EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY

EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY is one of the roomy primary schools in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, run under LAS CRUCES, with 460 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 60% above the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY is one of 39 schools operated by LAS CRUCES, a district that enrolls 22,670 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY logs that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 22% White. By comparison, Doñan Ana County as a whole is about 68% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 45.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Doñan Ana County) reports that median household income runs about $56,848, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY is one of 81 public schools in Doñan Ana County (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students).

The closest other public school is VISTA MIDDLE, roughly 1.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 549 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 72% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.