📍 226 Carver Rd, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88005
Tombaugh Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 585 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tombaugh Elementary enrolls 585 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 488 | 83% |
| White | 73 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
585 of the school's 585 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 585 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.
Tombaugh Elementary 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.
Tombaugh 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 585 students, Tombaugh Elementary is close to 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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