Best Public Schools in Lea County, New Mexico & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NM Combined Language Arts (2023)	NM Combined Mathematics (2023)	NM Combined Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM Combined Language Arts All Grades	NM Combined Mathematics All Grades	NM Combined Science All Grades	Total
Eunice High	Public	9-12	1101 19th Street	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-2332	219	16	13.8	56.6%	74 (33.8%)	1 (0.5%)	140 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	62.5	51^st of 170 public high schools	70.0%		30.4	106^th of 177 public high schools	40.1%	55	38.0	22.0	58.0	$10,036
Caton Middle	Public	6-8	1109 16th Street	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-3338	161	11	14.8	70.8%	43 (26.7%)	3 (1.9%)	113 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	23.4	183^rd of 239 public middle schools	23.4%		20.9	180^th of 232 public middle schools	22.4%	3	26.0	12.0	23.0	$8,372
Mettie Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1715 Avenue M	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-2440	346	23	14.8	70.8%	114 (32.9%)	4 (1.2%)	228 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	347^th of 435 public elementary schools	20.2%		13.6	377^th of 420 public elementary schools	10.2%	30	22.0	18.0	16.0	$8,567
Broadmoor Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 North Houston	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1500	333	24	14.0	100.0%	61 (18.3%)	10 (3.0%)	254 (76.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	77.4	89^th of 435 public elementary schools	79.5%		78.2	63^rd of 420 public elementary schools	85.0%	26	48.0	50.0	25.0	$7,419
Coronado Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 North Brazos	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2300	368	23	16.1	100.0%	71 (19.3%)	22 (6.0%)	259 (70.4%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	75.4	97^th of 435 public elementary schools	77.7%		60.2	128^th of 420 public elementary schools	69.5%	31	47.0	37.0	44.0	$7,978
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Gypsy	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1600	224	18	12.6	100.0%	18 (8.0%)	8 (3.6%)	197 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	262^nd of 435 public elementary schools	39.8%		21	338^th of 420 public elementary schools	19.5%	76	29.0	25.0	23.0	$8,127
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 North Jefferson	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1200	840	45	18.4	100.0%	176 (21.0%)	45 (5.4%)	604 (71.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	34	146^th of 239 public middle schools	38.9%		33.4	132^nd of 232 public middle schools	43.1%	14	33.0	16.0	25.0	$6,791
Hobbs High	Public	9-12	800 North Jefferson	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-0200	2,216	120	18.4	100.0%	482 (21.8%)	79 (3.6%)	1,629 (73.5%)	16 (0.7%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	28.3	110^th of 170 public high schools	35.3%		19.5	133^rd of 177 public high schools	24.9%	23	25.0	9.0	32.0	$9,488
Houston Middle School	Public	6-9	300 North Houston	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1300	843	45	18.8	100.0%	186 (22.1%)	36 (4.3%)	601 (71.3%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	41.5	124^th of 239 public middle schools	48.1%		46.9	98^th of 232 public middle schools	57.8%	26	36.0	20.0	27.0	$7,427
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 West Park	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1700	351	26	13.6	100.0%	48 (13.7%)	5 (1.4%)	290 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	31.6	298^th of 435 public elementary schools	31.5%		33.7	253^rd of 420 public elementary schools	39.8%	45	25.0	23.0	16.0	$8,405
Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 West Copper	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2400	401	24	16.9	100.0%	84 (20.9%)	12 (3.0%)	288 (71.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	73.6	101^st of 435 public elementary schools	76.8%		68.6	88^th of 420 public elementary schools	79.0%	13	49.0	41.0	27.0	$7,740
Sanger Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 North Adobe	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1800	393	22	18.2	100.0%	100 (25.4%)	7 (1.8%)	270 (68.7%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	76.1	94^th of 435 public elementary schools	78.4%		60.9	123^rd of 420 public elementary schools	70.7%	29	43.0	42.0	47.0	$7,295
Southern Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 East Texas	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1900	371	25	14.9	100.0%	28 (7.5%)	6 (1.6%)	335 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36.1	281^st of 435 public elementary schools	35.4%		27.7	290^th of 420 public elementary schools	31.0%	9	26.0	25.0	22.0	$7,446
Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 N. Breckon	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2000	421	24	17.2	100.0%	56 (13.3%)	11 (2.6%)	346 (82.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	43.4	233^rd of 435 public elementary schools	46.4%		38.5	228^th of 420 public elementary schools	45.7%	5	35.0	22.0	29.0	$6,365
Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 East Humble	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2100	156	13	11.5	100.0%	20 (12.8%)	11 (7.1%)	123 (78.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	62.6	151^st of 435 public elementary schools	65.3%		21	337^th of 420 public elementary schools	19.8%	186	40.0	36.0	29.0	$8,196
Will Rogers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 East Clinton	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2200	314	22	14.5	100.0%	42 (13.4%)	6 (1.9%)	263 (83.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	63.9	146^th of 435 public elementary schools	66.4%		26	303^rd of 420 public elementary schools	27.9%	157	43.0	35.0	21.0	$8,594
Stone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Calle Sur	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2500	404	23	17.2	100.0%	131 (32.4%)	8 (2.0%)	249 (61.6%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	62	156^th of 435 public elementary schools	64.1%		63	112^th of 420 public elementary schools	73.3%	44	43.0	30.0	34.0	$6,496
