Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Mesilla Park, New Mexico
Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy in Mesilla Park, New Mexico enrolled 94 students in 2024-25 with 6.0 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the New Mexico middle-school median of 12.6. 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, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%
100 students in 2022-23, 99 students in 2023-24, 94 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 6.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 100 | 5.0 | 20.0 |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 6.0 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 94 | 6.0 | 15.7 |
15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 New Mexico middle schools
Among the 154 New Mexico middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for middle 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy enrolled 88 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent21.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.1% of students were Hispanic, 44.7% White, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic51.1%
- White44.7%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Black1.1%
- Asian1.1%
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 Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50‑54% | 33% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35‑39% | 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.
What to look at next about Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy
- Lynn MiddleThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 507 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Sierra MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 698 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy with Lynn MiddleStudents, 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 MexicoMesilla Valley Leadership Academy is the number 122 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#122 of 158
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.15.7:1
- 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 Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy
How many students attend Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy?
94 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 100 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mesilla Park, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy?
15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for middle schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy a Title I school?
Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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.What district is Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy in?
Las Cruces Public Schools, NCES district ID 3501500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350150001078 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.