Picacho Middle School
505 S Main,suite 249, Las Cruces, NM, 88001-1243 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Picacho Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 8
County Dona Ana County, NM
Students & Faculty
Total Students 777 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 54 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 259 students
Grade 7 - 279 students
Grade 8 - 239 students
This School
(NM) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NM) School Average
% American Indian 1% 11%
% Asian n/a 1%
% Hispanic 77% 54%
% Black 2% 2%
% White 21% 30%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NM) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 70% 49%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 17% 1%
School Performance:
(NM) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Las Cruces Public s School District
This School's Agency
(NM) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 40 6
Number of Students Managed 24,055 students 1,242 students
District Total Revenue $195,961,000 $11,589,000
District Expenditure $197,729,000 $11,376,000
District Revenue / Student $8,146 $9,331
District Expenditure / Student $8,220 $9,159
In the News:
  • LCPS school bond headed to polls (Las Cruces Sun-News)
    posted on November 21, 2009 at 07:24:46 am
    LAS CRUCES -- A $65 million school bond issue and 2-mil levy will go before voters Feb. 2, with no increase in property taxes if approved, according to Las Cruces Public Schools.
  • Voters head to polls today (Las Cruces Sun-News)
    posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:09:48 am
    LAS CRUCES - More than 51,000 registered voters living within the Las Cruces city limits will be eligible to go to the polls today to decide elected representatives for three City
  • Robotics competition electrifies young minds (Silver City Sun-News)
    posted on October 27, 2009 at 04:13:10 am
    LAS CRUCES -- Flammable hydrocarbons and high-octane fuel! Tomato sauce cans and tennis balls! The Delamater Activity Center thrummed with cheers Saturday as hundreds of middle and high school students mentally willed their robots to success.
  • Robotics competition electrifies young minds (Las Cruces Sun-News)
    posted on October 25, 2009 at 06:10:07 am
    LAS CRUCES -- Flammable hydrocarbons and high-octane fuel! Tomato sauce cans and tennis balls! The Delamater Activity Center thrummed with cheers Saturday as hundreds of middle and high school students mentally willed their robots to success.
  • Schools explore districtwide recycling policy (Las Cruces Sun-News)
    posted on September 28, 2009 at 06:09:57 am
    LAS CRUCES — "Eeww!" "It smells weird!" "It's all gross and muddy!" Even still, the group of fourth-graders at University Hills Elementary donned plastic gloves and bravely sifted through a large box of compost they have been making over the past month.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (88001)
School Zip (88001)
(NM) State Average
Population (Approximate) 35,505 people 1,854,322 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 28% 24%
Population Average Age 27 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $23,114 $34,281
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.5 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 37 years old 35 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (88001)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 50% / 50% 67% / 33%
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