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How has HILLRISE ELEMENTARY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS CRUCES·NCES 350150000689
HILLRISE ELEMENTARY
1400 SOUTH CURNUTT ST, LAS CRUCES, NM 88011 · (575) 527-9666 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
421 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
47%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
50.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
31.1%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 HILLRISE ELEMENTARY
HILLRISE ELEMENTARY's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLRISE ELEMENTARY this school | 421 | 100.0% | 43.9% |
| MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 426 | 100.0% | 37.0% |
| SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 402 | 99.5% | 37.8% |
| SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 407 | 100.0% | 38.7% |
| PETROGLYPH ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 498 | 99.8% | 43.0% |
| VALENCIA ELEMENTARY PORTALES | 366 | 100.0% | 40.1% |
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 HILLRISE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #73 of 329 | #11 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #131 of 354 | #18 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #101 of 366 | #13 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #104 of 490 | #15 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #143 of 318 | #27 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #143 of 334 | #3 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #135 of 393 | #32 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #115 of 287 | #7 of 33 |
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
421
-59 (-12%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 421 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 100% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 99% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 30.9 | 14.5:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 100% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 38.7 | 14.6:1 | 100% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 50% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 54% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 33% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 29 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HILLRISE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (565 to 421); teachers down 15% (38.7 to 33).
About HILLRISE ELEMENTARY
HILLRISE ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, one of the schools in LAS CRUCES. Enrollment is 421 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students, so this school is 47% above average.
District-wide, LAS CRUCES has 39 schools and 22,670 students.
By race and ethnicity, HILLRISE ELEMENTARY is 68% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 24% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Doña Ana County is about 68% Hispanic. HILLRISE ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 33 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.8:1. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average ratio is about 12.9:1. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Doña Ana County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, HILLRISE ELEMENTARY receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New Mexico schools that have similar shares of low-income students, HILLRISE ELEMENTARY's results are 10.5 points above predicted: 43.9% against 33.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Doña Ana County show that median household income is about $56,848, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 81 public schools in Doña Ana County, with a combined enrollment of about 36,561.
The closest public school to HILLRISE ELEMENTARY is LYNN MIDDLE, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of HILLRISE ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, HILLRISE ELEMENTARY is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 480 in 2020-21 and 421 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Hillrise Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hillrise Elementary. HILLRISE ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLELKHORN, NE · 321 students
Nearby schools
- LYNN MIDDLE1.1 mi · 507
- CONLEE ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 417
- MESILLA VALLEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY1.1 mi · 94
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,713
- UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 363
- DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About HILLRISE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at HILLRISE ELEMENTARY?
HILLRISE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HILLRISE ELEMENTARY serve?
HILLRISE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does HILLRISE ELEMENTARY have?
HILLRISE ELEMENTARY employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at HILLRISE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at HILLRISE ELEMENTARY are roughly 24% White, 68% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is HILLRISE ELEMENTARY public or private?
HILLRISE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAS CRUCES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.