Central Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 182 students
J Paul Taylor Academy
402 W. Court Ave Bldg 2, Las Cruces, NM 88005
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
200
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
J Paul Taylor Academy
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 J Paul Taylor Academy
J Paul Taylor Academy is a charter elementary school in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a midsize city in Doña Ana County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 200 students were enrolled, with about 12.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Mexico elementary school (12.0 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Public Education Commission. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 439 New Mexico elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 200 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.6 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Public Education Commission
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- J Paul Taylor Academy
- County
- Doña Ana County
- NCES school ID
- 350014101057
Schools near J Paul Taylor Academy
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Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 274 students
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Valley View Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 343 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.