Cesar Chavez Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Las Cruces, New Mexico
Cesar Chavez Elementary in Las Cruces, New Mexico enrolled 492 students in 2024-25 with 47.5 full-time teachers, 10.4 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%
508 students in 2022-23, 517 students in 2023-24, 492 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.5 to 47.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 508 | 37.5 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 40.0 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 492 | 47.5 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 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.
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 367 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cesar Chavez Elementary enrolled 367 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 367 of the 367 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent52.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.0% of students were Hispanic, 7.7% White, 0.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic90.0%
- White7.7%
- Two or more races0.8%
- Black0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
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.
Elementary schools in Las Cruces
27 public elementary schools in Las Cruces report 2024-25 enrollment; Cesar Chavez Elementary is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Vista Elementary | 706 | 12.7 | 100.0% |
| Highland Elementary | 704 | 14.4 | 100.0% |
| Sonoma Elementary | 660 | 12.0 | 99.8% |
| Tombaugh Elementary | 565 | 12.2 | 99.6% |
| Desert Hills Elementary | 502 | 12.1 | 100.0% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary | 492 | 10.4 | 100.0% |
| East Picacho Elementary | 460 | 12.3 | 100.0% |
| Loma Heights Elementary | 450 | 11.9 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cesar Chavez Elementary
- Sunrise ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 363 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Monte Vista ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 706 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Cesar Chavez Elementary with Sunrise ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in New MexicoCesar Chavez Elementary is the number 51 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#51 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.10.4:1
- 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 Cesar Chavez Elementary
How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary?
492 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 508 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Las Cruces, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Elementary?
10.4 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.Is Cesar Chavez Elementary a Title I school?
Cesar Chavez Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary in?
Las Cruces Public Schools, NCES district ID 3501500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350150000794 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
- 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.