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Schools in Tortugas

Tortugas’s public schools

Las Cruces Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tortugas. 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
0
22,167 students on the public path
In brief

Tortugas’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Tortugas’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 ↓

Which school depends on your street

24 elementary schools serve Tortugas, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then eight middle schools and five high schools: Organ Mountain High School, Centennial High School, Las Cruces High, Mayfield High and Arrowhead Park Early College High School. 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 Tortugas, with each school’s own grade.

24 schools teach K in Tortugas’s district. Which one depends on your address.
Monte Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
706 students13:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
704 students14:1Rate it →
Sonoma Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
660 students12:1Rate it →
Tombaugh Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
565 students12:1Rate it →
Desert Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
502 students12:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Las Cruces
492 students10:1Rate it →
East Picacho Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
460 students12:1Rate it →
Loma Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
450 students12:1Rate it →
Jornada Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
429 students11:1Rate it →
Hillrise Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
421 students13:1Rate it →
Conlee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
417 students12:1Rate it →
Hermosa Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
408 students11:1Rate it →
Fairacres Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
405 students13:1Rate it →
Dona Ana Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
372 students12:1Rate it →
University Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
363 students11:1Rate it →
Booker T. Washington
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
361 students11:1Rate it →
Valley View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
343 students10:1Rate it →
Mac Arthur Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
335 students12:1Rate it →
Alameda Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
331 students12:1Rate it →
Mesilla Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
324 students11:1Rate it →
Mesilla Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
311 students10:1Rate it →
White Sands Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Las Cruces
270 students11:1Rate it →
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
182 students11:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
182 students7:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–524 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo 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

Tortugas vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tortugas—Las Cruces
Las CrucesB−Las Cruces

Every school in Tortugas

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).

Also serving Tortugasin other towns
Monte Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
706 students13:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
704 students14:1Rate it →
Sonoma Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
660 students12:1Rate it →
Tombaugh Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
565 students12:1Rate it →
Desert Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
502 students12:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Las Cruces
492 students10:1Rate it →
East Picacho Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
460 students12:1Rate it →
Loma Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
450 students12:1Rate it →
Jornada Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
429 students11:1Rate it →
Hillrise Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
421 students13:1Rate it →
Conlee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
417 students12:1Rate it →
Hermosa Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
408 students11:1Rate it →
Fairacres Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
405 students13:1Rate it →
Dona Ana Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
372 students12:1Rate it →
University Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
363 students11:1Rate it →
Booker T. Washington
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
361 students11:1Rate it →
Valley View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
343 students10:1Rate it →
Mac Arthur Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
335 students12:1Rate it →
Alameda Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
331 students12:1Rate it →
Mesilla Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
324 students11:1Rate it →
Mesilla Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
311 students10:1Rate it →
White Sands Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Las Cruces
270 students11:1Rate it →
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
182 students11:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Las Cruces
182 students7:1Rate 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 Tortugas’s schools

Are Tortugas’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tortugas. Las Cruces Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tortugas. 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 Tortugas in?

Las Cruces Public Schools.

Where do Tortugas 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.