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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
White Sands Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Viking St White Sands Missi	Las Cruces	88001	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 674-1241	270	26	10.5	6.7%	112 (41.5%)	8 (3.0%)	114 (42.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (11.1%)	89	28^th of 346 public elementary schools	91.9%		88.1	31^st of 345 public elementary schools	91.0%	3	62.1	86.4	72.6	69.0	60.7	64.3	56.0	80.0	≥ 90%	69.4	51.7	57.1	67.9	60.0	72.0	54.6	60.5	$9,615
Sunrise Elementary	11.1mi	Public	3-5	5300 N Holman Rd	Las Cruces	88001	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9626	363	29	12.5	62.3%	23 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30.8	237^th of 346 public elementary schools	31.5%		37.4	199^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.3%	38	33.3			36.4	45.8	46.5				42.7	13.7	14.4	34.3				20.1	$9,045
Cesar Chavez Elementary	11.1mi	Public	PK, KG-2	5250 N Holman Rd	Las Cruces	88001	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6022	492	48	10.3	58.7%	38 (7.7%)	3 (0.6%)	443 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)																		$12,728
Monte Vista Elementary	14.1mi	Public	PK, KG-5	4675 Peachtree Hills	Las Cruces	88012	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9490	706	56	12.6	36.4%	105 (14.9%)	15 (2.1%)	555 (78.6%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	52.5	135^th of 346 public elementary schools	61.0%		48.3	151^st of 345 public elementary schools	56.2%	16	30.4			55.6	60.9	44.6				53.9	23.2	31.8	42.6				32.6	$9,083
Sonoma Elementary	14.2mi	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 Northrise Dr	Las Cruces	88011	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 541-7320	660	55	12.0	32.0%	115 (17.4%)	10 (1.5%)	503 (76.2%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.0%)	68.6	76^th of 346 public elementary schools	78.0%		75.8	54^th of 345 public elementary schools	84.3%	22	52.5			49.5	65.7	59.4				58.3	33.3	33.3	46.5				37.8	$8,200
Highland Elementary	14.7mi	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 Emerald St	Las Cruces	88012	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9636	704	49	14.3	42.8%	127 (18.0%)	11 (1.6%)	522 (74.1%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	57.5	114^th of 346 public elementary schools	67.1%		58.4	108^th of 345 public elementary schools	68.7%	6	44.3			44.0	55.2	65.0				54.9	25.3	25.4	46.4				33.3	$8,078
Desert Hills Elementary	14.8mi	Public	PK, KG-5	280 North Roadrunner Pkwy	Las Cruces	88001	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9619	502	42	12.0	33.1%	103 (20.5%)	13 (2.6%)	340 (67.7%)	26 (5.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	92.3	19^th of 346 public elementary schools	94.5%		85.6	35^th of 345 public elementary schools	89.9%	16	76.5			65.2	78.4	81.0				75.6	43.9	52.6	60.8				52.9	$8,467
Hillrise Elementary	15.1mi	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 South Curnutt St	Las Cruces	88001	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9666	421	33	12.7	48.2%	102 (24.2%)	12 (2.9%)	288 (68.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	49.9	149^th of 346 public elementary schools	56.9%		59.6	102^nd of 345 public elementary schools	70.4%	47	44.2			51.8	52.1	49.0				51.1	26.8	19.2	43.1				28.3	$9,028
Explore Academy Las Cruces	15.8mi	Public, Charter	K-8	850 N Telshor Blvd	Las Cruces	88011	Doña Ana County	Explore Academy Las Cruces	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 888-4476	599	52	11.5	41.1%	60 (10.0%)	3 (0.5%)	489 (81.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	38.2	206^th of 346 public elementary schools	40.5%		44.8	167^th of 345 public elementary schools	51.6%	39	46.3	39.7	42.1	43.8	43.6	48.8	33.3	37.7	27.4	37.4	< 20%	20.5	26.8	25.5	22.6	17.8	20.4
Conlee Elementary	16.2mi	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Boston Dr	Las Cruces	88001	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9656	417	35	12.0	68.6%	45 (10.8%)	18 (4.3%)	350 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	52.4	136^th of 346 public elementary schools	60.7%		46.7	159^th of 345 public elementary schools	53.9%	23	31.4			35.3	67.3	45.1				49.7	23.5	32.7	58.8				38.2	$11,071

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