Vado Elementary
An elementary school on Holguin Rd. The nearest other place is 1 min walk away. One of 3 schools & childcare in Vado.















On the National Register since 2017

Dunbar, Paul Laurence, Elementary School
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, Elementary School was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 7, 2017. It is significant for its social history and black history at the state level.
The Paul Laurence Dunbar Elementary School is a rectangular brick elementary school, which was built by Doña Ana County in 1926 after the school board chose to racially segregate its public schools. The Dunbar School is located on the south side of Vado in the Lower Rio Grande Valley between the river and Interstate 25, roughly fifteen miles south of Las Cruces. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Pl…
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The nearest neighbor is Dona Ana County Headstart, 1 min walk away.
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