Is Booker T. Washington a good school?

Booker T. Washington ranks in the bottom 8.1% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Booker T. Washington?

In the 2022-23 school year, 395 students attended Booker T. Washington.

What is the racial makeup of Booker T. Washington?

Students at Booker T. Washington are 90% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Booker T. Washington attend?

Students who attend Booker T. Washington usually go on to attend: Middle : Sierra Middle High : Arrowhead Park Early College High School High : Centennial High School

Booker T. Washington

Summary:

Booker T. Washington is an elementary school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 395 students. The school is part of the Las Cruces school district, which is ranked 63 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Booker T. Washington consistently performs below the Las Cruces and New Mexico state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Booker T. Washington had only 23% proficiency in ELA, 7% in Math, and 15% in Science, compared to the Las Cruces averages of 39%, 23%, and 38%, respectively. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past several years, with proficiency rates remaining low. Booker T. Washington's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as male students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank among the lowest in the state.

While Booker T. Washington's performance for English Language Learners is a relative bright spot, the school's overall academic achievement lags behind nearby schools like Jornada Elementary and Conlee Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. The nearby J Paul Taylor Academy, a charter school, stands out with much higher proficiency rates and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more successful in this area. Booker T. Washington's consistently low performance, particularly for certain student subgroups, indicates that the school is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education, and targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address these persistent issues.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

755 East Chestnut Ave
Las Cruces, NM 88001

(575) 527-9595

District: Las Cruces

SchoolDigger Rank:
398^th of 433 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,990

Students who attend Booker T. Washington usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Middle
High:	Arrowhead Park Early College High School
	Centennial High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 395

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

White:

7.3%

African American:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Booker T. Washington ranks worse than 91.9% of elementary schools in New Mexico. It also ranks last among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Las Cruces School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.73. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.4%), White (7.3%), African American (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Las Cruces School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Booker T. Washington is 14. 13 elementary schools in the Las Cruces School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Booker T. Washington employs 28.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Booker T. Washington is $13,990, which is the highest among 25 elementary schools in the Las Cruces School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Booker T. Washington:

SchoolDigger ranks Booker T. Washington 398^th of 433 New Mexico public elementary schools. (See Booker T. Washington in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

Hispanic students:

Las Cruces:

SchoolDigger ranks Las Cruces 63^rd of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Booker T. Washington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2005	24.06	316^th	389	18.8%
2006	29.77	291^st	390	25.4%
2007	22.70	338^th	398	15.1%
2008	26.95	325^th	405	19.8%
2009	43.69	238^th	411	42.1%
2010	39.23	273^rd	419	34.8%
2011	40.89	239^th	402	40.5%
2012	26.18	316^th	398	20.6%
2013	27.62	322^nd	412	21.8%
2014	22.81	375^th	442	15.2%
2015	28.17	312^th	421	25.9%
2016	19.63	359^th	410	12.4%
2017	17.63	326^th	374	12.8%
2018	22.00	313^th	383	18.3%
2019	26.53	299^th	396	24.5%
2022	24.05	318^th	420	24.3%
2023	15.55	395^th	435	9.2%
2024	13.73	398^th	433	8.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Booker T. Washington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	30.73	60^th	83	27.7%
2019	46.49	49^th	98	50.0%
2022	76.93	21^st	203	89.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Booker T. Washington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	27.41	278^th	356	21.9%
2019	33.11	253^rd	361	29.9%
2022	27.62	274^th	410	33.2%
2023	15.87	388^th	426	8.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Booker T. Washington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	38.99	200^th	339	41.0%
2019	45.65	167^th	343	51.3%
2022	23.28	286^th	395	27.6%
2023	16.25	363^rd	390	6.9%
2024	13.98	361^st	393	8.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Booker T. Washington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	16.19	309^th	333	7.2%
2019	29.05	248^th	337	26.4%
2022	45.05	161^st	392	58.9%
2023	15.52	374^th	414	9.7%
2024	13.11	385^th	410	6.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Booker T. Washington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	24.33	266^th	329	19.1%
2019	28.63	238^th	320	25.6%
2022	25.77	272^nd	389	30.1%
2023	16.27	359^th	395	9.1%
2024	13.39	364^th	390	6.7%

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Rank History for White students at Booker T. Washington

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	12.56	385^th	413	6.8%

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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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by a citizen
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

I Would like to congratulate Terry Romano on her appointment and promotion to Principal of Washington Elementary School. Job well done.

