📍 1812 Centre Ave, Artesia, Eddy County, 88210
Yeso Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Artesia, Eddy County. The school has 493 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 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Yeso Elementary enrolls 493 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 1.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 278 | 56% |
| White | 198 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 493 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Yeso Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 42, state house district 54.
Yeso 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 493 students, Yeso Elementary 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