Summary:
The 88011 zip code area of Las Cruces, New Mexico is home to 7 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The data reveals a wide range in school performance, with Centennial High School and Desert Hills Elementary standing out as top performers in the area, while other schools face challenges with high poverty levels.
Centennial High School ranks 39th out of 131 high schools in the state and has a 4-star rating, with strong test scores and a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 51.26%. In contrast, Organ Mountain High School and Sonoma Elementary have very high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage among their student populations.
The data also highlights the performance of Desert Hills Elementary, which ranks 35th out of 345 elementary schools in the state and has a 5-star rating. It has exceptional test scores, with 63.83% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 52.34% proficient or better in Mathematics. Meanwhile, the lone middle school in the data set, Camino Real Middle, ranks 47th out of 192 middle schools in the state and has a 4-star rating, with strong performance in English Language Arts.
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