📍 5300 N Holman Rd, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88012
Sunrise Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sunrise Elementary enrolls 362 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% White and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 318 | 88% |
| White | 36 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
362 of the school's 362 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 362 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.
Sunrise Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 36.
Sunrise 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 362 students, Sunrise Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe