Organ Mountain High School

Summary:

Organ Mountain High School is a public high school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,980 students. The school is part of the Las Cruces School District, which is ranked 63 out of 119 districts in the state and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Organ Mountain High School has seen a fluctuating ranking over the years, ranging from 60th out of 198 New Mexico high schools in 2013-2014 (rated 4 stars) to 121st out of 181 in 2018-2019 (rated 2 stars). In the most recent school year (2023-2024), the school ranked 78th out of 190 New Mexico high schools and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American and military-connected students, is noteworthy, with these groups ranking higher than the overall school performance. However, the school's performance for Special Education and Multi-racial students is concerning, with these groups ranking in the bottom range compared to other New Mexico high schools.

Organ Mountain High School's test scores are generally below the state and Las Cruces district averages in subjects like Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in SAT School Day/English Language Arts (35%) and SAT School Day/Mathematics (7%) for 11th graders were lower than the Las Cruces (40% and 13%) and New Mexico (34% and 11%) averages. The school's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated between 76.0% and 82.1% over the past few years, which are generally lower than the state and district averages. Compared to other high schools in the Las Cruces district, such as Mayfield High and Las Cruces High, Organ Mountain High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below, while Centennial High School has consistently outperformed Organ Mountain High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5700 Mesa Grande Dr
       Las Cruces, NM  88011


(575) 527-9430

District: Las Cruces

SchoolDigger Rank:
78th of 190 New Mexico High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,399 Help


Feeder schools for Organ Mountain High School:

Elementary:    Cesar Chavez Elementary
    Dona Ana Elementary
    Highland Elementary
    Monte Vista Elementary
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Middle:    Camino Real Middle
    Mesa Middle
    Vista Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  1,980

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.6%
White:
17.7%
African American:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Organ Mountain High School ranks better than 58.9% of high schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked high schools in the Las Cruces School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.48. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Organ Mountain High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Organ Mountain High School has the largest high school student body size in the Las Cruces School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.6%), White (17.7%), African American (2.5%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Organ Mountain High School is 19, which is the highest among 6 high schools in the Las Cruces School District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Organ Mountain High School is $8,399. 4 high schools in the Las Cruces School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Organ Mountain High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Organ Mountain High School 78th of 190 New Mexico public high schools. (See Organ Mountain High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Las Cruces:

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


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Rank History for Organ Mountain High School

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Rank History for all students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 42.44 74th 129 42.6%
2006 35.03 89th 134 33.6%
2007 54.96 66th 150 56.0%
2008 53.16 64th 146 56.2%
2009 64.36 49th 151 67.5%
2010 79.79 28th 154 81.8%
2011 62.95 53rd 157 66.2%
2012 57.59 68th 163 58.3%
2013 50.94 84th 177 52.5%
2014 62.75 60th 198 69.7%
2015 39.27 94th 193 51.3%
2016 36.77 100th 185 45.9%
2017 35.95 91st 158 42.4%
2018 29.47 114th 182 37.4%
2019 29.18 121st 181 33.1%
2022 28.00 112th 177 36.7%
2023 36.29 94th 170 44.7%
2024 47.48 78th 190 58.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.72 31st 31 0.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.47 14th 20 30.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.09 45th 62 27.4%
2022 20.53 48th 58 17.2%
2023 28.84 27th 38 28.9%
2024 14.67 30th 30 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.42 133rd 164 18.9%
2019 23.07 134th 161 16.8%
2022 19.58 115th 154 25.3%
2023 43.02 70th 157 55.4%
2024 52.33 50th 154 67.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.57 106th 145 26.9%
2019 29.85 108th 144 25.0%
2022 23.81 121st 157 22.9%
2023 35.21 82nd 143 42.7%
2024 42.49 73rd 153 52.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.24 43rd 51 15.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 69.58 6th 24 75.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.57 101st 143 29.4%
2019 26.51 107th 151 29.1%
2022 27.38 126th 159 20.8%
2023 32.33 100th 146 31.5%
2024 42.08 73rd 159 54.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.04 12th 14 14.3%
2019 22.52 11th 14 21.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.43 9th 15 40.0%
2019 51.90 8th 21 61.9%
2022 71.23 9th 24 62.5%
2023 54.51 8th 18 55.6%
2024 83.31 5th 21 76.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.28 100th 133 24.8%
2019 22.14 122nd 139 12.2%
2022 19.23 135th 150 10.0%
2023 32.35 80th 132 39.4%
2024 40.34 74th 142 47.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 59.09 17th 44 61.4%
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Rank History for White students at Organ Mountain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.83 78th 115 32.2%
2019 36.78 71st 109 34.9%
2022 35.58 86th 133 35.3%
2023 30.15 104th 157 33.8%
2024 42.94 78th 155 49.7%
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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.

Organ Mountain High School Test Scores
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Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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Enrollment information for Organ Mountain High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 414 36 11 629 6 n/a n/a 0 1096
1991 434 43 9 662 3 n/a n/a 0 1151
1992 504 50 11 684 7 n/a n/a 0 1256
1993 578 66 18 813 6 n/a n/a 0 1481
1994 614 70 22 986 10 n/a n/a 0 1702
1995 639 78 19 1017 12 n/a n/a 0 1765
1996 639 78 19 1017 12 n/a n/a 0 1765
1997 658 75 20 1035 12 n/a n/a 0 1800
1998 646 57 15 1037 25 n/a n/a 0 1780
1999 634 47 14 1078 19 n/a n/a 0 1792
2000 547 49 24 1072 14 n/a n/a 0 1706
2001 504 42 19 1122 12 n/a n/a 0 1699
2002 488 62 19 1168 16 n/a n/a 0 1753
2003 488 62 19 1168 16 n/a n/a 0 1753
2004 501 65 28 1267 18 n/a n/a 0 1879
2005 516 53 18 1295 17 n/a n/a 0 1899
2006 500 65 22 1381 20 n/a n/a 0 1988
2007 554 64 22 1432 17 n/a n/a 0 2089
2008 575 75 21 1485 14 n/a n/a 0 2170
2009 505 98 26 1398 12 n/a n/a 0 2039
2010 560 93 31 1430 14 0 0 0 2128
2011 555 78 26 1432 16 2 0 0 2109
2012 540 79 25 1453 15 2 1 0 2115
2013 450 71 19 1287 18 4 2 0 1851
2014 391 53 19 1238 20 4 3 0 1728
2015 320 54 14 1169 16 4 8 0 1585
2016 291 58 13 1111 20 7 7 0 1507
2017 296 41 16 1114 16 14 0 0 1497
2018 279 46 19 1132 16 14 5 0 1511
2019 327 53 17 1175 15 10 6 0 1603
2020 342 57 19 1200 17 8 9 0 1652
2021 346 60 17 1346 18 5 16 0 1808
2022 338 61 10 1418 18 7 22 0 1874
2023 350 50 12 1517 12 11 28 0 1980

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 Organ Mountain High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 1096 53.1 20.6 n/a
1991 1151 59.1 19.4 n/a
1992 1256 62.7 20.0 n/a
1993 1481 67.8 21.8 n/a
1994 1702 79.5 21.4 n/a
1995 1765 81.2 21.7 n/a
1996 1765 81.2 21.7 n/a
1997 1800 90.0 20.0 n/a
1998 1780 94.0 18.9 n/a
1999 1792 97.3 18.4 36.1
2000 1706 99.1 17.2 37.4
2001 1699 98.4 17.3 43.1
2002 1753 107.0 16.4 54.8
2003 1753 107.0 16.4 54.8
2004 1879 109.5 17.2 70.2
2005 1899 115.8 16.4 43.2
2006 1988 112.2 17.7 54.9
2007 2089 116.0 18.0 45.2
2008 2170 111.7 19.4 40.1
2009 2039 109.8 18.6 43.5
2010 2128 104.7 20.3 46.1
2011 2109 113.7 18.5 50.3
2012 2115 111.6 18.9 50.1
2013 1851 105.7 17.4 46.4
2014 1728 100.8 17.1 47.2
2015 1585 98.0 16.1 51.7
2016 1507 91.0 16.5 51
2017 1497 85.2 17.5 55.5
2018 1511 85.9 17.5 60.1
2019 1603 89.3 17.9 57
2020 1652 97.0 17.0 57.2
2021 1808 93.2 19.3 45
2022 1874 96.7 19.3 42.2
2023 1980 104.1 19.0 n/a

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 Organ Mountain High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 1096 53.1 20.6 n/a
1991 1151 59.1 19.4 n/a
1992 1256 62.7 20.0 n/a
1993 1481 67.8 21.8 n/a
1994 1702 79.5 21.4 n/a
1995 1765 81.2 21.7 n/a
1996 1765 81.2 21.7 n/a
1997 1800 90.0 20.0 n/a
1998 1780 94.0 18.9 n/a
1999 1792 97.3 18.4 36.1
2000 1706 99.1 17.2 37.4
2001 1699 98.4 17.3 43.1
2002 1753 107.0 16.4 54.8
2003 1753 107.0 16.4 54.8
2004 1879 109.5 17.2 70.2
2005 1899 115.8 16.4 43.2
2006 1988 112.2 17.7 54.9
2007 2089 116.0 18.0 45.2
2008 2170 111.7 19.4 40.1
2009 2039 109.8 18.6 43.5
2010 2128 104.7 20.3 46.1
2011 2109 113.7 18.5 50.3
2012 2115 111.6 18.9 50.1
2013 1851 105.7 17.4 46.4
2014 1728 100.8 17.1 47.2
2015 1585 98.0 16.1 51.7
2016 1507 91.0 16.5 51
2017 1497 85.2 17.5 55.5
2018 1511 85.9 17.5 60.1
2019 1603 89.3 17.9 57
2020 1652 97.0 17.0 57.2
2021 1808 93.2 19.3 45
2022 1874 96.7 19.3 42.2
2023 1980 104.1 19.0 n/a

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Organ Mountain High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,399

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Organ Mountain High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 121st of 181 High schoolsRanks 94th of 170 High schools
 11.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Language Arts (Organ Mountain High School)3224.7
 7.3%
   11th Grade Language Arts (Las Cruces)4032.7
 7.3%
   11th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)4033.1
 6.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Organ Mountain High School)99.7
 0.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Las Cruces)1113.7
 2.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1015.9
 5.9%
11th Grade Science (Organ Mountain High School)2332.6
 9.6%
   11th Grade Science (Las Cruces)2846
 18%
   11th Grade Science (New Mexico)2540.2
 15.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16031980
 23.5%
African American5350
 5.7%
American Indian1512
 20%
Asian1712
 29.4%
Hispanic11751517
 29.1%
Pacific Islander1011
 10%
White327350
 7%
Two or More Races628
 366.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Organ Mountain High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,980 students attended Organ Mountain High School.

Organ Mountain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Dona Ana Elementary
Elementary : Highland Elementary
Elementary : Monte Vista Elementary
Elementary : Sonoma Elementary
Elementary : Sunrise Elementary
Elementary : White Sands Elementary
Middle : Camino Real Middle
Middle : Mesa Middle
Middle : Vista Middle

Organ Mountain High School ranks 78th of 190 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Organ Mountain High School are 77% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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