Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARTESIA·NCES 350012000129
HERMOSA ELEMENTARY
601 HERMOSA DR, ARTESIA, NM 88210 · (575) 746-3585 · Eddy County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
311 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
Student demographics
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
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
62.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
38.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 16 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
311
-3 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.2:1
% White
33%
was 38%
% Hispanic
64%
was 59%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HERMOSA ELEMENTARY
HERMOSA ELEMENTARY, a mid-sized K-5 school in ARTESIA, New Mexico, one of the schools within ARTESIA, caters to 311 students, covering grades 1 through 5.
HERMOSA ELEMENTARY is one of 10 schools operated by ARTESIA, a district that caters to 3,729 students overall.
On demographics, HERMOSA ELEMENTARY records that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 33% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.
In terms of school funding signals, HERMOSA ELEMENTARY logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Eddy County (around 46%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, HERMOSA ELEMENTARY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 49.9%, a residual of +16.5 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Eddy County put the typical household earns roughly $78,426 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Eddy County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,661 students), of which HERMOSA ELEMENTARY is one.
Nearest neighbor: ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATE, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HERMOSA ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, HERMOSA ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.6%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HERMOSA ELEMENTARY has held roughly steady, going from 314 students in 2018 to 311 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 59% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.
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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
Nearby schools
- ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATE0.6 mi · 550
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 149
- ARTESIA HIGH0.9 mi · 806
- YESO ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 482
- ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 171
- GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD1.6 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About HERMOSA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend HERMOSA ELEMENTARY?
HERMOSA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 311 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does HERMOSA ELEMENTARY serve?
HERMOSA ELEMENTARY serves grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at HERMOSA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at HERMOSA ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is HERMOSA ELEMENTARY?
HERMOSA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 33% White, 64% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is HERMOSA ELEMENTARY public or private?
HERMOSA 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.