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Hobbs Municipal Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 2,289 students in Hobbs Municipal Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle Schools in Hobbs Municipal Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Mexico public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
18 Schools
305 Schools
# Students
9,990 Students
100,115 Students
# Teachers
594 Teachers
7,015 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Hobbs Municipal Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 144 school districts in New Mexico (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has decreased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#79 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)84%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.58
# American Indian Students
28 Students
12,987 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
13%
# Asian Students
72 Students
1,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
7,509 Students
59,888 Students
% Hispanic Students
75%
60%
# Black Students
339 Students
1,846 Students
% Black Students
3%
2%
# White Students
1,954 Students
21,651 Students
% White Students
20%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
84 Students
2,403 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
288
531
# Students in K Grade:
688
2,364
# Students in 1st Grade:
725
2,590
# Students in 2nd Grade:
728
2,494
# Students in 3rd Grade:
775
2,603
# Students in 4th Grade:
778
2,642
# Students in 5th Grade:
731
2,926
# Students in 6th Grade:
713
18,582
# Students in 7th Grade:
766
24,196
# Students in 8th Grade:
810
25,664
# Students in 9th Grade:
776
4,887
# Students in 10th Grade:
831
4,063
# Students in 11th Grade:
715
3,328
# Students in 12th Grade:
666
3,245
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,887 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,560. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,287 is less than the state median of $13,933. The school district spending/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$139 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$133 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,887
$14,560
Spending / Student
$13,287
$13,933
Best Hobbs Municipal Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Houston Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
300 North Houston
Hobbs, NM 88240
(575) 433-1300
Hobbs, NM 88240
(575) 433-1300
Grades: 6-9
| 843 students
Rank: #22.
Highland Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2500 North Jefferson
Hobbs, NM 88240
(575) 433-1200
Hobbs, NM 88240
(575) 433-1200
Grades: 6-8
| 840 students
Rank: #33.
Heizer Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
101 East Stanolind Rd
Hobbs, NM 88240
(575) 433-1100
Hobbs, NM 88240
(575) 433-1100
Grades: 6-8
| 606 students
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