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What's one thing ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
539
High
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 450
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
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of New Mexico public schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 265 | 49% |
| Grade 9 | 274 | 51% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH→ARTESIA HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ARTESIA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish 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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH this school | 539 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| ARTESIA HIGH ARTESIA | 806 | 100.0% | N/A |
| MORIARTY HIGH MORIARTY | 671 | 100.0% | N/A |
| AZTEC HIGH AZTEC | 696 | 100.0% | N/A |
| GODDARD HIGH ROSWELL | 1,096 | 100.0% | N/A |
| RATON HIGH RATON | 350 | 98.9% | 30.6% |
Matched among New Mexico high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #11 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #58 of 212 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #27 of 104 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #36 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #7 of 147 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #41 of 60 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
539
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 539 | 41.4 | 13.0:1 | 100% (539) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 39.9 | 14.8:1 | 50% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 48% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 34% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 38.3 | 14.7:1 | 47% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 47% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 49% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 44% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 26 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (563 to 539); teachers up 8% (38.3 to 41.4).
About ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH
The public high school ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH is located in ARTESIA, New Mexico. School enrollment was 539 students in 2024-25, in grades 8 through 9.
District-wide, ARTESIA has 10 schools and 3,729 students.
At ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH, Hispanic students make up 57% of the student body. After that, the student body is 40% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 41.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.0:1. This ratio sits 9.9 below the 22.9:1 average for high schools in New Mexico. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 46% average for public schools in Eddy County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH is C. Compared with New Mexico public schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 33.1%. Predicted: 33.4%.
Federal survey data for Eddy County show that the median household income is $78,426, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 26 public schools in Eddy County, enrolling about 11,661 students in all.
The shortest distance from ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to YUCCA ELEMENTARY. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH ranks 5th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH's enrollment dropped 5%, to 539. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2020-21 to 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Eddy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in ARTESIA
- ARTESIA HIGHHigh · 806 students
- ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 550 students
- YESO ELEMENTARYElementary · 482 students
- YUCCA ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 348 students
- HERMOSA ELEMENTARYElementary · 311 students
Other schools in ARTESIA
- ARTESIA HIGHHigh · 806 students
- ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 550 students
- YESO ELEMENTARYElementary · 482 students
- YUCCA ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 348 students
- HERMOSA ELEMENTARYElementary · 311 students
Nearby schools
- YUCCA ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 354
- ARTESIA HIGH0.9 mi · 806
- ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 171
- GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD1.1 mi · 348
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 149
- ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATE1.4 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGHHow 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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