📍 405 South Sixth, Artesia, Eddy County, 88210
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Artesia, Eddy County. The school has 148 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Artesia Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elementary enrolls 148 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 1.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 70% |
| White | 43 | 29% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
98 of the school's 148 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 32, state house district 54.
Central Elementary is one of 10 schools in ARTESIA, based in ARTESIA, New Mexico. The district serves 3,729 students district-wide and employs 248 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 148 students, Central Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote