📍 1655 East Amador Ave, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88001
Hermosa Heights Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hermosa Heights Elementary enrolls 401 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% White and 1.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 359 | 90% |
| White | 35 | 8.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
401 of the school's 401 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 401 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.
Hermosa Heights Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 37.
Hermosa Heights 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 401 students, Hermosa Heights 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: City - Midsize
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