FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY

FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, part of LAS CRUCES. Current enrollment sits at 405 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY sits 41% bigger than that benchmark.

LAS CRUCES comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 22,670 students; FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY reports that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder reads as 10% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 25.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Doñan Ana County shows 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. Across Doñan Ana County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students), FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PICACHO MIDDLE, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 16%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 24% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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