New America School - Las Cruces
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Las Cruces, New Mexico
New America School - Las Cruces in Las Cruces, New Mexico enrolled 225 students in 2024-25 with 11.1 full-time teachers, 20.3 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. 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, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-49% (New Mexico: 76.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 32% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
170 students in 2022-23, 178 students in 2023-24, 225 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.8 to 11.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 170 | 9.8 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 10.8 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 225 | 11.1 | 20.3 |
20.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 New Mexico high schools
Among the 185 New Mexico high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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 129 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New America School - Las Cruces enrolled 129 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 129 of the 129 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent78.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.4% of students were Hispanic, 5.3% White, 3.1% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic88.4%
- White5.3%
- Black3.1%
- Two or more races1.3%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
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 New America School - Las Cruces scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 | 20% or less | 20% or less | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 20% or less (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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
40-49% of the 42 students in New America School - Las Cruces's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 40‑49% | 40‑49% | 76.5% |
| Students in the class | 42 | 42 | 25,411 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Las Cruces
9 public high schools in Las Cruces report 2024-25 enrollment; New America School - Las Cruces is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Mountain High School | 2,128 | 19.0 | 100.0% |
| Centennial High School | 1,713 | 13.2 | 99.9% |
| Las Cruces High | 1,703 | 18.2 | 100.0% |
| Mayfield High | 1,327 | 17.2 | 100.0% |
| New America School - Las Cruces | 225 | 20.3 | 95.1% |
| Las Montanas Charter | 201 | 12.6 | 100.0% |
| Alma D'arte Charter | 63 | 9.5 | 100.0% |
| Aztec Youth Academy | 33 | 3.9 | 90.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about New America School - Las Cruces
- Alma D'arte CharterThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 63 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Las Montanas CharterThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 201 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare New America School - Las Cruces with Alma D'arte CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New America School - Las Cruces spends per student$12,865 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,865
- The largest public schools in New MexicoNew America School - Las Cruces is the number 101 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#101 of 211
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher20.3 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.20.3:1
- 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 New America School - Las Cruces
How many students attend New America School - Las Cruces?
225 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 170 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Las Cruces, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at New America School - Las Cruces?
20.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for high schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is New America School - Las Cruces a Title I school?
New America School - Las Cruces ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at New America School - Las Cruces do on state tests?
The students tested at New America School - Las Cruces scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 is the graduation rate at New America School - Las Cruces?
40-49% of the 42 students in New America School - Las Cruces's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is New America School - Las Cruces in?
New America School - Las Cruces, NCES district ID 3500156. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350015601082 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.