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Best public schools in Las Cruces, NM

46 public schools in Las Cruces: 25 elementary · 8 middle · 10 high · 2 K-8 · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across New Mexico.

Elementary schools

25 schools in Las Cruces, best first
1
DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY 95.9
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 539 students
ELA 75%Math 53%Science 77%
#15 of 355 in New Mexico
2
SONOMA ELEMENTARY 82.4
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 735 students
ELA 57%Math 37%Science 51%
#63 of 355 in New Mexico
3
TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY 81.3
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 584 students
ELA 54%Math 41%Science 45%
#67 of 355 in New Mexico
4
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY 76.5
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 724 students
ELA 55%Math 33%Science 44%
#84 of 355 in New Mexico
5
EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY 76.2
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 482 students
ELA 54%Math 38%Science 37%
#85 of 355 in New Mexico
6
CONLEE ELEMENTARY 71.7
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 411 students
ELA 51%Math 39%Science 32%
#101 of 355 in New Mexico
7
DONA ANA ELEMENTARY 70.6
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 377 students
ELA 51%Math 32%Science 41%
#105 of 355 in New Mexico
8
MESILLA PARK ELEMENTARY 69.2
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 330 students
ELA 47%Math 39%Science 33%
#110 of 355 in New Mexico
9
HILLRISE ELEMENTARY 68.9
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 431 students
ELA 51%Math 28%Science 44%
#111 of 355 in New Mexico
10
MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY 66.3
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 723 students
ELA 52%Math 32%Science 29%
#120 of 355 in New Mexico
11
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY 62.7
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 186 students
ELA 56%Math 26%Science 31%
#133 of 355 in New Mexico
12
MESILLA ELEMENTARY 60.1
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 317 students
ELA 52%Math 35%Science 18%
#142 of 355 in New Mexico
13
JORNADA ELEMENTARY 59.3
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 453 students
ELA 46%Math 27%Science 43%
#145 of 355 in New Mexico
14
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY 43.8
Las Cruces · Grades 3-5 · 351 students
ELA 43%Math 20%Science 33%
#200 of 355 in New Mexico
15
FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY 40.7
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 407 students
ELA 41%Math 23%Science 28%
#211 of 355 in New Mexico
16
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY 39.3
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 198 students
ELA 49%Math 20%Science 18%
#216 of 355 in New Mexico
17
UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARY 33.1
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 341 students
ELA 42%Math 20%Science 22%
#238 of 355 in New Mexico
18
LOMA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY 21.8
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 479 students
ELA 34%Math 17%Science 19%
#278 of 355 in New Mexico
19
ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY 21.3
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 336 students
ELA 38%Math 15%Science 20%
#280 of 355 in New Mexico
20
HERMOSA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY 17.9
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 406 students
ELA 32%Math 15%Science 24%
#292 of 355 in New Mexico
21
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON 17.6
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 392 students
ELA 31%Math 16%
#293 of 355 in New Mexico
22
MAC ARTHUR ELEMENTARY 11.4
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 352 students
ELA 32%Math 13%Science 17%
#315 of 355 in New Mexico
23
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY 10.8
Las Cruces · Grades PK-5 · 377 students
ELA 30%Math 10%
#317 of 355 in New Mexico
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CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY —
Las Cruces · Grades PK-2 · 517 students
ELA 34%
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RAICES DEL SABER XINACHTLI COMMUNITY —
Raices Del Saber Xinachtli Community · Grades K-5 · Charter · 133 students
ELA 39%

Middle schools

8 schools in Las Cruces, best first
1
CAMINO REAL MIDDLE 92.0
Las Cruces · Grades 6-8 · 928 students
ELA 62%Math 38%Science 57%
#11 of 132 in New Mexico
2
VISTA MIDDLE 69.3
Las Cruces · Grades 6-8 · 581 students
ELA 52%Math 24%Science 32%
#41 of 132 in New Mexico
3
SIERRA MIDDLE 61.0
Las Cruces · Grades 6-8 · 752 students
ELA 41%Math 27%Science 36%
#52 of 132 in New Mexico
4
MESA MIDDLE 40.5
Las Cruces · Grades 6-8 · 718 students
ELA 37%Math 16%Science 29%
#79 of 132 in New Mexico
5
ZIA MIDDLE 34.5
Las Cruces · Grades 6-8 · 626 students
ELA 31%Math 21%Science 26%
#87 of 132 in New Mexico
6
PICACHO MIDDLE 23.9
Las Cruces · Grades 6-8 · 684 students
ELA 32%Math 14%Science 25%
#101 of 132 in New Mexico
7
LYNN MIDDLE 20.8
Las Cruces · Grades 6-8 · 513 students
ELA 30%Math 13%Science 28%
#105 of 132 in New Mexico
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LA ACADEMIA DOLORES HUERTA —
La Academia Dolores Huerta · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 68 students
ELA 29%

High schools

10 schools in Las Cruces, best first
1
ARROWHEAD PARK EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL 87.8
Las Cruces · Grades 9-12 · 554 students
ELA 73%Math 42%Science 61%
#10 of 78 in New Mexico
2
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL 62.2
Las Cruces · Grades 9-12 · 1,664 students
ELA 41%Math 19%Science 38%
#30 of 78 in New Mexico
3
LAS CRUCES HIGH 31.4
Las Cruces · Grades 9-12 · 1,806 students
ELA 32%Math 7%Science 34%
#54 of 78 in New Mexico
4
ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL 28.8
Las Cruces · Grades 9-12 · 2,063 students
ELA 34%Math 5%Science 36%
#56 of 78 in New Mexico
5
MAYFIELD HIGH 14.7
Las Cruces · Grades 9-12 · 1,401 students
ELA 30%Math 6%Science 22%
#67 of 78 in New Mexico
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ALMA D'ARTE CHARTER —
Alma D'Arte Charter · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 137 students
No published test results
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AZTEC YOUTH ACADEMY —
Juvenile Justice · Grades 9-12 · 32 students
No published test results
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LAS MONTANAS CHARTER —
Las Montanas Charter · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 172 students
No published test results
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NEW AMERICA SCHOOL - LAS CRUCES —
New America School - Las Cruces · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 178 students
No published test results
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SOUTHERN NM CORRECTIONS —
Nm Corrections · Grades 8-12 · 1 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Las Cruces, best first
1
WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY 85.5
Las Cruces · Grades PK-8 · 283 students
ELA 69%Math 60%Science 73%
#6 of 38 in New Mexico
2
J PAUL TAYLOR ACADEMY 80.3
J Paul Taylor Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 200 students
ELA 61%Math 48%Science 57%
#8 of 38 in New Mexico

Combined schools

1 school in Las Cruces
1
EXPLORE ACADEMY LAS CRUCES 37.9
Explore Academy Las Cruces · Grades K-11 · Charter · 343 students
ELA 37%Math 20%Science 42%
#21 of 33 in New Mexico

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