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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in science in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, drawn from 36 qualifying public elementary schools. DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY leads the list at 67.9%, against a median of 34.4% 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 (Science)

67.9%

Median % Proficient (Science)

34.4%

BEST IN SCIENCE · DOÑA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	502	67.9%
2	J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY	LAS CRUCES, NM	J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY	Elementary	200	59.5%
3	WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	270	57.4%
4	HILLRISE ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	421	53.7%
5	MESILLA PARK ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	311	47.4%
6	SONOMA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	660	44.9%
7	JORNADA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	429	42.6%
8	NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY	SAN MIGUEL, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	338	42.0%
9	EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	460	40.6%
10	ANTHONY ELEMENTARY	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	163	40.3%
11	MESILLA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	324	39.2%
12	GADSDEN ELEMENTARY	SUNLAND PARK, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	379	37.9%
13	UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	363	37.8%
14	TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	565	37.5%
15	CONLEE ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	417	36.2%
16	SUNRISE ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	363	36.0%
17	SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY	SANTA TERESA, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	484	35.7%
18	LA UNION ELEMENTARY	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	340	35.1%
19	HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	704	33.7%
20	DONA ANA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	372	32.8%
21	SUNRISE ELEMENTARY	ANTHONY, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	406	31.2%
22	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	182	30.8%
23	ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	331	30.6%
24	MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	706	29.1%
25	DESERT TRAIL ELEMENTARY	CHAPARRAL, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	479	25.0%
26	COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	182	22.6%
27	RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY	SUNLAND PARK, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	550	20.8%
28	CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY	CHAPARRAL, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	437	20.7%
29	HERMOSA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	408	20.0%
30	DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY	SUNLAND PARK, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	524	19.7%
31	VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	343	19.5%
32	LOMA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	450	19.0%
33	BOOKER T. WASHINGTON	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	361	17.8%
34	FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY	LAS CRUCES, NM	LAS CRUCES	Elementary	405	17.1%
35	VADO ELEMENTARY	VADO, NM	GADSDEN	Elementary	415	16.1%
36	RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARY	HATCH, NM	HATCH VALLEY	Elementary	240	13.3%

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