Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS CRUCES·NCES 350150000392
MESILLA ELEMENTARY
2363 CALLE DEL SUR, LAS CRUCES, NM 88005 · (575) 527-9566 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
324 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
Student demographics
34%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
53.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
41.1%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 →
Where MESILLA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #66 of 329 | #9 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #65 of 354 | #11 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #85 of 366 | #9 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #206 of 490 | #32 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #78 of 318 | #10 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #204 of 334 | #10 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #128 of 393 | #25 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #28 of 57 | #5 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
324
+52 (+19%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 324 | 28.5 | 11.4:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 25.5 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 19.9 | 13.8:1 | 100% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 100% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 19.4 | 15.3:1 | 100% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 57% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 54% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 52% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 297 | 18 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MESILLA ELEMENTARY.
About MESILLA ELEMENTARY
MESILLA ELEMENTARY operates as a medium-sized elementary school in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. The school counts 324 students across pre-K through 5.
LAS CRUCES has 39 schools and 22,670 students, and MESILLA ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, MESILLA ELEMENTARY is 79% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 17% White. Census figures show Doña Ana County is about 68% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at MESILLA ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
The teaching staff at MESILLA ELEMENTARY is 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.4:1. That ratio is under the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Doña Ana County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MESILLA ELEMENTARY, the prediction is 33.4% and the result is 45.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Doña Ana County, median household income is about $56,848, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 19%. The public schools of Doña Ana County number 81 and enroll about 36,561.
RIO GRANDE PREPARATORY INSTITUTE is located about 0.5 miles from MESILLA ELEMENTARY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, MESILLA ELEMENTARY is ahead of the 36.5% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 5.
In the federal locale system, MESILLA ELEMENTARY is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 19%, from 272 to 324.
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
Nearby schools
- RIO GRANDE PREPARATORY INSTITUTE0.5 mi · 46
- ZIA MIDDLE0.8 mi · 616
- MESILLA PARK ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 311
- TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 565
- LAS CRUCES HIGH2.3 mi · 1,703
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY2.8 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About MESILLA ELEMENTARYHow large is MESILLA ELEMENTARY?
MESILLA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MESILLA ELEMENTARY serve?
MESILLA ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does MESILLA ELEMENTARY have?
MESILLA ELEMENTARY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is MESILLA ELEMENTARY?
MESILLA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 17% White, 79% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MESILLA ELEMENTARY?
MESILLA ELEMENTARY is overseen by LAS CRUCES in Doña Ana County.
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