Las Cruces Schools
Las Cruces is a public school district in New Mexico, based in Doña Ana County (Las Cruces). SchoolGrade grades 38 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Las Cruces on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Las Cruces
4 of 38 schools in Las Cruces carry a SchoolGrade (34 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 3C: 1
Best schools in Las Cruces
Statewide rankings: all 112 high schools in New Mexico · all 25 middle schools in New Mexico · all 68 elementary schools in New Mexico
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Centennial High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Las Cruces High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Organ Mountain High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Mayfield High (High school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Las Cruces
High schools (4)
- B+ Centennial High School, Las Cruces
- B- Las Cruces High, Las Cruces
- C+ Mayfield High, Las Cruces
- B- Organ Mountain High School, Las Cruces
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- Camino Real Middle, Las Cruces
- Lynn Middle, Las Cruces
- Mesa Middle, Las Cruces
- Picacho Middle, Las Cruces
- Sierra Middle, Las Cruces
- Vista Middle, Las Cruces
- Zia Middle, Las Cruces
Elementary and primary schools (24)
- Alameda Elementary, Las Cruces
- Central Elementary, Las Cruces
- Cesar Chavez Elementary, Las Cruces
- Columbia Elementary, Las Cruces
- Conlee Elementary, Las Cruces
- Desert Hills Elementary, Las Cruces
- Dona Ana Elementary, Las Cruces
- East Picacho Elementary, Las Cruces
- Fairacres Elementary, Las Cruces
- Hermosa Heights Elementary, Las Cruces
- Highland Elementary, Las Cruces
- Hillrise Elementary, Las Cruces
- Jornada Elementary, Las Cruces
- Loma Heights Elementary, Las Cruces
- Mac Arthur Elementary, Las Cruces
- Mesilla Elementary, Las Cruces
- Mesilla Park Elementary, Las Cruces
- Monte Vista Elementary, Las Cruces
- Sonoma Elementary, Las Cruces
- Sunrise Elementary, Las Cruces
- Tombaugh Elementary, Las Cruces
- University Hills Elementary, Las Cruces
- Valley View Elementary, Las Cruces
- White Sands Elementary, Las Cruces
Other schools and academies (3)
- Booker T Washington, Las Cruces
- Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy, Mesilla Park
- Rio Grande Preparatory Institute, Mesilla
Where Las Cruces schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Las Cruces (36)
- Mesilla Park (1)
- Mesilla (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Mexico
- County: Doña Ana County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 23,404 students with 1,571 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,336 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3501500
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Hatch Valley (5 schools, 26 mi)
- Gadsden (28 schools, 27 mi)
- Alamogordo (14 schools, 53 mi)
- Deming (13 schools, 54 mi)
- T Or C (5 schools, 55 mi)
- Cloudcroft (3 schools, 74 mi)
- Cobre (6 schools, 74 mi)
- Tularosa (4 schools, 77 mi)
Questions about Las Cruces
How many schools are in Las Cruces?
SchoolGrade grades 38 public schools in Las Cruces, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Las Cruces serve?
The largest by graded schools: Las Cruces, Mesilla Park, Mesilla.
How good are the schools in Las Cruces?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 45% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38.5%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Las Cruces?
23,404 students were enrolled in Las Cruces in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Las Cruces?
Las Cruces is in New Mexico, based in Doña Ana County, with its district office in Las Cruces. Its boundary covers about 1,451 sq mi.