Welcome To
Las Cruces Academy
Who are we, the Las Cruces Academy? We are a strongly academic K-8 school. We have a beautiful learning environment inside and outdoors. We are multinational and we celebrate that. As students and families we are Anglo, Hispanic, Chinese, Indian. Native American, Iraqi, Kenyan, Filipino, and Japanese. Each day we learn English, Mandarin, and Chinese, strong Singapore math, science from PhD scientists, social studies, music, PE. We read, we write, we learn cursive writing, we learn life skills. From grade 3 on up to 8 we choose extra classes from a great variety of topics. We progress individually rather than in lock-step. As teachers we are from Anglo, Hispanic, Chinese, and Italian origins. Our parents join in growing the school as volunteers, donors, daily confidants. As students we read books every day. For so many of us, our clubs for games, theater, math, sports, and more enrich our time after classes end. Each semester glows with our performances of songs and beautiful tone chimes.
We own the building now as a permanent home! More info.
Celebrating Chinese New Year in the year of the horse. Students, parents, teachers all had fun More info.
Students really enjoy a visit by Tortugas Reptile Rescue. More info.
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Here you see flags of nations our LCA parents have come from. Diversity is one of the many things that contributes to our success. Here you can find out more about what makes out school so great!
Our earliest students have now become university students! Here are pennants of those schools
Ms. Brigit Brings a Friend
Dia de Los Muertos Crafts
Halloween Party!
Activities on the Dia de Los Muertos Field Trip
Ms. Lou Ellen Explains Orchids
Halloween Party Planners
Adaugo’s Embroidery
Nova Learns Origami
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Our 2024-25 Annual Fund finished on a great note. We share our goals, monetary and aspirational, with our LCA families, friends, Board, and corporate friends. Sixteen LCA families donated gladly, along with friends, businesses, and the Board. The Fund is used to improve programs for our students and to move to long-term sustainability. We are registered as well with Benevity.com for corporate matching donations.
We’re pleased to offer the story of how we’re supported by income as tuition and cash donations and, to a remarkable extent, by volunteer labor. We encourage all our LCA families and friends to pitchin with us. Thanks!
CURRENT NEWS
Important Updates
Expanding our programs and services this year!
- In our fourth year of offering elective courses for students in grades 3-8 we have 13 courses, each for one quarter-year
- Spanish for the higher grades is now fully conversational, with grammar imbedded
- More volunteers than ever – parents, friends, all vetted – help in classes and after-school clubs. We have 7 once-weekly after-school clubs, from handball club to engineering, math, board games, and more
- Our biggest transition: We bought the wonderful Preston building that we’ve leased since 2012! Years of planning became months of very intensive planning. We have a mortgage that we can support. We have a permanent home!
- As ever, generous donors are providing us with more books and supplies
school hours
M-F: 8am – 5pm
Instruction 8:30am-4:10pm
After school clubs until 5pm
Office hours
Address
Mesilla, NM 88046
Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone
View the Directory for all faculty and staff emails
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Our calendar for 2025-26 is here
