DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY

Regular School · LAS CRUCES, NM

DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY is a regular school school in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, serving grades PK–05 with 502 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

502

Teachers (FTE)

41.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	340	68%
White	103	21%
Asian	26	5%
Two or more races	16	3%
Black or African American	13	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	502	259M / 243F

English Language Learners: 78 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	.	22.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.28 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

13 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	502	100%

Contact & Location

505 SOUTH MAIN SUITE 249

LAS CRUCES, NM 88001

Phone: (575)527-9619

http://deserthills.lcps.net/o/dhes

District

LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,818

District enrollment: 23,075

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 88001) → CensusDepth.com
New Mexico population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Mexico teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

350150000649

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD