📍 3400 Elks Dr, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88005
Jornada Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 490 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 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jornada Elementary enrolls 490 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 416 | 85% |
| White | 58 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
490 of the school's 490 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 490 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.
Jornada 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 35.
Jornada 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 490 students, Jornada Elementary is close to the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize