📍 2355 Avenida de Mesilla, Mesilla, Doña Ana County, 88046
Rio Grande Preparatory Institute is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Mesilla, Doña Ana County. The school has 144 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rio Grande Preparatory Institute enrolls 144 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 10% White and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 86% |
| White | 15 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 144 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 144 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.
Rio Grande Preparatory Institute 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 38, state house district 33.
Rio Grande Preparatory Institute 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 144 students, Rio Grande Preparatory Institute is smaller than 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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