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Best Public Schools in Eddy County, NM

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Schools

10,825

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedCarlsbad Early College High10^th of 131 New Mexico high schools

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Biggest riser

Desert Willow Elementary up 89 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Roselawn Elementary 9.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Artesia High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	NM-ASR Science (2025)			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 (2025)	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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Artesia High	Public	10-12	1006 West Richardson	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	806	54	14.8	100.0%	303 (37.6%)	8 (1.0%)	474 (58.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	33.2	75^th of 131 public high schools	42.7%					(n/a)	37.2	5.8			42.5															$9,678
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	405 South Sixth	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	149	11	13.0	100.0%	36 (24.2%)	1 (0.7%)	108 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	91	23^rd of 345 public elementary schools	93.3%		71.5	89^th of 413 public elementary schools	78.5%	66			44.4			76.9	76.3	63.0				72.5	80.8	60.5	51.9				63.7	$10,788
Hermosa Elementary	Public	1-5	601 Hermosa Dr	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	311	19	16.0	100.0%	103 (33.1%)	3 (1.0%)	200 (64.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.1	68^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.3%		75.2	78^th of 413 public elementary schools	81.1%	10			46.3			78.3	50.9	58.2				62.4	51.7	39.0	26.9				38.7	$8,775
Penasco Elementary	Public	K-8	12 Dunkin Rd	Hope	88250	Eddy County	Artesia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	19	2	9.5	100.0%	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$13,785
Roselawn Elementary	Public	K-5	600 North Roselawn Ave	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	171	19	9.1	100.0%	18 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (87.1%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.3	116^th of 345 public elementary schools	66.4%		63.7	121^st of 413 public elementary schools	70.7%	5			65.0			33.3	44.1	65.0				46.2	33.3	29.4					46.2	$11,441
Yucca Elementary	Public	1-5	900 North 13th St	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	354	20	17.8	100.0%	122 (34.5%)	1 (0.3%)	218 (61.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	60.5	97^th of 345 public elementary schools	71.9%		52.9	158^th of 413 public elementary schools	61.7%	61			31.6			58.7	52.9	40.8				50.7	33.3	42.7	40.8				38.8	$7,636
Artesia Zia Intermediate	Public	6-7	1100 Bullock Ave	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia Public Schools	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
Grand Heights Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	2302 West Grand Ave	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	348	26	13.3		97 (27.9%)	2 (0.6%)	240 (69.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)																				$9,934
Yeso Elementary	Public	1-5	1812 Centre Ave	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 746-3585	482	27	17.8		157 (32.6%)	8 (1.7%)	298 (61.8%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	75	56^th of 345 public elementary schools	83.8%		71.4	90^th of 413 public elementary schools	78.2%	34			39.2			56.6	56.0	54.9				55.8	45.5	38.5	53.9				46.2	$7,490
Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus	Public	6-8	301 South Alta Vista St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	740	49	15.0	34.3%	146 (19.7%)	8 (1.1%)	569 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	15.7	174^th of 192 public middle schools	9.4%		13.2	152^nd of 165 public middle schools	7.9%	22				18.2					31.4	28.6	23.5	27.8				23.3	14.6	8.0	15.3	$9,597
Carlsbad High	Public	9-12	3000 West Church	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	1,685	86	19.6	22.0%	478 (28.4%)	30 (1.8%)	1,118 (66.4%)	19 (1.1%)	11 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	25 (1.5%)	21.3	104^th of 131 public high schools	20.6%		30.5	104^th of 172 public high schools	39.5%		27.0	6.2			33.0															$10,383
Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	1801 West Lea St.	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 234-3300	207	11	18.0	9.7%	41 (19.8%)	2 (1.0%)	159 (76.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)																				$10,395
Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus	Public	6-8	800 West Church St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	908	48	18.8	21.7%	350 (38.5%)	7 (0.8%)	513 (56.5%)	11 (1.2%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.8%)	59.7	63^rd of 192 public middle schools	67.2%		53	40^th of 165 public middle schools	75.8%	23				49.3					46.9	45.7	59.5	50.6				36.3	30.2	33.2	33.3	$9,503
Monterrey Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Johnson St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3309	366	22	16.6	28.1%	113 (30.9%)	1 (0.3%)	244 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	55.5	115^th of 345 public elementary schools	66.7%		67.2	108^th of 413 public elementary schools	73.8%	7			35.9			38.1	49.2	56.6				47.5	34.9	18.5	60.4				36.5	$9,032
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-5	923 North Walter St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	438	26	16.9	28.3%	108 (24.7%)	5 (1.1%)	316 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	40.8	184^th of 345 public elementary schools	46.7%		58.2	138^th of 413 public elementary schools	66.6%	46			37.5			42.7	43.0	46.1				43.9	26.8	22.6	20.2				23.1	$8,498
Jefferson Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 South Canal St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	215	19	11.3	59.1%	72 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (56.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.8%)								(n/a)							36.8	32.0		47.6	55.0	40.2							12.8	$8,598
Carlsbad Early College High	Public	9-12	1500 University Dr	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-9415	200	14	14.2	10.0%	79 (39.5%)	4 (2.0%)	106 (53.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	94	10^th of 131 public high schools	92.4%		89.5	16^th of 172 public high schools	90.7%	6	71.4	42.9			76.2															$8,500
Desert Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Primrose St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 234-3310	667	45	14.9	22.0%	149 (22.3%)	6 (0.9%)	495 (74.2%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	61.3	93^rd of 345 public elementary schools	73.0%		47.7	182^nd of 413 public elementary schools	55.9%	89			30.8			66.3	60.0	51.4				58.8	33.7	35.8	30.8				33.6	$8,800
Ocotillo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2106 Captain Williams Ln	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 628-4498	621	38	16.4	20.1%	192 (30.9%)	5 (0.8%)	388 (62.5%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	45.7	164^th of 345 public elementary schools	52.5%		70.2	97^th of 413 public elementary schools	76.5%	67			31.5			48.3	52.0	30.4				44.2	32.8	30.4	22.8				29.0	$8,453
Edison Elementary	Public	1-5	406 N. Alameda Street	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 628-4498	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1609 W Lea Street	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 234-3304	684	44	15.4	28.1%	99 (14.5%)	7 (1.0%)	558 (81.6%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.2%)	52.4	128^th of 345 public elementary schools	62.9%		45.2	198^th of 413 public elementary schools	52.1%	70			26.9			35.7	57.5	43.5				45.9	27.8	50.7	35.9				38.5
Carlsbad Enrichment Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	406 N. Alameda Street	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 234-3300	170	11	16.0	36.5%	49 (28.8%)	4 (2.4%)	116 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)
Loving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 South Sixth	Loving	88256	Eddy County	Loving Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 745-2071	355	28	12.7	95.2%	104 (29.3%)	3 (0.8%)	243 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	35.3	204^th of 345 public elementary schools	40.9%		72.7	86^th of 413 public elementary schools	79.2%	118			25.0			27.7	56.5	45.5				43.1	14.3	21.3	34.1				22.9	$14,857
Loving High	Public	9-12	602 South Sixth	Loving	88256	Eddy County	Loving Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 745-2020	225	18	12.7	95.1%	61 (27.1%)	1 (0.4%)	158 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	25.2	96^th of 131 public high schools	26.7%		34.1	92^nd of 172 public high schools	46.5%	4	25.0				38.3															$14,921
Loving Middle	Public	6-8	600 South Sixth	Loving	88256	Eddy County	Loving Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 745-2051	154	13	11.7	83.1%	43 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	52.5	68^th of 192 public middle schools	64.6%		50.4	50^th of 165 public middle schools	69.7%	18				23.8					58.2	51.2	47.5	52.9				44.1	31.0	16.7	32.2	$14,921

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