State/Public Elementary Open

Booker T. Washington

📍 755 East Chestnut Ave, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88001

395
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Booker T. Washington is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 395 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 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Las Cruces Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Booker T. Washington enrolls 395 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
191 (48%)
Female students
204 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.1
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
Pre-K–5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% White and 1.5% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino35790%
White297.3%
Black or African American61.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Two or more races1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

395 of the school's 395 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 395 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

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-K–5Title I

Booker T. Washington 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.

School district: LAS CRUCES

Booker T. Washington 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 395 students, Booker T. Washington 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

33%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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