Lovington 6th Grade Academy	Public	6	500 West Jefferson Ave	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2330	228	18	12.9	98.7%	41 (18.0%)	1 (0.4%)	183 (80.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	33.0	41.0		$8,627
Jefferson Elementary	Public	3	300 West Jefferson Ave	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2540	220	13	16.4	98.6%	42 (19.1%)	4 (1.8%)	171 (77.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.4	295^th of 435 public elementary schools	32.2%					(n/a)	32.0	15.0		$9,455
Lea Elementary	Public	1	1202 West Birch Ave	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2625	220	15	14.3	98.6%	38 (17.3%)	2 (0.9%)	175 (79.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$12,008
Llano Elementary	Public	PK-K	1000 South First	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2670	325	22	14.7	99.1%	39 (12.0%)	3 (0.9%)	279 (85.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)				$10,118
Lovington High	Public	10-12	701 West Ave K	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 739-2230	737	43	17.1	99.6%	136 (18.5%)	8 (1.1%)	592 (80.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	89^th of 170 public high schools	47.6%		30.8	104^th of 177 public high schools	41.2%	15	29.0	14.0	39.0	$9,400
Ben Alexander Elementary	Public	2	1400 South Sixth	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2580	251	15	16.7	98.8%	34 (13.5%)	4 (1.6%)	212 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$9,966
Taylor Middle	Public	7-8	700 South 11th St	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2435	527	26	19.9	99.4%	83 (15.7%)	8 (1.5%)	435 (82.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.7	154^th of 239 public middle schools	35.6%		30.5	140^th of 232 public middle schools	39.7%	14	36.0	16.0	11.0	$8,118
Yarbro Elementary	Public	4-5	700 West Jefferson Ave	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2490	443	27	16.5	99.3%	63 (14.2%)	8 (1.8%)	369 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42.4	240^th of 435 public elementary schools	44.8%		34	251^st of 420 public elementary schools	40.2%	11	29.0	25.0	33.0	$8,872
New Hope Alternative High	Public	9-12	601 North 5th St	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 739-2415	124	7	17.2	97.6%	22 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (81.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$12,110
Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 N Dal Paso St	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2700	458	29	15.9	100.0%	86 (18.8%)	22 (4.8%)	345 (75.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25.4	337^th of 435 public elementary schools	22.5%		18.1	355^th of 420 public elementary schools	15.5%	18	21.0	19.0	20.0	$8,610
Lae County Corrections	Public	8-12	6900 West Millen Dr	Hobbs	88244	Lea County	Nm Corrections	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 392-4055	5	0	6.0		1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
College Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 College Ln	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2600	519	29	17.6	100.0%	148 (28.5%)	9 (1.7%)	351 (67.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	59.1	167^th of 435 public elementary schools	61.6%		44.7	191^st of 420 public elementary schools	54.5%	24	38.0	32.0	34.0	$6,916
Heizer Middle School	Public	6-8	101 East Stanolind Rd	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1100	606	41	14.9	100.0%	55 (9.1%)	26 (4.3%)	520 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	17	217^th of 239 public middle schools	9.2%		20.8	181^st of 232 public middle schools	22.0%	36	19.0	13.0	13.0	$9,874
Jal Junior High	Public	6-8	100 Property Street	Jal	88252	Lea County	Jal	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 395-2101	125	8	16.0	55.2%	17 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.8	219^th of 239 public middle schools	8.4%		25.9	158^th of 232 public middle schools	31.9%	61	24.0	7.0	16.0	$6,830
Jal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 East Utah	Jal	88252	Lea County	Jal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 395-2101	255	16	15.9	51.4%	43 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	211 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.6	275^th of 435 public elementary schools	36.8%		38.3	229^th of 420 public elementary schools	45.5%	46	33.0	20.0	20.0	$10,088
Jal High	Public	9-12	100 Property Street	Jal	88252	Lea County	Jal	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 395-2101	147	8	18.6	47.6%	32 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	21.7	130^th of 170 public high schools	23.5%		31.7	101^st of 177 public high schools	42.9%	29	16.0		26.0	$12,842
Tatum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	115 West 3rd St	Tatum	88267	Lea County	Tatum	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 398-4455	131	10	12.8	55.0%	70 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.2	74^th of 435 public elementary schools	83.0%		60.7	124^th of 420 public elementary schools	70.5%	50	48.0	41.0	63.0	$11,658
Tatum High	Public	9-12	307 West 3rd Street	Tatum	88267	Lea County	Tatum	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 398-4455	116	8	14.0	42.2%	60 (51.7%)	1 (0.9%)	54 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			33.0	$15,560
Tatum Junior High	Public	7-8	320 West 3rd Street	Tatum	88267	Lea County	Tatum	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 398-4455	51	4	12.5	41.2%	25 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	48.9	106^th of 239 public middle schools	55.6%		55.4	76^th of 232 public middle schools	67.2%	30	45.0	20.0	24.0	$14,219

Best Public Schools in Lea County, NM

Tatum Elementary

Broadmoor Elementary

Sanger Elementary

Coronado Elementary

Mills Elementary

Will Rogers Elementary

Booker T. Washington Elementary

Eunice High

Stone Elementary

College Lane Elementary

Tatum Junior High

Taylor Elementary

Yarbro Elementary

Houston Middle School

Edison Elementary

Lovington High

Jal Elementary

Southern Heights Elementary

Highland Middle School

Taylor Middle

Jefferson Elementary

Jefferson Elementary

Hobbs High

Murray Elementary

Mettie Jordan Elementary

Caton Middle

Jal High

Heizer Middle School

Jal Junior High

Ben Alexander Elementary

Lae County Corrections

Lea Elementary

Llano Elementary

Lovington 6th Grade Academy

New Hope Alternative High

Tatum High

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