GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD

GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD is a mid-sized primary school in ARTESIA, New Mexico, run under ARTESIA. The school instructs 348 students in grades pre-K through K. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 21% above typical.

ARTESIA comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,729 students; GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD shows that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 28% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, Eddy County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,426 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD is one of 26 public schools in Eddy County (combined enrollment of about 11,661 students).

YESO ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD has ticked up 4%, going from 334 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 37% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.