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# DESERT HILLS ELEMENTARY

Desert Hills Elementary is a state-maintained primary school in Las Cruces, United States with 539 pupils. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Educational Assistant- NM PreK (8642) (closes 11 November).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [1 live vacancy](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **Type:** State-maintained, Primary
- **Pupils:** 539
- **Nursery:** Yes
- **School district:** Las Cruces Public Schools — [lcps.net](http://www.lcps.net/)
- **Location:** Las Cruces, 88011, United States
- **Telephone:** (575) 527-9619
- **Website:** [deserthills.lcps.net/o/dhes](http://deserthills.lcps.net/o/dhes)

## Vacancies (1)

- [Educational Assistant- NM PreK (8642)](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0tgl64j5dve-educational-assistant-nm-prek-8642) · Closes 11 Nov · Teaching support · Minimum Qualifications 1. High School Diploma or Equivalent 2. Must pass Para Pathways Exam or 48 college credits (three credits in reading, writing, math and six credits in…

## Pupils and teachers

| Year | Pupils | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Free lunch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024/25 | 502 | 41.0 | 12.2 | 100% |
| 2023/24 | 539 | 37.0 | 14.6 | 93% |
| 2022/23 | 559 | 39.0 | 14.3 | 100% |
| 2021/22 | 581 | 40.0 | 14.5 | 100% |
| 2020/21 | 616 | 41.0 | 15.0 | 100% |
| 2019/20 | 715 | 40.0 | 17.9 | 32% |

US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Teachers are full-time equivalent. Free lunch is the share of pupils eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Some states stopped reporting it, so recent years can be blank.

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## Sources

Register details: the national school register. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

Page compiled 10 November 2026, 21:53 UTC. Also as [plain text](https://eduatlas.org/schools/desert-hills-elementary.md).

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