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Booker T. Washington

Public Grades PK, KG-5

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Booker T. Washington is an elementary school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 392 students. The school is part of the Las Cruces school district, which is ranked 45 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Booker T. Washington consistently underperforms compared to the Las Cruces district and the state of New Mexico in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.82% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.12% in the district and 44.19% statewide. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 13.64%, significantly lower than the district (25.43%) and state (26.81%) averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% or 15% of New Mexico elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, and white students in English Language Arts.

While Booker T. Washington faces significant challenges, some nearby schools in the Las Cruces district perform significantly better. For example, Jornada Elementary and Conlee Elementary both ranked in the top 50% of New Mexico elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics than Booker T. Washington. Additionally, the nearby J. Paul Taylor Academy, a public charter school, outperforms Booker T. Washington and the broader Las Cruces district.

361

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,990

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

755 East Chestnut Ave
Las Cruces, NM 88001

(575) 527-9595

District: Las Cruces

Students who attend Booker T. Washington usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.8%

White:

6.6%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg35%

277^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	22.3	277 of 345	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	371 of 413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	395 of 435	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	318 of 420	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	299 of 396	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	313 of 383	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	326 of 374	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	359 of 410	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	312 of 421	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	375 of 442	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	322 of 412	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	316 of 398	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.9	239 of 402	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.2	273 of 419	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.7	238 of 411	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.0	325 of 405	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	338 of 398	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.8	291 of 390	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.1	316 of 389	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	189 of 223	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	76.9	21 of 203	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	46.5	49 of 98	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	60 of 83	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	11.7	364 of 398	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	363 of 390	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	286 of 395	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	167 of 343	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	200 of 339	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	216 of 255	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	352 of 384	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	359 of 395	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	272 of 389	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	238 of 320	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	266 of 329	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	267 of 325	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	330 of 356	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	388 of 426	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	274 of 410	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	253 of 361	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	278 of 356	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.1	360 of 397	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	374 of 414	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.1	161 of 392	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	248 of 337	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	309 of 333	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	262 of 304	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	322 of 339	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	385 of 413	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)9th percentile~ school

Female (2024)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Science18%-12 vs state

Mathematics14%-13 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

I Would like to congratulate Terry Romano on her appointment and promotion to Principal of Washington Elementary School. Job well done.

Rick Delgado
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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
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
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
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
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
Hermosa Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1655 East Amador Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9530	408	36	11.3	100.2%	34 (8.3%)	5 (1.2%)	363 (89.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22.2	278^th of 345 public elementary schools	19.4%		18.5	343^rd of 413 public elementary schools	16.9%	65	20.0			30.9	41.4	38.2				36.9	16.4	12.1	20.0			16.1	$11,668
Mac Arthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 N 4th St	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9556	335	29	11.5	100.0%	20 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8.8	341^st of 345 public elementary schools	1.2%		21.4	326^th of 413 public elementary schools	21.1%	15				14.3	31.1	14.0				19.4		15.6				9.8	$10,671
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 E California Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9586	343	34	10.0	99.7%	33 (9.6%)	12 (3.5%)	284 (82.8%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.1	266^th of 345 public elementary schools	22.9%		15.8	359^th of 413 public elementary schools	13.1%	93	19.5			19.2	41.5	41.5				32.8		19.5				11.9	$12,275
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Booker T. Washington

What schools do graduates of Booker T. Washington attend?

Students who attend Booker T. Washington usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Booker T. Washington?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Booker T. Washington.

What district is Booker T. Washington in?

Las Cruces

What is the racial makeup of Booker T. Washington?

Students at Booker T. Washington are 93% Hispanic, 7% White.

Is Booker T. Washington a good school?

Booker T. Washington ranks in the bottom 19.7% of New Mexico elementary schools.

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