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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS CRUCES·NCES 350150001062
MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY
4675 PEACHTREE HILLS, LAS CRUCES, NM 88012 · (575) 527-9490 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
706 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 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
36%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
50.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
27.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY
MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY this school | 706 | 100.0% | 37.0% |
| SONOMA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 660 | 99.8% | 49.4% |
| HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 704 | 100.0% | 41.8% |
| TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL SANTA FE | 622 | 99.8% | 25.7% |
| CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 523 | 99.4% | 25.6% |
| SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 507 | 100.0% | 23.0% |
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 MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #132 of 329 | #21 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #156 of 354 | #23 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #107 of 366 | #14 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #6 of 490 | #1 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #136 of 318 | #25 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #194 of 334 | #9 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #140 of 393 | #37 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.9% | #12 of 57 | #1 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. 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
706
+75 (+12%) vs 2020
+91% since 2010-11, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 706 | 55.6 | 12.7:1 | 100% (706) |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 51.1 | 14.2:1 | 99% (717) |
| 2022-23 | 718 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 100% (718) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 36.3 | 15.7:1 | 100% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 45% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 59% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (570 to 706); teachers up 53% (36.3 to 55.6).
About MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, is home to MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY, a large elementary school. Enrolled students number 706 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students each.
MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY belongs to LAS CRUCES, a district of 39 schools and 22,670 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY, at 79%. The remaining students are 15% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Doña Ana County is about 68% Hispanic. MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
At MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY, 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Doña Ana County average 98%.
allk12 grades MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY a B. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.0% and a predicted 33.4%.
Within Doña Ana County, the median household income is $56,848, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. In all, Doña Ana County has 81 public schools and roughly 36,561 students.
Of nearby public schools, MESA MIDDLE is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY. Its average proficiency rate of 37.0% is below the 38.3% average for nearby schools.
MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is up 12% from 2020-21, when MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY had 631 students, to 2024-25, when it had 706. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.8:1 to 12.7:1.
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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 Monte Vista Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 3 states are named Monte Vista Elementary. MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY is the 5th largest of the 14.
- MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 379 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryLancaster, CA · 788 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 785 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryMurrieta, CA · 769 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryLa Crescenta, CA · 721 students
Nearby schools
- MESA MIDDLE0.4 mi · 728
- ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 2,128
- SONOMA ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 660
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY2.4 mi · 704
- CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY3.0 mi · 492
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY3.0 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY?
MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 706 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY serve?
MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY?
MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 15% White, 79% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY public or private?
MONTE VISTA 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.