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Lovington School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 516 students in Lovington School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Lovington School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 84% 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
10 Schools
303 Schools
# Students
3,405 Students
97,076 Students
# Teachers
205 Teachers
6,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Lovington School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 143 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 79% has increased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#85 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)79%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.59
# American Indian Students
7 Students
12,899 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
13%
# Asian Students
14 Students
1,213 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
2,794 Students
57,166 Students
% Hispanic Students
82%
59%
# Black Students
46 Students
1,819 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
540 Students
21,565 Students
% White Students
16%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
134 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
2,280 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
157
512
# Students in K Grade:
225
2,239
# Students in 1st Grade:
227
2,451
# Students in 2nd Grade:
219
2,615
# Students in 3rd Grade:
264
2,447
# Students in 4th Grade:
226
2,611
# Students in 5th Grade:
231
2,865
# Students in 6th Grade:
208
17,706
# Students in 7th Grade:
236
23,693
# Students in 8th Grade:
280
24,281
# Students in 9th Grade:
256
4,786
# Students in 10th Grade:
306
4,003
# Students in 11th Grade:
308
3,494
# Students in 12th Grade:
262
3,373
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,668 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,757. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,372 is less than the state median of $14,122. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$50 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$46 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,668
$14,757
Spending / Student
$13,372
$14,122
Best Lovington School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Taylor Middle School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
700 South 11th St
Lovington, NM 88260
(575) 739-2435
Lovington, NM 88260
(575) 739-2435
Grades: 7-8
| 516 students
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