📍 15th and Cannon, Artesia, Eddy County, 88210
Artesia Park Junior High is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Artesia, Eddy County. The school has 605 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Artesia Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–9 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. The four-year graduation rate is 57%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Artesia Park Junior High enrolls 605 students across grades 8–9. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 359 | 59% |
| White | 231 | 38% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
289 of the school's 605 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 57 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.
Artesia Park Junior High 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 42, state house district 54.
Artesia Park Junior High 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 605 students, Artesia Park Junior High is larger than the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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