1
Best kept secret on campus at TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS CRUCES·NCES 350150030009
TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY
226 CARVER RD, LAS CRUCES, NM 88005 · (575) 527-9575 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
563 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 | 39 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
Student demographics
23%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
51.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
39.2%
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 39 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #77 of 329 | #12 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #73 of 354 | #13 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #100 of 366 | #12 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #25 of 490 | #4 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #111 of 318 | #17 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #253 of 334 | #14 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #235 of 393 | #42 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #172 of 287 | #12 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
565
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 565 | 46.5 | 12.2:1 | 100% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 41.5 | 14.1:1 | 99% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 41.3 | 14.2:1 | 100% (585) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 100% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 42.2 | 16.3:1 | 100% (689) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 100% (665) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 63% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 63% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 30 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY.
About TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY
TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. The school enrolls 565 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average enrollment is about 287.
LAS CRUCES, which runs TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY, has 39 schools and 22,670 students.
Hispanic students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% White. Doña Ana County's residents are about 68% Hispanic, 19 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY reported 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.2:1. Elementary schools in New Mexico have an average ratio of 12.9:1. Roughly 100% of students at TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 98% average for public schools in Doña Ana County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY is 33.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.4%.
For Doña Ana County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $56,848 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Counting TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY, Doña Ana County has 81 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, MESILLA PARK ELEMENTARY is about 1.0 miles from TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY. The five-mile area around TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 39.6%, lower than TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY's 43.4%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY was 578 in 2020-21 and 565 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.8:1 to 12.2:1.
TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- MESILLA PARK ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 311
- ARROWHEAD PARK EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 549
- ZIA MIDDLE1.7 mi · 616
- MESILLA ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 324
- RIO GRANDE PREPARATORY INSTITUTE2.1 mi · 46
- LAS CRUCES HIGH2.1 mi · 1,703
Frequently asked questions
About TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARYHow large is TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY?
TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY serve?
TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY?
TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 10% White, 87% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY?
TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY is overseen by LAS CRUCES in Doña Ana County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.