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Cesar Chavez Elementary

📍 5250 N Holman Rd, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88012

508
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Cesar Chavez Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 508 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Las Cruces Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Cesar Chavez Elementary enrolls 508 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
263 (52%)
Female students
245 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
37.5
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
Pre-K–2

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% White and <1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino46291%
White356.9%
Two or more races4<1%
Asian3<1%
Black or African American2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

508 of the school's 508 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 508 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

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-K–2Title I

Cesar Chavez 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.

School district: LAS CRUCES

Cesar Chavez 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 508 students, Cesar Chavez Elementary is close to 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: Rural - Fringe

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