Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS CRUCES·NCES 350150000397
WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY
1 VIKING ST WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, LAS CRUCES, NM 88002 · (575) 674-1241 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
270 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 | 22 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 8% |
Student demographics
64%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
63.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
58.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in New Mexico's top 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 WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #15 of 329 | #1 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #22 of 354 | #1 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #42 of 366 | #2 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #258 of 490 | #35 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #46 of 318 | #4 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #40 of 334 | #1 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #132 of 393 | #29 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #230 of 287 | #27 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
270
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 270 | 25.5 | 10.6:1 | 100% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 24.5 | 11.5:1 | 98% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 100% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 22 | 13.0:1 | 100% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 19.6 | 15.2:1 | 21% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 20 | 11.6:1 | 21% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 31% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 205 | 13 | 15.8:1 | 48% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY.
About WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY
At 1 VIKING ST WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY operates as a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 270 students.
LAS CRUCES has 39 schools; together they serve 22,670 students.
The most common group at WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY is Hispanic students, at 42%. It is also 41% White, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. Doña Ana County's residents are about 68% Hispanic, 26 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY's 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.6:1. On average, elementary schools in New Mexico have 12.9:1, compared with 10.6:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Doña Ana County average 98%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY beats its 33.4% prediction with 62.5%, a top-10% result in New Mexico.
County data help place the school in context: in Doña Ana County, the median household income is $56,848, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. In all, Doña Ana County has 81 public schools and roughly 36,561 students.
The next-closest public school is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY, about 11.1 miles away. WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.5% against a local average of 38.2%.
WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY's enrollment declined 6%, to 270. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.0 to 10.6 over 4 years.
The WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY11.1 mi · 363
- CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY11.1 mi · 492
- ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL13.0 mi · 2,128
- MESA MIDDLE13.8 mi · 728
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL14.0 mi · 1,713
- MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY14.1 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARYHow large is WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY?
WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 270 students in grades PK-08.
Is WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY?
At WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 41% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY?
WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY is overseen by LAS CRUCES in Doña Ana County.
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