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Best Middle Schools in Artesia, NM

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Top rankedArtesia Zia Intermediate85^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Artesia, New Mexico is home to a single middle school, Artesia Zia Intermediate, which serves students in grades 6-7. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top half of all middle schools in the state and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two years.

Artesia Zia Intermediate outperforms the state average in English Language Arts proficiency for all grades, as well as 7th grade specifically. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are higher than the state average for all grades and 6th grade. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 to 1 and nearly half of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a diverse socioeconomic community.

While Artesia Zia Intermediate is a strong-performing middle school overall, there may be opportunities to further improve its mathematics proficiency, especially in 7th grade where it lags slightly behind the Artesia district average. Nonetheless, the school's consistent high rankings, above-average academic performance, and diverse student population are all positive indicators of its quality.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)			NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Artesia Zia Intermediate	Public	6-7	1100 Bullock Ave	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	550	36	15.1		180 (32.7%)	6 (1.1%)	355 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.3	85^th of 192 public middle schools	55.7%		53.9	39^th of 165 public middle schools	76.4%	46	42.4	49.2	45.6	32.7	29.8	31.4	$7,949

Cities Near Artesia

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Arthur	11.61 mi	3
Hagerman	20.22 mi	4	48^th
Dexter	25.24 mi	3	79^th
Carlsbad	27.74 mi	15	39^th
Roswell	33.55 mi	23	46^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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