Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARTESIA·NCES 350012000133
YUCCA ELEMENTARY
900 NORTH 13TH ST, ARTESIA, NM 88210 · (575) 746-3585 · Eddy County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
17.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
354 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 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 23% |
This year's 1st grade class (68) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
50%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
50.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
38.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 51 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 YUCCA ELEMENTARY
YUCCA ELEMENTARY's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YUCCA ELEMENTARY this school | 354 | 100.0% | 42.2% |
| A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY TIJERAS | 370 | 99.2% | 38.0% |
| HERMOSA ELEMENTARY ARTESIA | 311 | 100.0% | 49.9% |
| HARRISON SCHMITT ELEMENTARY SILVER CITY | 337 | 100.0% | 39.0% |
| MORIARTY ELEMENTARY MORIARTY | 464 | 99.8% | 23.4% |
| LOVING ELEMENTARY LOVING | 355 | 95.2% | 31.5% |
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 YUCCA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Eddy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #88 of 329 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #75 of 354 | #4 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #102 of 366 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #169 of 490 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #299 of 318 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #124 of 334 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #59 of 393 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #33 of 57 | #3 of 6 |
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
354
+32 (+10%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 354 | 19.8 | 17.9:1 | 100% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 19.7 | 17.8:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 21.7 | 15.4:1 | 49% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 23% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 19.3 | 17.0:1 | 54% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 55% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 49% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 59% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 17 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YUCCA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (327 to 354); teachers up 3% (19.3 to 19.8).
About YUCCA ELEMENTARY
YUCCA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in ARTESIA, New Mexico, reachable at (575) 746-3585. It reports enrollment of 354 students in grades 1 through 5. The school is 23% larger than the average for elementary schools in New Mexico.
Within ARTESIA, YUCCA ELEMENTARY is one of 10 schools. The district enrolls 3,729 students.
At YUCCA ELEMENTARY, 62% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 34% White. Census figures show Eddy County is about 52% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, YUCCA ELEMENTARY scores 50%.
The school lists 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. Compared with the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. Compared with the 46% average for public schools in Eddy County, the school's rate is higher.
YUCCA ELEMENTARY earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
YUCCA ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.2% is 8.8 points above the 33.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Eddy County, home to about 61,105 people, median household income comes to about $78,426, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in the county, enrolling about 11,661, YUCCA ELEMENTARY among them.
Among nearby public schools, ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH is closest at about 0.2 miles. YUCCA ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 42.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.
Federal data place YUCCA ELEMENTARY in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment rose 10% over 4 years, reaching 354 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 348 students
- HERMOSA ELEMENTARYElementary · 311 students
Other schools in ARTESIA
- ARTESIA HIGHHigh · 806 students
- ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 550 students
- ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGHHigh · 539 students
- YESO ELEMENTARYElementary · 482 students
- GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 348 students
- HERMOSA ELEMENTARYElementary · 311 students
Other Yucca Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Yucca Elementary. YUCCA ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- YUCCA ELEMENTARYALAMOGORDO, NM · 179 students
- Yucca ElementaryPalmdale, CA · 495 students
- Yucca Elementary SchoolYucca, AZ · 27 students
Nearby schools
- ARTESIA PARK JUNIOR HIGH0.2 mi · 539
- ARTESIA HIGH0.7 mi · 806
- ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 171
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 149
- GRAND HEIGHTS EARLY CHILDHOOD1.1 mi · 348
- ARTESIA ZIA INTERMEDIATE1.2 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About YUCCA ELEMENTARYHow large is YUCCA ELEMENTARY?
YUCCA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does YUCCA ELEMENTARY serve?
YUCCA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at YUCCA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at YUCCA ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is YUCCA ELEMENTARY?
YUCCA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 34% White, 62% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees YUCCA ELEMENTARY?
YUCCA ELEMENTARY is overseen by ARTESIA in Eddy County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.