📍 280 North Roadrunner Pkwy, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88011
Desert Hills Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 559 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 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desert Hills Elementary enrolls 559 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 4.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 343 | 61% |
| White | 156 | 28% |
| Asian | 25 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
559 of the school's 559 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 559 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.
Desert Hills 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 37, state house district 37.
Desert Hills 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 559 students, Desert Hills 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
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