Sunrise Elementary
Public · Grades 3–5 · 363 students
White Sands Elementary
1 Viking St White Sands Missile Range, Las Cruces, NM 88002
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
270
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.6 : 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 White Sands Elementary
White Sands Elementary is a public elementary school in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Las Cruces. The school is located in a rural area in Doña Ana County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 270 students were enrolled, with about 10.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than 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–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 270 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Las Cruces
- County
- Doña Ana County
- NCES school ID
- 350150000397
Schools near White Sands Elementary
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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 660 students
Highland Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 704 students
Desert Hills Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 502 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.