Rick Delgado
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Enrollment information for Booker T. Washington

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1990	14	13	0	426	0	n/a	n/a	453
1991	19	18	0	464	2	n/a	n/a	503
1992	19	18	1	452	1	n/a	n/a	491
1993	12	18	3	454	1	n/a	n/a	488
1994	23	11	2	457	5	n/a	n/a	498
1995	25	11	2	446	3	n/a	n/a	487
1996	25	11	2	446	3	n/a	n/a	487
1997	21	11	2	448	1	n/a	n/a	483
1998	31	24	2	481	1	n/a	n/a	539
1999	23	21	2	426	0	n/a	n/a	472
2000	17	19	1	434	4	n/a	n/a	475
2001	19	19	2	403	3	n/a	n/a	446
2002	15	9	0	383	2	n/a	n/a	409
2003	15	9	0	383	2	n/a	n/a	409
2004	6	4	0	366	2	n/a	n/a	378
2005	8	8	0	370	3	n/a	n/a	389
2006	14	13	0	404	2	n/a	n/a	433
2007	13	9	0	323	1	n/a	n/a	346
2008	12	8	1	328	0	n/a	n/a	349
2009	17	8	0	296	3	n/a	n/a	324
2010	29	5	0	299	2	0	0	335
2011	22	6	0	324	3	0	0	355
2012	22	4	2	336	1	0	0	365
2013	15	6	0	384	2	0	0	407
2014	6	7	0	388	2	0	0	403
2015	9	1	0	373	1	0	0	384
2016	9	3	0	320	3	0	0	335
2017	17	3	0	329	2	0	0	351
2018	12	2	0	328	2	0	0	344
2019	11	2	1	326	2	0	0	342
2020	16	4	2	331	2	1	0	356
2021	11	1	1	284	3	0	1	301
2022	16	5	0	297	2	0	0	320
2023	29	6	0	357	2	0	1	395

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Booker T. Washington

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	453	22.7	19.9	n/a
1991	503	25.8	19.4	n/a
1992	491	28.5	17.2	n/a
1993	488	26.5	18.4	n/a
1994	498	29.1	17.1	n/a
1995	487	30.2	16.1	n/a
1996	487	30.2	16.1	n/a
1997	483	32.5	14.9	n/a
1998	539	32.3	16.7	n/a
1999	472	32.8	14.4	79
2000	475	34.8	13.6	89.1
2001	446	36.1	12.4	99.3
2002	409	32.5	12.6	94.1
2003	409	32.5	12.6	94.1
2004	378	34.5	11.0	93.7
2005	389	31.0	12.5	96.1
2006	433	33.5	12.9	64.9
2007	346	34.0	10.2	52.9
2008	349	29.1	12.0	53.9
2009	324	28.1	11.5	48.1
2010	335	25.1	13.3	99.1
2011	355	24.5	14.4	99.2
2012	365	25.6	14.2	99.2
2013	407	25.7	15.8	98.8
2014	403	26.9	14.9	94.8
2015	384	27.0	14.2	89.3
2016	335	24.0	13.9	100
2017	351	20.5	17.1	100
2018	344	21.1	16.2	100
2019	342	20.6	16.5	100
2020	356	21.0	16.9	100
2021	301	21.8	13.8	100
2022	320	18.2	17.5	100
2023	395	28.1	14.0	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Booker T. Washington

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	453	22.7	19.9	n/a
1991	503	25.8	19.4	n/a
1992	491	28.5	17.2	n/a
1993	488	26.5	18.4	n/a
1994	498	29.1	17.1	n/a
1995	487	30.2	16.1	n/a
1996	487	30.2	16.1	n/a
1997	483	32.5	14.9	n/a
1998	539	32.3	16.7	n/a
1999	472	32.8	14.4	79
2000	475	34.8	13.6	89.1
2001	446	36.1	12.4	99.3
2002	409	32.5	12.6	94.1
2003	409	32.5	12.6	94.1
2004	378	34.5	11.0	93.7
2005	389	31.0	12.5	96.1
2006	433	33.5	12.9	64.9
2007	346	34.0	10.2	52.9
2008	349	29.1	12.0	53.9
2009	324	28.1	11.5	48.1
2010	335	25.1	13.3	99.1
2011	355	24.5	14.4	99.2
2012	365	25.6	14.2	99.2
2013	407	25.7	15.8	98.8
2014	403	26.9	14.9	94.8
2015	384	27.0	14.2	89.3
2016	335	24.0	13.9	100
2017	351	20.5	17.1	100
2018	344	21.1	16.2	100
2019	342	20.6	16.5	100
2020	356	21.0	16.9	100
2021	301	21.8	13.8	100
2022	320	18.2	17.5	100
2023	395	28.1	14.0	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Booker T. Washington

