Desert Hills Elementary School

Las Cruces, NM 88011

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

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 561 students

Desert Hills Elementary School, located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, 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.

Desert Hills Elementary School is a public school in the Las Cruces Public Schools district located in Las Cruces, NM. As of 2012, the students are 55.4% Hispanic; 30.1% White, non-Hispanic; 5.7% Black, non-Hispanic; 4.5% Asian/Pacific Islander; 2.7% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 1.2% Multiracial; and 0.4% Native American or Native Alaskan. 36.2% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Hispanic 55.4% 74% 59%
White, non-Hispanic 30.1% 21% 26%
Black, non-Hispanic 5.7% 3% 2%
Asian/Pacific Islander 4.5% 1% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2.7% — —
Multiracial 1.2% — 1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.4% 1% 10%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 36.2% 63% 68%
English learners — 14% 16%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Sonoma Ranch Neighborhood/Subdivision Las Cruces NM 1.5 mi
2 Redstone Cove Neighborhood/Subdivision El Paso TX 33.3 mi
3 Mesquite Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision El Paso TX 33.3 mi
4 Shadow Ridge Apartments Apartment Complex El Paso TX 44.2 mi
5 Las Tierras Neighborhood/Subdivision El paso TX 46.8 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Freedom Crossing Fort bliss TX 39.6 mi
2 Downtown El paso TX 41.7 mi
3 Far East El paso TX 46.6 mi
Base Distance
White Sands Missile Range 15.5 mi.
Fort Bliss 40.4 mi.
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