📍 950 South Walnut St, Mesilla Park, Doña Ana County, 88001
Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving middle age pupils, located in Mesilla Park, Doña Ana County. The school has 100 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy enrolls 100 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 59% |
| White | 37 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2% |
| Asian | 1 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 100 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 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.
Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy 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 36, state house district 35.
Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy 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 100 students, Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy is smaller 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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