📍 601 Hermosa Dr, Artesia, Eddy County, 88210
Hermosa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Artesia, Eddy County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Artesia Public Schools school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hermosa Elementary enrolls 293 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 187 | 64% |
| White | 98 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 293 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 114 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Hermosa 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-20, state senate district 42, state house district 55.
Hermosa 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 293 students, Hermosa 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