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Fairacres Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 405 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairacres Elementary enrolls 405 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 344 | 85% |
| White | 49 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 405 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 405 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.
Fairacres Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 35, state house district 39.
Fairacres 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 405 students, Fairacres Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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