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Dona Ana Elementary

📍 5551 Camino de Flores, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88001

399
Pupils
13.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dona Ana Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 399 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Las Cruces Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Dona Ana Elementary enrolls 399 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.

Male students
204 (51%)
Female students
195 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student-teacher ratio
13.3:1
Grade span
Pre-K–5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino36291%
White379.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

399 of the school's 399 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 399 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Pre-K–5Title I

Dona Ana Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 36, state house district 36.

School district: LAS CRUCES

Dona Ana Elementary is one of 40 schools in LAS CRUCES, based in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. The district serves 22,782 students district-wide and employs 1,513 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 399 students, Dona Ana Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 570 students per school.

22,782
District students
40
Schools
1,513
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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