally.
From New Mexico state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Radium Springs’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 106 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Radium Springs’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 34% and 24% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,907 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
24 elementary schools, then eight middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Radium Springs’s grade
B−: better than 54% of New Mexico school districts. Graduation is above the New Mexico average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Radium Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Radium Springs’s public schools are run by Las Cruces Public Schools, which also serves Las Cruces and Mesilla. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Radium Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Radium Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Radium Springs | B− | Las Cruces |
Every school in Radium Springs
36 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).
Questions about Radium Springs’s schools
Are Radium Springs’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New Mexico: the public schools Radium Springs children attend outscore 54% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Radium Springs in?
Las Cruces Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 22,670 students in 39 schools (2024–25).
Where do Radium Springs kids go to high school?
One of 5 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.
What is Radium Springs’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Las Cruces Public Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.
How much does Radium Springs spend per student?
$16,907 in Las Cruces Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,681 across New Mexico. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Radium Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Radium Springs → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Mexico. Stars are from neighbors.