Mission Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 37 students
Desert Hills Elementary
280 North Roadrunner Pkwy, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
502
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Las Cruces
Doña Ana County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 439 New Mexico elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Mexico elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Desert Hills Elementary
Desert Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Las Cruces. The school is located in a midsize city in Doña Ana County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 502 students were enrolled, with about 12.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical New Mexico elementary school (12.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 439 New Mexico elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 502 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Las Cruces
- County
- Doña Ana County
- NCES school ID
- 350150000649
Schools near Desert Hills Elementary
All 53 schools in Las Cruces →
Hillrise Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 421 students
Hermosa Heights Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 408 students
Loma Heights Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 450 students
Conlee Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 417 students
Booker T. Washington
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 361 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.