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Sunrise Elementary

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Sunrise Elementary ranks 199 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Sunrise Elementary is a public elementary school in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 351 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.

Sunrise Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with concerning results for English Language Learners and Special Education students. Sunrise Elementary has a very high percentage of students (98.58%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This is significantly higher than nearby schools like Dona Ana Elementary (84.55%) and Desert Hills Elementary (92.76%).

The nearby schools in the Las Cruces district generally outperform Sunrise Elementary in academic proficiency rates, with higher rankings and ratings from SchoolDigger. However, these schools also serve a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students compared to Sunrise Elementary. The highest-performing school in the area, Desert Hills Elementary, has significantly better academic outcomes while still serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (92.76%). Further investigation into Sunrise Elementary's instructional practices, resource allocation, and support for struggling students could provide valuable insights to help improve the school's performance and better serve its student population.

363

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,045

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5300 N Holman Rd
Las Cruces, NM 88012

(575) 527-9626

District: Las Cruces

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mesa Middle
High:	Arrowhead Park Early College High School
	Organ Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.8%

White:

6.3%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg35%

199^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	37.4	199 of 345	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	228 of 413	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	242 of 435	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	284 of 420	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	338 of 396	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	356 of 383	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	356 of 374	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	365 of 410	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	316 of 421	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.7	309 of 442	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	191 of 412	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.0	202 of 398	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	241 of 402	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.7	219 of 419	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.0	259 of 411	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.7	261 of 405	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.0	219 of 398	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.2	232 of 390	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.6	241 of 389	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	69.4	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	172 of 223	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	146 of 191	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	185 of 203	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	95 of 98	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	78 of 83	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	212 of 398	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	203 of 390	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	277 of 395	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.8	325 of 343	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	330 of 339	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	152 of 255	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	215 of 384	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	223 of 395	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	293 of 389	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	289 of 320	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	317 of 329	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	180 of 325	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	203 of 356	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	210 of 426	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	242 of 410	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	299 of 361	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	329 of 356	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	288 of 397	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	277 of 414	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	276 of 392	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	290 of 337	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	321 of 333	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	156 of 165	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	206 of 304	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	232 of 339	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	252 of 413	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	177 of 325	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	192 of 199	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	178 of 187	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)84th percentile+52 vs school

Female (2024)47th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2024)27th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science36%+7 vs state

Mathematics21%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Sunrise Elementary

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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-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 All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Sunrise Elementary	Public	3-5	5300 N Holman Rd	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9626	363	29	12.5	100.0%	23 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	37.4	199^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.3%		38.3	228^th of 413 public elementary schools	44.8%	29	36.0	36.1	50.0	43.6	42.9	16.0	12.0	33.6	20.7	$9,045
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	5250 N Holman Rd	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6022	492	48	10.3	100.0%	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	Public	PK, KG-5	4675 Peachtree Hills	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9490	706	56	12.6	100.0%	105 (14.9%)	15 (2.1%)	555 (78.6%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	48.3	151^st of 345 public elementary schools	56.2%		49.2	175^th of 413 public elementary schools	57.6%	24	29.1	44.7	53.3	52.4	50.0	18.4	34.6	31.1	27.8	$9,083
Sonoma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 Northrise Dr	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 541-7320	660	55	12.0	99.8%	115 (17.4%)	10 (1.5%)	503 (76.2%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.0%)	75.8	54^th of 345 public elementary schools	84.3%		68.8	101^st of 413 public elementary schools	75.5%	47	44.9	55.9	67.8	53.1	59.3	35.1	44.9	45.9	41.9	$8,200
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
Desert Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	280 North Roadrunner Pkwy	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9619	502	42	12.0	100.0%	103 (20.5%)	13 (2.6%)	340 (67.7%)	26 (5.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	85.6	35^th of 345 public elementary schools	89.9%		85.6	44^th of 413 public elementary schools	89.3%	9	67.9	45.1	68.1	79.0	63.8	41.5	47.2	67.9	52.3	$8,467
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
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
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
Hillrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 South Curnutt St	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9666	421	33	12.7	100.0%	102 (24.2%)	12 (2.9%)	288 (68.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	59.6	102^nd of 345 public elementary schools	70.4%		70.3	96^th of 413 public elementary schools	76.8%	6	53.7	42.5	50.9	60.0	50.8	15.1	36.4	44.6	31.1	$9,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunrise Elementary

How many students attend Sunrise Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Sunrise Elementary.

Is Sunrise Elementary a good school?

Sunrise Elementary ranks 199^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sunrise Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunrise Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesa Middle
High : Arrowhead Park Early College High School
High : Organ Mountain High School

What district is Sunrise Elementary in?

Las Cruces

What is the racial makeup of Sunrise Elementary?

Students at Sunrise Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

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