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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARTESIA·NCES 350012000130

ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH

15TH AND CANNON, ARTESIA, NM 88210 · (575) 746-3585 · Eddy County
GRADES 08–09HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Enrollment
539
High
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 450
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 22.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
539 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 8
265
Grade 9
274
Student demographics
White
21540%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 19%
Hispanic
30857%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27351%
Female
26649%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH→ARTESIA HIGH
Feeds from
ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATE06–07
Based on grade levels within ARTESIA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
42.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
20.7%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.

Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
539
-24 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.7:1
% White
40%
was 42%
% Hispanic
57%
was 56%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH

ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH is a medium-sized high school in ARTESIA, New Mexico, one of the schools within ARTESIA. The school instructs 539 students in grades 8 through 9.

Within ARTESIA, which oversees 10 schools and 3,729 students, ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH logs that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 40% White.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Eddy County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 33.1%, a residual of -0.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Eddy County reports that median household income runs about $78,426, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Eddy County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,661 students), ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: YUCCA ELEMENTARY, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 563 students in 2018 compared to 539 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Eddy County at a glance

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Population
61,105
Census ACS
Median income
$78,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,661 students

Quick facts

School name
ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH
District
ARTESIA
Address
15TH AND CANNON, ARTESIA, NM 88210
Phone
(575) 746-3585
County
Eddy County
Level
High
Grade range
08–09
Total enrollment
539
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
539 (100%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
350012000130
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH
How large is ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH?
ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 539 students in grades 08-09.
Is ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH is a high school covering grades 08-09.
How many teachers does ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH have?
ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH?
At ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH, the student body is approximately 40% White, 57% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH in?
ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH is part of ARTESIA.
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