EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Las Cruces Public Schools students took home letters from the district indicating their updated zoned school for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, the district announced on Monday, Jan. 27, in a news release.
LCPS said the letters are unique to each student and will indicate which school the student will be automatically enrolled in for the next school year. However, not every student will be impacted by the redistricting changes, LCPS added.
LCPS said some students will automatically qualify for an exemption from the new school zones based on certain criteria approved by the LCPS Board of Education including:
- Students who will be in fifth grade in Fall 2025.
- Students who will be in eighth grade in Fall 2025.
- Students who will be in 11th or 12th grade in Fall 2025.
- Students on a 2024-25 competition roster for athletics, activities, or fine arts.
- Students currently enrolled at the same school as a sibling who meet one of the above criteria.
- Students currently enrolled in a magnet program at their current school.
- Students currently enrolled in a dual language program not available at their zoned school. (Dual Language programs are available at: Alameda, Booker T. Washington, Central, Cesar Chavez, Columbia, Conlee, Doña Ana, E. Picacho, Fairacres (K), Hermosa Heights, Highland, Jornada, Loma Heights, MacArthur, Sonoma, Sunrise, Tombaugh, Valley View, Mesa, Zia, Las Cruces)
- Students attending a school of choice (e.g., Arrowhead Park, Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy, Rio Grande Prep).
- Students enrolled in specialized special education satellite classrooms or programs will be contacted individually regarding their school assignments for next year.
Parents may complete a transfer request form if their children meet one or more of the exemptions, LCPS said.
The form is available here, and the deadline to submit a transfer request is at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. One request should be submitted for each student.
As we previously reported, LCPS’s Board of Education unanimously approved last month new school attendance zones for elementary, middle, and high-school students for the next school year.
The newly approved zones were in collaboration and recommendations from the Redistricting Advisory Committee comprised of principals, parents, students, and school communities, LCPS said.
In addition, the LCPS Board of Education also approved a revised transfer policy to support balanced enrollment earlier this month.
LCPS said transfer approvals will be limited, and transportation will not be provided.
Parents who wish to apply for a transfer out of their zoned school can use this link to start the process.
The deadline to apply for a transfer is also at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7.
The district has set up a hotline for parents who have questions. That hotline is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (575) 525-7121. Questions can also be emailed to tlc@lcps.net.
Additional information on the redistricting process, which launched in August 2024, can be found here.
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