📍 12 Dunkin Rd, Hope, Chaves County, 88250
Penasco Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hope, Chaves County. The school has 18 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Artesia Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penasco Elementary enrolls 18 students across grades K–8. The student body is 39% male and 61% female. A teaching staff of 2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White and 5.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 17 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 5.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
9 of the school's 18 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 4 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
Penasco Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 32, state house district 54.
Penasco 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 18 students, Penasco 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: Rural - Remote