Alameda Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Las Cruces, New Mexico

Alameda Elementary in Las Cruces, New Mexico enrolled 331 students in 2024-25 with 26.5 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

355 students in 2022-23, 336 students in 2023-24, 331 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 26.5.

Students enrolled at Alameda Elementary by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 33101002003004002022-233552023-243362024-25331
Students enrolled at Alameda Elementary by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 33101002003004002022-233552023-243362024-25331
Students enrolled at Alameda Elementary by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 33101002003004002022-233552023-243362024-25331
Students enrolled at Alameda Elementary by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 33101002003004002022-233552023-243362024-25331
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335527.013.1
2023-2433629.011.6
2024-2533126.512.5

12.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools

Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Alameda Elementary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherAlameda Elementary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Alameda Elementary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherAlameda Elementary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Alameda Elementary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherAlameda Elementary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Alameda Elementary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherAlameda Elementary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 326 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alameda Elementary enrolled 326 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 326 of the 326 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent42.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.2% of students were Hispanic, 5.7% White, 1.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic91.2%
  2. White5.7%
  3. Black1.2%
  4. American Indian1.2%
  5. Two or more races0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Alameda Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%33%33.8%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%22% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Las Cruces

27 public elementary schools in Las Cruces report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Monte Vista Elementary70612.7100.0%
Highland Elementary70414.4100.0%
Sonoma Elementary66012.099.8%
Tombaugh Elementary56512.299.6%
Desert Hills Elementary50212.1100.0%
Cesar Chavez Elementary49210.4100.0%
East Picacho Elementary46012.3100.0%
Loma Heights Elementary45011.9100.0%

All public schools in Las Cruces →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alameda Elementary

  1. J Paul Taylor AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 200 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Booker T. WashingtonThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 361 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Alameda Elementary with J Paul Taylor AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Las Cruces Public Schools spends per student$14,613 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,613
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoAlameda Elementary is the number 195 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#195 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.12.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Alameda Elementary

  1. How many students attend Alameda Elementary?
    331 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 355 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Las Cruces, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alameda Elementary?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Alameda Elementary a Title I school?
    Alameda Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Alameda Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Alameda Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Alameda Elementary in?
    Las Cruces Public Schools, NCES district ID 3501500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350150000376 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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