Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS CRUCES·NCES 350150000396
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
755 EAST CHESTNUT AVE, LAS CRUCES, NM 88001 · (575) 527-9595 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
361 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 139 | 39% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
13.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOKER T. WASHINGTON this school | 361 | 100.0% | 24.0% |
| SUNRISE ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 363 | 100.0% | 32.7% |
| DONA ANA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 372 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| MAC ARTHUR ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 335 | 100.0% | 17.4% |
| TOME ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 340 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| NAVAJO ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 344 | 99.7% | 18.2% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #274 of 329 | #35 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #295 of 354 | #36 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #270 of 366 | #35 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #163 of 490 | #26 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #63 of 318 | #7 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #294 of 334 | #24 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #131 of 393 | #28 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #43 of 57 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
+60 (+20%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 361 | 32.5 | 11.1:1 | 100% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 98% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 28.2 | 14.0:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 100% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 21.2 | 16.3:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 100% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 99% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 99% (443) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 25 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (344 to 361); teachers up 54% (21.2 to 32.5).
About BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. It enrolls 361 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 26% bigger than the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON is one school in a 39-school district, LAS CRUCES, which enrolls 22,670 students.
The share of students at BOOKER T. WASHINGTON who are Hispanic is 93%. The remaining students are 7% White. Among people living in Doña Ana County, the Hispanic share is about 68%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
Teacher count: 32.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.1:1. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average ratio is 12.9:1. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Doña Ana County average a similar 98%.
Among New Mexico public elementary schools, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 24.0% actual against 33.4% predicted.
Census data for Doña Ana County show the median household earns about $56,848 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Doña Ana County has 81 public schools.
ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY sits about 0.7 miles from BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes BOOKER T. WASHINGTON as City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 20% rise, from 301 to 361. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Doña Ana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAS CRUCES
- ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,128 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,713 students
- LAS CRUCES HIGHHigh · 1,703 students
- MAYFIELD HIGHHigh · 1,327 students
- CAMINO REAL MIDDLEMiddle · 933 students
- MESA MIDDLEMiddle · 728 students
Other schools in LAS CRUCES
- ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,128 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,713 students
- LAS CRUCES HIGHHigh · 1,703 students
- MAYFIELD HIGHHigh · 1,327 students
- CAMINO REAL MIDDLEMiddle · 933 students
- MESA MIDDLEMiddle · 728 students
Nearby schools
- ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 331
- SIERRA MIDDLE0.7 mi · 698
- LOMA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 450
- J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY0.9 mi · 200
- ALMA D'ARTE CHARTER0.9 mi · 63
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About BOOKER T. WASHINGTONWhat is the total enrollment at BOOKER T. WASHINGTON?
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BOOKER T. WASHINGTON serve?
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BOOKER T. WASHINGTON?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
How diverse is BOOKER T. WASHINGTON?
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON reports a student body of 7% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees BOOKER T. WASHINGTON?
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON is overseen by LAS CRUCES in Doña Ana County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.