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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, drawn from 40 qualifying public elementary schools. DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY leads the list at 63.8%, against a median of 44.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Top % Proficient (Reading)

63.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.0%

BEST IN READING · DOÑA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	502	63.8%
2	WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	270	63.7%
3	SONOMA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	660	59.3%
4	J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY	LAS CRUCES, NM	J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY	Elementary	200	58.5%
5	NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY	SAN MIGUEL, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	338	56.7%
6	HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	704	55.3%
7	LA UNION ELEMENTARY	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	340	55.1%
8	SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY	SANTA TERESA, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	484	54.1%
9	MESILLA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	324	53.9%
10	EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	460	53.4%
11	MESILLA PARK ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	311	51.5%
12	TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	565	51.0%
13	HILLRISE ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	421	50.8%
14	MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	706	50.0%
15	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	182	47.1%
16	UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	363	47.1%
17	JORNADA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	429	46.4%
18	DONA ANA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	372	45.8%
19	ANTHONY ELEMENTARY	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	163	44.2%
20	RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY	SUNLAND PARK, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	550	44.1%
21	LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	398	44.0%
22	SUNRISE ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	363	42.9%
23	DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY	SUNLAND PARK, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	524	42.0%
24	CONLEE ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	417	40.9%
25	RAICES DEL SABER XINACHTLI COMMUNITY	LAS CRUCES, NM	RAICES DEL SABER XINACHTLI COMMUNITY	Elementary	122	40.0%
26	DESERT TRAIL ELEMENTARY	CHAPARRAL, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	479	39.0%
27	FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	405	38.6%
28	GADSDEN ELEMENTARY	SUNLAND PARK, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	379	38.1%
29	HERMOSA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	408	36.9%
30	CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY	CHAPARRAL, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	437	36.4%
31	RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARY	HATCH, NM	HATCH VALLEY	Elementary	240	35.3%
32	COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	182	34.4%
33	LOMA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	450	33.3%
34	VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	343	32.8%
35	BOOKER T. WASHINGTON	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	361	31.8%
36	BERINO ELEMENTARY	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	300	29.0%
37	ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	331	27.3%
38	VADO ELEMENTARY	VADO, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	415	25.5%
39	SUNRISE ELEMENTARY	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	406	24.0%
40	MAC ARTHUR ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	335	19.4%

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