Artesia

Summary:

The Artesia school district in New Mexico serves students from preschool through 12th grade across 10 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. The district as a whole is ranked 31st out of 82 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating, indicating room for improvement.

Within the district, some schools stand out for their exceptional performance. Central Elementary ranks 23rd out of 345 New Mexico elementary schools and has a 5-star rating, with impressive test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Yeso Elementary and Hermosa Elementary also perform well, ranking 56th and 68th respectively and earning 4-star ratings. In contrast, Artesia High School has a lower 4-year graduation rate of 78.0% and test scores below the state average, indicating a need for targeted interventions.

The data also reveals a correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and its academic performance. Schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates, such as Roselawn Elementary (76.11%) and Artesia Park Junior High (49.83%), tend to have lower test scores. This suggests that addressing socioeconomic factors could be crucial in improving outcomes across the district.

District Detail

1106 West Quay Ave
Artesia, NM 88210

(575) 746-3585

SchoolDigger Rank:
31^st of 82 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,729

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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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	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	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	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	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
Artesia Park Junior High	Public, Alternative	8-9	15th And Cannon	Artesia	88210	Eddy County	Artesia	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	539	41	13.0	100.0%	215 (39.9%)	4 (0.7%)	308 (57.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)				36.2							42.5	42.5						20.7	20.7	$8,592
Penasco Elementary	Public	K-8	12 Dunkin Rd	Hope	88250	Chaves County	Artesia	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	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	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	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	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	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

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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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