Total enrollment
3,729
-12 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in ARTESIA
New Mexico · 3,729 students · 2 cities
ARTESIA's public schools total 10 across the district, with enrollment of about 3,729 and an average school size near 373.
4-year change in ARTESIA
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ARTESIA ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Mexico | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,729 | #17 of 50 | #2,606 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #19 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #37 of 49 | #5,014 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 100.0% | #2 of 49 | #2 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #15 of 37 | #3,082 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside ARTESIA
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from CENTRAL ELEMENTARY at 63.4% proficient to ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH at 33.1%, a gap of 30.3 points. That is the 9th widest gap among 28 New Mexico districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 3,823 to 3,729 students (down 2%) and from 250 to 256 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTESIA HIGH | Artesia | High | 10-12 | 806 |
| ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATE | Artesia | Middle | 06-07 | 550 |
| ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH | Artesia | High | 08-09 | 539 |
| YESO ELEMENTARY | Artesia | Elementary | 01-05 | 482 |
| YUCCA ELEMENTARY | Artesia | Elementary | 01-05 | 354 |
| GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD | Artesia | Elementary | PK-KG | 348 |
| HERMOSA ELEMENTARY | Artesia | Elementary | 01-05 | 311 |
| ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY | Artesia | Elementary | KG-05 | 171 |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY | Artesia | Elementary | KG-05 | 149 |
| PENASCO ELEMENTARY | Hope | Elementary | KG-08 | 19 |
About ARTESIA
ARTESIA is a middle-population New Mexico school district running 10 schools with combined enrollment near 3,729.
On the school-mix side, ARTESIA is built around 7 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 3,741 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,729 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for ARTESIA discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.