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$13,990

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Booker T. Washington

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 299^th of 396 Elementary schools	Ranks 395^th of 435 Elementary schools	15.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Language Arts (Booker T. Washington)	13	12.5	0.5%
3rd Grade Language Arts (Las Cruces)	29	31.3	2.3%
3rd Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	30	31.8	1.8%
4th Grade Language Arts (Booker T. Washington)	26	22.2	3.8%
4th Grade Language Arts (Las Cruces)	28	37	9%
4th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	30	35.2	5.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Booker T. Washington)	9	8.9	0.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Las Cruces)	27	24.6	2.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)	27	24.5	2.5%
5th Grade Language Arts (Booker T. Washington)	25	40	15%
5th Grade Language Arts (Las Cruces)	33	39.4	6.4%
5th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	33	35.7	2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Booker T. Washington)	14	25.7	11.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Las Cruces)	24	31.7	7.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)	24	30.7	6.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	342	395	15.5%
African American	2	6	200%
American Indian	2	2
Asian	1	0	100%
Hispanic	326	357	9.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	11	29	163.6%
Two or More Races	0	1
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	100%	100%

Schools Near Booker T. Washington

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2024)	NM-MSSA Mathematics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Booker T. Washington	Public	PK, KG-5	755 East Chestnut Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9595	395	28	14.0	100.0%	29 (7.3%)	6 (1.5%)	357 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.7	398^th of 433 public elementary schools	8.1%		15.5	395^th of 435 public elementary schools	9.2%	3	15.0	23.0	7.0	$13,990
Alameda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 N. Alameda Blvd	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9486	355	27	13.1	100.0%	44 (12.4%)	5 (1.4%)	300 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14.9	391^st of 433 public elementary schools	9.7%		36.5	276^th of 435 public elementary schools	36.6%	115	17.0	20.0	11.0	$9,652
Loma Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 East Madrid	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9546	505	33	15.1	100.0%	48 (9.5%)	8 (1.6%)	444 (87.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28.5	310^th of 433 public elementary schools	28.4%		39.7	259^th of 435 public elementary schools	40.5%	51	20.0	28.0	19.0	$10,870
J Paul Taylor Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	402 W. Court Ave Bldg 2	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	J Paul Taylor Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 652-4006	198	15	12.9	27.8%	52 (26.3%)	1 (0.5%)	135 (68.2%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	86.1	57^th of 433 public elementary schools	86.8%		88.7	50^th of 435 public elementary schools	88.5%	7	51.0	62.0	38.0	$7,963
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 North Alameda Blvd	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9496	163	17	9.7	100.0%	24 (14.7%)	3 (1.8%)	132 (81.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	46.4	204^th of 433 public elementary schools	52.9%		43.8	232^nd of 435 public elementary schools	46.7%	28	26.0	43.0	20.0	$12,022
Hermosa Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1655 East Amador Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9530	401	29	13.7	100.0%	35 (8.7%)	5 (1.2%)	359 (89.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21	353^rd of 433 public elementary schools	18.5%		34	287^th of 435 public elementary schools	34.0%	66	30.0	25.0	11.0	$11,668
Mac Arthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 N 4th St	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9556	353	27	12.9	100.0%	22 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	329 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.1	339^th of 433 public elementary schools	21.7%		26.7	329^th of 435 public elementary schools	24.4%	10	25.0	22.0	17.0	$10,671
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	915 E California Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9586	371	30	12.5	100.0%	44 (11.9%)	17 (4.6%)	303 (81.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14.3	397^th of 433 public elementary schools	8.3%		20.3	371^st of 435 public elementary schools	14.7%	26	14.0	22.0	9.0	$12,275
Jornada Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Elks Dr	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9536	490	33	14.9	100.0%	58 (11.8%)	5 (1.0%)	416 (84.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	57.3	158^th of 433 public elementary schools	63.5%		51.3	199^th of 435 public elementary schools	54.3%	41	46.0	40.0	27.0	$8,912
Raices Del Saber Xinachtli Community	Public, Charter	K-5	2211 North Valley Drive	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Raices Del Saber Xinachtli Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 571-2177	114	9	12.6	88.6%	5 (4.4%)	1 (0.9%)	105 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	336^th of 433 public elementary schools	22.4%		38.1	267^th of 435 public elementary schools	38.6%	69		30.0	11.0

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