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Jornada Elementary

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Jornada Elementary ranks 142 nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Jornada Elementary is a public elementary school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 453 students. The school consistently performs above the Las Cruces and New Mexico state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with 46.38% ELA proficiency and 28.5% Mathematics proficiency in 2024-2025, compared to 46.12% and 25.43% for Las Cruces, and 44.19% and 26.81% for the state, respectively.

Jornada Elementary's 5th-grade Science proficiency in 2024-2025 was 42.59%, higher than the Las Cruces (35.35%) and state (29.3%) averages. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.4 to 14.9 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools. However, Jornada Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.55% to 100% over the past few years.

While Jornada Elementary's overall performance is commendable, the school could benefit from a closer examination of its instructional strategies and support systems to address the performance gaps among different student subgroups, such as male and female students, as well as English Language Learner (ELL) and non-ELL students. The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds also highlights the need for additional resources and support to ensure that all students have access to the necessary tools and opportunities for academic success.

429

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,912

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Elks Dr
Las Cruces, NM 88005

(575) 527-9536

District: Las Cruces

Students who attend Jornada Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vista Middle
High:	Arrowhead Park Early College High School
	Centennial High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.8%

White:

10.5%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2016) to 59th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg35%

142^nd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Las Cruces

45^th of 82Las Cruces 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	48.9	142 of 345	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	168 of 413	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	199 of 435	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	137 of 420	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	149 of 396	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	111 of 383	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	67.0	90 of 374	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	83.2	48 of 410	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	57.4	142 of 421	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.5	204 of 442	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	30.9	305 of 412	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.6	181 of 398	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.2	162 of 402	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.3	182 of 419	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.4	104 of 411	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	62.2	124 of 405	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.0	125 of 398	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.7	96 of 390	75.4%	★★★★☆
2005	74.8	76 of 389	80.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.2	178 of 223	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	85.6	6 of 83	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	206 of 398	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	202 of 390	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	205 of 395	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	100 of 343	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	125 of 339	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	118 of 255	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	170 of 384	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	182 of 395	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	114 of 389	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	117 of 320	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	76 of 329	76.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	74.6	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	135 of 325	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	236 of 356	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.1	163 of 426	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	75 of 410	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	88 of 361	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	50 of 356	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	54.3	145 of 397	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	193 of 414	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	100 of 392	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	146 of 337	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	81 of 333	75.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	43.8	54 of 91	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	151 of 304	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	160 of 339	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	214 of 413	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.5	49 of 325	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	105 of 199	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	124 of 187	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)83rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2024)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2024)48th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)41st percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Science43%+13 vs state

Mathematics28%~ state avg

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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 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Jornada Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Elks Dr	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9536	429	38	11.4	100.0%	45 (10.5%)	3 (0.7%)	368 (85.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	48.9	142^nd of 345 public elementary schools	58.8%		51.2	168^th of 413 public elementary schools	59.3%	26	42.6			34.7	57.7	46.3				46.4	16.0	29.5	44.4			28.5	$8,912
Loma Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 East Madrid	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9546	450	38	11.8	100.0%	39 (8.7%)	10 (2.2%)	398 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.3	301^st of 345 public elementary schools	12.8%		25	307^th of 413 public elementary schools	25.7%	6	19.0			23.3	38.8	36.2				33.3	11.7	16.3	22.4			16.7	$10,870
Booker T. Washington	Public	PK, KG-5	755 East Chestnut Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9595	361	33	11.1	100.0%	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.3	277^th of 345 public elementary schools	19.7%		13.2	371^st of 413 public elementary schools	10.2%	94	17.8			40.0		28.9				31.8			17.8			13.6	$13,990
Alameda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 N. Alameda Blvd	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9486	331	27	12.4	100.0%	19 (5.7%)	4 (1.2%)	302 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.6	276^th of 345 public elementary schools	20.0%		12.9	372^nd of 413 public elementary schools	9.9%	96	30.6			20.9	34.0	25.0				27.3			30.6			13.6	$9,652
Columbia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4555 Elks Dr	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-1561	182	26	7.0	100.0%	12 (6.6%)	6 (3.3%)	163 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	250^th of 345 public elementary schools	27.5%		30.7	271^st of 413 public elementary schools	34.4%	21	22.6			37.9	36.4	29.0				34.4			25.8			15.1	$10,474
Raices Del Saber Xinachtli Community	Public, Charter	K-5	2211 North Valley Drive	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Raices Del Saber Xinachtli Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 571-2177	122	12	9.9	100.0%	5 (4.1%)	3 (2.5%)	112 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				42.1	52.4					40.0
J Paul Taylor Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	402 W. Court Ave Bldg 2	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	J Paul Taylor Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 652-4006	200	16	12.6	25.5%	55 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (69.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	74.3	58^th of 345 public elementary schools	83.2%		83.6	54^th of 413 public elementary schools	86.9%	4	52.2	68.4	59.5	61.9	56.5	52.2	52.2	61.9	68.4	58.5	42.9	43.5	47.8	43.5	47.6	43.1	$7,963
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 Emerald St	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9636	704	49	14.3	100.0%	127 (18.0%)	11 (1.6%)	522 (74.1%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	58.4	108^th of 345 public elementary schools	68.7%		65.2	115^th of 413 public elementary schools	72.2%	7	33.7			44.6	66.1	53.9				55.3	17.9	32.3	48.1			32.4	$8,078
East Picacho Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4450 North Valley Dr	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9516	460	38	12.2	100.0%	103 (22.4%)	1 (0.2%)	352 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	66.6	84^th of 345 public elementary schools	75.7%		50	172^nd of 413 public elementary schools	58.4%	88	40.6			55.8	48.0	56.5				53.4	36.4	28.8	53.6			39.3	$9,519
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 North Alameda Blvd	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9496	182	17	10.9	100.0%	28 (15.4%)	1 (0.5%)	147 (80.8%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	53.3	122^nd of 345 public elementary schools	64.6%		45.5	195^th of 413 public elementary schools	52.8%	73	30.8			48.4	53.3	38.5				47.1						19.5	$12,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Jornada Elementary

What district is Jornada Elementary in?

Las Cruces

Is Jornada Elementary a good school?

Jornada Elementary ranks 142^nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jornada Elementary?

Students at Jornada Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jornada Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jornada Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vista Middle
High : Arrowhead Park Early College High School
High : Centennial High School

How many students attend Jornada Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Jornada Elementary.

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