📍 4201 Emerald St, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88012
Highland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 744 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 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Elementary enrolls 744 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 2.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 536 | 72% |
| White | 167 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
744 of the school's 744 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 744 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.
Highland 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.
Highland 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 744 students, Highland Elementary is larger 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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