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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS CRUCES·NCES 350150000385
JORNADA ELEMENTARY
3400 ELKS DR, LAS CRUCES, NM 88005 · (575) 527-9536 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
11.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
429 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
25%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
46.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
28.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 JORNADA ELEMENTARY
JORNADA ELEMENTARY's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORNADA ELEMENTARY this school | 429 | 100.0% | 38.9% |
| LLANO ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 435 | 100.0% | N/A |
| DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 393 | 100.0% | 25.5% |
| RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY DEMING | 363 | 98.6% | 21.5% |
| YARBRO ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 474 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 492 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 JORNADA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #110 of 329 | #18 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #149 of 354 | #21 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #134 of 366 | #17 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #95 of 490 | #14 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #79 of 318 | #11 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #247 of 334 | #13 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #125 of 393 | #22 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #187 of 287 | #18 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
429
-98 (-19%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 429 | 37.5 | 11.4:1 | 100% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 36.5 | 12.4:1 | 85% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 32.8 | 14.9:1 | 100% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 100% (527) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 29.7 | 17.2:1 | 100% (511) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 51% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 58% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 53% (398) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 31 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JORNADA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (511 to 429); teachers up 26% (29.7 to 37.5).
About JORNADA ELEMENTARY
JORNADA ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school based in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. It educates 429 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students.
JORNADA ELEMENTARY is part of LAS CRUCES, where 39 schools serve 22,670 students.
Federal enrollment data show JORNADA ELEMENTARY is 86% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 10% White and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Doña Ana County, the Hispanic share is about 68%. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.4 students per teacher and 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Doña Ana County.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, JORNADA ELEMENTARY receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, JORNADA ELEMENTARY is 5.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.9% actual, 33.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Mexico.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Doña Ana County show that the median household income is $56,848, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. JORNADA ELEMENTARY is one of 81 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: LOMA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, JORNADA ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment has fallen by 98 students since 2020-21, to 429. By 2024-25, the school had 11.4 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at JORNADA ELEMENTARY, you can post them here. 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
Nearby schools
- LOMA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 450
- VISTA MIDDLE1.7 mi · 574
- BOOKER T. WASHINGTON1.8 mi · 361
- EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES1.8 mi · 599
- CAMINO REAL MIDDLE1.9 mi · 933
- ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About JORNADA ELEMENTARYHow large is JORNADA ELEMENTARY?
JORNADA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JORNADA ELEMENTARY serve?
JORNADA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at JORNADA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at JORNADA ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JORNADA ELEMENTARY?
At JORNADA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 10% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is JORNADA ELEMENTARY public or private?
JORNADA 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.