Monte Vista Elementary School

Las Cruces, NM 88012

Phone: (505) 268-3520
District: Las Cruces Public Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-5 • 458 students

Las Cruces's Monte Vista Elementary School serves grades K-5 in the Las Cruces Public Schools district. It is among the few public elementary schools in New Mexico to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Monte Vista Elementary School is a public school in the Las Cruces Public Schools district located in Las Cruces, NM. As of 2012, the students are 75.3% Hispanic; 18.8% White, non-Hispanic; 4.4% Black, non-Hispanic; 0.7% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 0.4% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.4% Native American or Native Alaskan. 67.2% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Hispanic 75.3% 74% 59%
White, non-Hispanic 18.8% 21% 26%
Black, non-Hispanic 4.4% 3% 2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.7% — —
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4% 1% 1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.4% 1% 10%
Multiracial — — 1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 67.2% 63% 68%
English learners — 14% 16%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Sonoma Ranch Neighborhood/Subdivision Las Cruces NM 3.9 mi
2 Mesquite Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision El Paso TX 37.4 mi
3 Redstone Cove Neighborhood/Subdivision El Paso TX 37.6 mi
4 Shadow Ridge Apartments Apartment Complex El Paso TX 48.8 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Freedom Crossing Fort bliss TX 44.3 mi
2 Downtown El paso TX 46.6 mi
Base Distance
White Sands Missile Range 14.7 mi.
Fort Bliss 45.1 mi.
Holloman AFB 47.8 mi.
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