White Sands Elementary School

White Sands, NM 88002

Phone: (505) 527-5800
District: Las Cruces Public Schools

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 266 students

White Sands Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the Las Cruces Public Schools district. It is among the few public schools in New Mexico to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

White Sands Elementary School is a public school in the Las Cruces Public Schools district located in White Sands, NM. As of 2012, the students are 44.4% White, non-Hispanic; 38.3% Hispanic; 11.7% Black, non-Hispanic; 3% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 1.9% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.8% Asian/Pacific Islander. 31.2% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 44.4% 21% 26%
Hispanic 38.3% 74% 59%
Black, non-Hispanic 11.7% 3% 2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3% — —
Native American or Native Alaskan 1.9% 1% 10%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8% 1% 1%
Multiracial — — 1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 31.2% 63% 68%
English learners — 14% 16%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Sonoma Ranch Neighborhood/Subdivision Las Cruces NM 13.8 mi
2 Mesquite Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision El Paso TX 29.6 mi
3 Redstone Cove Neighborhood/Subdivision El Paso TX 30.7 mi
4 Las Tierras Neighborhood/Subdivision El paso TX 42.2 mi
5 Shadow Ridge Apartments Apartment Complex El Paso TX 42.4 mi
6 Golf Course Neighborhood/Subdivision Alamogordo NM 45.6 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Freedom Crossing Fort bliss TX 38.6 mi
2 Downtown El paso TX 42.3 mi
3 Far East El paso TX 43 mi
Base Distance
White Sands Missile Range 1.2 mi.
Fort Bliss 39.5 mi.
Holloman AFB 40.2 mi.
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