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La Academia Dolores Huerta

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La Academia Dolores Huerta ranks 102 nd of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 47% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

La Academia Dolores Huerta is a public charter middle school in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving 68 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the La Academia Dolores Huerta district, which is ranked 53 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While La Academia Dolores Huerta has consistently underperformed the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, the school has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups. For instance, in 2022-2023, its male students and English Language Learner students performed better than the state average in ELA. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates, ranging from 9.41% to 17.4% in recent years, are significantly below the state average. Nearby public middle schools, such as Mesa Middle, Vista Middle, and Camino Real Middle, generally outperform La Academia Dolores Huerta in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

One standout performer in the area is Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy, a nearby public charter school that consistently ranks in the top 35 middle schools in New Mexico. In 2024-2025, Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy had an ELA proficiency rate of 78.65% and a Mathematics proficiency rate of 40.45%, significantly outperforming both La Academia Dolores Huerta and the state averages. This highlights the possibility for high-quality education in the region, even within the constraints of serving a high-need student population, as both La Academia Dolores Huerta and Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy serve a student population where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

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Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,699

Per pupil spending ?

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Free/discounted lunch ?

400 West Bell Ave
Las Cruces, NM 88005

(575) 527-5800

District: La Academia Dolores Huerta

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2017 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2017

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

New Mexico avg35%

102^nd of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 38 pts since 2017

From bottom 9% (2017) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd of 82La Academia Dolores Huerta among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	102 of 192	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	100 of 165	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	130 of 239	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	145 of 232	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	149 of 200	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	179 of 186	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	160 of 176	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	79 of 108	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	116 of 162	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	150 of 213	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	105 of 220	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	116 of 160	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	60 of 148	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	91 of 154	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	109 of 204	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	107 of 214	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	92 of 150	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.8	141 of 149	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	76.8	18 of 144	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	105 of 227	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	111 of 223	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	121 of 175	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.1	161 of 168	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	34.0	82 of 161	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	67 of 221	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	14.7	139 of 151	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	25 of 58	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	98 of 178	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	73 of 142	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	140 of 229	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)88th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2022)57th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2024)49th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2024)28th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Mathematics9%-17 vs state

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Schools Near La Academia Dolores Huerta

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
La Academia Dolores Huerta	Public, Charter	6-8	400 West Bell Ave	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	La Academia Dolores Huerta	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-5800	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	39.6	102^nd of 192 public middle schools	46.9%		29.9	100^th of 165 public middle schools	39.4%	2		38.2	41.7	48.2	42.4				9.4	$10,699
Zia Middle	Public	6-8	1300 West University Ave	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9475	616	60	10.2	100.2%	98 (15.9%)	12 (1.9%)	494 (80.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	32.3	120^th of 192 public middle schools	37.5%		22.2	125^th of 165 public middle schools	24.2%	5	32.1	40.7	31.9	46.4	40.1	25.8	14.9	17.0	18.8	$8,805
Lynn Middle	Public	6-8	950 South Walnut St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9445	507	52	9.8	99.8%	75 (14.8%)	12 (2.4%)	399 (78.7%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	16.6	167^th of 192 public middle schools	13.0%		21.2	127^th of 165 public middle schools	23.0%	40	24.8	30.6	28.0	33.8	30.6	20.4	8.8	7.4	12.2	$8,523
Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy	Public	6-8	950 South Walnut St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6059	94	6	15.6	97.9%	42 (44.7%)	1 (1.1%)	48 (51.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	83.7	27^th of 192 public middle schools	85.9%		78.8	11^th of 165 public middle schools	93.3%	16	55.2	81.3	82.1	72.4	78.7	46.9	42.9	31.0	40.5	$10,283
Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	1700 E Spruce Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9640	698	66	10.6	99.7%	96 (13.8%)	15 (2.1%)	574 (82.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	44.6	88^th of 192 public middle schools	54.2%		45.6	62^nd of 165 public middle schools	62.4%	26	41.8	41.0	44.6	50.0	45.3	26.2	29.1	18.6	24.5	$8,018
Picacho Middle	Public	6-8	1040 North Motel Blvd	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9455	698	61	11.4	100.0%	102 (14.6%)	9 (1.3%)	577 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	28.1	135^th of 192 public middle schools	29.7%		24.6	118^th of 165 public middle schools	28.5%	17	26.2	35.0	34.6	50.9	40.5	16.3	14.6	13.3	14.7	$9,072
Camino Real Middle	Public	6-8	2961 Roadrunner Pkwy	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6030	933	84	11.1	100.0%	225 (24.1%)	17 (1.8%)	652 (69.9%)	16 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	69.5	47^th of 192 public middle schools	75.5%		69.3	23^rd of 165 public middle schools	86.1%	24	52.5	57.5	61.3	60.3	59.8	39.3	39.0	23.1	33.7	$7,720
Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4465 Elks Dr	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9465	574	56	10.2	100.0%	54 (9.4%)	7 (1.2%)	495 (86.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	39.7	101^st of 192 public middle schools	47.4%		29.7	102^nd of 165 public middle schools	38.2%	1	32.5	46.6	39.4	52.5	46.0	29.3	18.9	16.7	22.0	$8,507
Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	7225 Jornada Rd North	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9510	728	47	15.6	100.0%	90 (12.4%)	13 (1.8%)	595 (81.7%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	31.2	124^th of 192 public middle schools	35.4%		34.5	87^th of 165 public middle schools	47.3%	37	37.0	39.3	42.5	44.1	41.8	14.8	19.9	9.0	14.3	$8,992

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La Academia Dolores Huerta ranks 102^nd of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended La Academia Dolores Huerta.

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