MESILLA ELEMENTARY

MESILLA ELEMENTARY is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, overseen by LAS CRUCES. The school educates 324 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within LAS CRUCES, which oversees 39 schools and 22,670 students, MESILLA ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MESILLA ELEMENTARY logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 17% White. The wider county runs roughly 68% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MESILLA ELEMENTARY has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, MESILLA ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 45.7%, a residual of +12.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Doñan Ana County) records that median household earnings sit near $56,848, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MESILLA ELEMENTARY is one of 81 public schools in Doñan Ana County (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students).

Nearest neighbor: RIO GRANDE PREPARATORY INSTITUTE, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MESILLA ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MESILLA ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. MESILLA ELEMENTARY's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 297 (now 324). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 68% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.