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Sonoma Elementary

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Sonoma Elementary ranks 54 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Sonoma Elementary is a public elementary school in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 735 students. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with strong academic achievement across multiple subjects and grade levels.

Sonoma Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school particularly excels in 4th grade ELA and 5th grade Science, outperforming nearby schools like Cesar Chavez Elementary, Sunrise Elementary, and Booker T. Washington. Sonoma's small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio lower than some nearby schools, may contribute to its academic success.

While Sonoma Elementary has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, the school faces challenges in supporting its large population of economically disadvantaged students, as well as improving outcomes for English Language Learners and Special Education students. However, the school's overall strong performance and ability to outshine many of its peers in the Las Cruces district make it a standout choice for families seeking a high-quality elementary education.

660

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,200

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4201 Northrise Dr
Las Cruces, NM 88011

(575) 541-7320

District: Las Cruces

Students who attend Sonoma Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Camino Real Middle
High:	Arrowhead Park Early College High School
	Organ Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.2%

White:

17.4%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2014 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (50% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 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 school50%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg35%

54^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	75.8	54 of 345	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	101 of 413	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	90 of 435	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	59 of 420	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	150 of 396	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	165 of 383	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	114 of 374	69.5%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	92 of 410	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	89 of 421	78.9%	★★★★☆
2014	65.8	131 of 442	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	63.2	127 of 412	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.7	101 of 398	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	66.8	116 of 402	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	55.9	169 of 419	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.3	210 of 411	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.0	106 of 405	73.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	77.9	5 of 56	91.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	113 of 223	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	105 of 191	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	109 of 203	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	110 of 398	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	95 of 390	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	80 of 395	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	144 of 343	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	154 of 339	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	46 of 255	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	110 of 384	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	85 of 395	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	63 of 389	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.7	175 of 320	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	208 of 329	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	35.8	22 of 36	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	40 of 325	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	92 of 356	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	44 of 426	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	20 of 410	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	31.7	258 of 361	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	289 of 356	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	58.3	134 of 397	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	88 of 414	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	43 of 392	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	152 of 337	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	162 of 333	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	35.5	130 of 165	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	56 of 304	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	117 of 339	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	97 of 413	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	36 of 325	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	93 of 199	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	109 of 187	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)91st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)66th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile-26 vs school

Homeless (2022)39th percentile-47 vs school

Special Education (2023)21st percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+15 vs state

Science45%+16 vs state

Mathematics42%+15 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonoma Elementary

Is Sonoma Elementary a good school?

Sonoma Elementary ranks 54^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sonoma Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sonoma Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Camino Real Middle
High : Arrowhead Park Early College High School
High : Organ Mountain High School

How many students attend Sonoma Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Sonoma Elementary.

What district is Sonoma Elementary in?

Las Cruces

What is the racial makeup of Sonoma Elementary?

Students at Sonoma Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 17% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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