Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARTESIA·NCES 350012000128
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
405 SOUTH SIXTH, ARTESIA, NM 88210 · (575) 746-3585 · Eddy County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
149 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 32 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (32) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
42%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
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
72.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
63.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in New Mexico's top 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 CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY this school | 149 | 100.0% | 63.4% |
| SIXTH STREET ELEMENTARY SILVER CITY | 123 | 100.0% | N/A |
| UPPER ELEMENTARY ESTANCIA | 179 | 100.0% | 36.5% |
| EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 201 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
| LOWER ELEMENTARY ESTANCIA | 113 | 100.0% | N/A |
| BLANCO ELEMENTARY BLOOMFIELD | 138 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary 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 CENTRAL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Eddy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #14 of 329 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #13 of 354 | #1 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #19 of 366 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #378 of 490 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #56 of 393 | #1 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
149
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 148
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 149 | 11.4 | 13.0:1 | 100% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 12.6 | 12.6:1 | 53% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 12.6 | 11.8:1 | 66% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 144 | 13 | 11.1:1 | 43% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 12.4 | 12.1:1 | 73% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 78% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 152 | 12 | 12.7:1 | 77% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 140 | 11 | 12.7:1 | 74% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 148 | 8 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (150 to 149); teachers down 8% (12.4 to 11.4).
About CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
Families in ARTESIA, New Mexico, are served by CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 149 students enrolled. That is 48% below the average of about 287 students for elementary schools in New Mexico.
ARTESIA operates 10 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,729 students.
Federal enrollment data show CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is 72% Hispanic. Other groups include 24% White and 2% Native American. The county population is about 52% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY has 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. On average, public schools in Eddy County report 46%.
Among New Mexico public elementary schools, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is +30.0 points, in the top 10% of New Mexico. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.4%, and the predicted rate is 33.4%.
In Eddy County, the median household earns about $78,426 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Eddy County, 26 public schools serve about 11,661 students.
ARTESIA HIGH is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY ranks 1st of 5 on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 144 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 149 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.1 to 13.0 over 4 years.
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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
- ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGHHigh · 539 students
- YESO ELEMENTARYElementary · 482 students
- YUCCA ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 348 students
Other schools in ARTESIA
- ARTESIA HIGHHigh · 806 students
- ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 550 students
- ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGHHigh · 539 students
- YESO ELEMENTARYElementary · 482 students
- YUCCA ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 348 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is the 148th largest of the 152.
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARYLAS CRUCES, NM · 182 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARYBELEN, NM · 166 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARYSANTA CLARA, NM · 133 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARYLORDSBURG, NM · 75 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 991 students
Nearby schools
- ARTESIA HIGH0.4 mi · 806
- ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATE0.5 mi · 550
- ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 171
- HERMOSA ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 311
- YUCCA ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 354
- YESO ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL ELEMENTARYHow large is CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 149 students in grades KG-05.
Is CENTRAL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does CENTRAL ELEMENTARY have?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY are roughly 24% White, 72% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is CENTRAL ELEMENTARY public or private?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARTESIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.