Tombaugh Elementary

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

Tombaugh Elementary in Las Cruces, New Mexico enrolled 565 students in 2024-25 with 46.5 full-time teachers, 12.2 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, 43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

585 students in 2022-23, 584 students in 2023-24, 565 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.3 to 46.5.

Students enrolled at Tombaugh Elementary by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 584, 2024-25: 56502004006002022-235852023-245842024-25565
Students enrolled at Tombaugh Elementary by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 584, 2024-25: 56502004006002022-235852023-245842024-25565
Students enrolled at Tombaugh Elementary by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 584, 2024-25: 56502004006002022-235852023-245842024-25565
Students enrolled at Tombaugh Elementary by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 584, 2024-25: 56502004006002022-235852023-245842024-25565
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358541.314.2
2023-2458441.514.1
2024-2556546.512.2

12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 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; Tombaugh Elementary 12.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTombaugh Elementary 12.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Tombaugh Elementary 12.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTombaugh Elementary 12.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Tombaugh Elementary 12.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTombaugh Elementary 12.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Tombaugh Elementary 12.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTombaugh Elementary 12.2state 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 552 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tombaugh Elementary enrolled 552 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 552 of the 552 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent23.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.9% of students were Hispanic, 9.9% White, 1.2% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic86.9%
  2. White9.9%
  3. Asian1.2%
  4. Two or more races1.2%
  5. Black0.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Tombaugh Elementary scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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, 2021-2243%33%33.8%
Math, 2022-2332%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; Tombaugh Elementary is number 4 by size.

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 Tombaugh Elementary

  1. Mesilla Park ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 311 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Mesilla ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 324 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Tombaugh Elementary with Mesilla Park ElementaryStudents, 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 MexicoTombaugh Elementary is the number 25 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.12.2:1
  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 Tombaugh Elementary

  1. How many students attend Tombaugh Elementary?
    565 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 585 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Las Cruces, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Tombaugh Elementary?
    12.2 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 Tombaugh Elementary a Title I school?
    Tombaugh Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Tombaugh Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Tombaugh Elementary scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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 Tombaugh Elementary in?
    Las Cruces Public Schools, NCES district ID 3501500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350150030009 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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