Enrollment
599
Combined
STATE 498
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES·NCES 350018801160
EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES
850 N TELSHOR BLVD, LAS CRUCES, NM 88011 · (575) 888-4476 · Doña Ana County
GRADES KG–11COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of New Mexico public 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 schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
52 FTE teachers
STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
279 students
STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 29 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 63% smaller than its 8th grade class (94).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
41.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
18.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES
EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES this school | 599 | 46.6% | 39.9% |
| CMS IACADEMY AT LINCOLN JACKSON CLOVIS | 131 | 84.7% | N/A |
| ASPEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL SANTA FE | 285 | 98.6% | 25.3% |
| MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS 2.0 ALBUQUERQUE | 1,040 | 99.6% | 44.4% |
| HOZHO ACADEMY GALLUP | 781 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
| MANZANO HIGH ALBUQUERQUE | 1,157 | 95.2% | N/A |
Matched among New Mexico K-12 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 EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.9% | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #13 of 15 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 599 | 51.8 | 11.6:1 | 47% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 25.3 | 13.6:1 | 44% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 14 | 13.5:1 | 50% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES.
About EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES
EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES is a public school serving multiple grade levels in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. The school counted 599 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 11. The school is 20% larger than the average for combined schools in New Mexico.
EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The share of Hispanic students at EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES is 82%. Enrollment also includes 10% White and 7% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 68% share among Doña Ana County residents. The diversity index for EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES is 32%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES, there are about 11.6 students; the school has 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.3:1 average for combined schools in New Mexico is close to this figure. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 47%. Across public schools in Doña Ana County, the average is 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES lands at C, ahead of 34% of New Mexico public schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 39.9% actual against 46.3% predicted.
The school is in Doña Ana County, where median household income comes to about $56,848, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Doña Ana County's 81 public schools enroll about 36,561 students and include EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, SIERRA MIDDLE, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES is 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
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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
Nearby schools
- SIERRA MIDDLE0.5 mi · 698
- LOMA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 450
- DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 502
- BOOKER T. WASHINGTON1.2 mi · 361
- HERMOSA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 408
- MESILLA VALLEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY1.6 mi · 94
Frequently asked questions
About EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCESHow large is EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES?
EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES enrolls approximately 599 students in grades KG-11.
Is EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES an elementary, middle, or high school?
EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-11.
How many teachers does EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES have?
EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES?
Student demographics at EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES are roughly 10% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES in?
EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES is part of EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES.
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