📍 4450 North Valley Dr, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88007
East Picacho Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 495 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Picacho Elementary enrolls 495 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 378 | 76% |
| White | 111 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
495 of the school's 495 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 495 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.
East Picacho Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 36.
East Picacho 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 495 students, East Picacho 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: Suburb - Midsize
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