Editing Las Cruces, New Mexico (section)

===Public schools===
[[Public school (government funded)|Public schools]] are in the [[Las Cruces Public School District]], which covers the city of Las Cruces, as well as White Sands Missile Range, the settlement of [[Doña Ana, New Mexico|Doña Ana]], and the town of [[Mesilla, New Mexico|Mesilla]]. The system has 26 elementary schools, nine middle schools, and six high schools. Of the high schools, Rio Grande Preparatory is an [[alternative school|alternative]] high school.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.lascruces.org/education.php
|title= Education
|access-date= August 8, 2009
|publisher= Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090816173638/http://www.lascruces.org/education.php
|archive-date= August 16, 2009
|url-status= dead
}}</ref>

Four [[charter school]]s are within the Las Cruces Public Schools. Alma d'arte is a high school with a focus on an integrated arts curriculum. Las Montañas is a charter high school that opened in fall 2007 and caters to at-risk students. New America High School offers schooling for young and older adults who want to go back to school for their diploma or GED. Academia Dolores Huerta Middle School is the only recognized [[dual language]] program in the state.<ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Christopher
 | last = Schurtz
 | title = Charter schools post statewide growth
 | work = [[Las Cruces Sun-News]]
 | date = July 21, 2008
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Jason
 | last = Gibbs
 | title = School board OKs new at-risk charter school
 | work = [[Las Cruces Sun-News]]
 | date = October 17, 2006
}}
</ref>

[[New Mexico School for the Deaf]] operates a preschool facility in Las Cruces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nmsd.k12.nm.us/about_n_m_s_d|title=About NMSD|publisher=New Mexico School for the Deaf|accessdate=2021-07-20}}</ref>

====High schools====
[[File:Las Cruces High School.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Las Cruces High School]] campus]]
* [[Arrowhead Park Early College High School]]<ref name=LCPSsite>{{cite web|title=Arrowhead Park Early College High School|url=http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/departments/Instruction/echs/index.asp|publisher=Las Cruces Public Schools|access-date=24 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718050236/http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/departments/Instruction/echs/index.asp|archive-date=18 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Centennial High School (Las Cruces, New Mexico)|Centennial High School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=School Information Centennial High School|url=http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/Schools/SchoolInfo2.asp?SchoolID=300|publisher=Las Cruces Public Schools|access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Las Cruces High School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=School Information Las Cruces High School|url=http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/Schools/SchoolInfo2.asp?SchoolID=255|publisher=Las Cruces Public Schools|access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Mayfield High School (New Mexico)|Mayfield High School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=School Information Mayfield High School|url=http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/Schools/SchoolInfo2.asp?SchoolID=260|publisher=Las Cruces Public Schools|access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Organ Mountain High School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=School Information Organ Mountain High School|url=http://www.lcps.k12.nm.us/Schools/SchoolInfo2.asp?SchoolID=270|publisher=Las Cruces Public Schools|access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref>
* Alma d'arte Charter High School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almadarte.org/contact.html|title=Contact|first=James|last=Schmidt}}</ref>