Summary:
Loving Municipal Schools is a small, high-poverty New Mexico district with three schools serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Loving Elementary (PK–5, 355 students), Loving Middle (6–8, 154 students), and Loving High (9–12, 225 students), totaling 734 students. Loving Municipal Schools ranks 47th of 87 districts in New Mexico, at the 46th percentile with 2 stars, and roughly 83–95% of students at each school qualify for free or reduced lunch. Student-teacher ratios are similar across all three schools — 12.7 at the elementary and high schools, 11.7 at the middle school.
Performance differs sharply from school to school. Loving Middle is the standout: it ranks 56th of 191 middle schools, the 71st percentile with 4 stars, and beats state averages in English language arts (57.93% vs. 44.66%), math (35.86% vs. 27.85%), and science (37.21% vs. 34.33%). Loving Elementary improved to 120th of 346 schools, the 65th percentile with 3 stars, up from the 41st percentile and 2 stars the prior year, though still below its 2023–2024 four-star result. It is above the state in ELA (52.29%) and science (41.18%) but below in math (25.81%). Loving High ranks 103rd of 132, the 22nd percentile with 1 star, down from the 47th percentile in 2023–2024, with low ELA (20.93%) and science (28.57%) proficiency.
Two patterns stand out for parents. Math is the district's weakest subject: elementary math is below the state, high school math is reported as under 20%, and middle school math drops to near state level by 8th grade. Fourth-grade math at Loving Elementary is the clearest gap, at under 20% versus 27.23% statewide. Meanwhile, Loving High graduates 89.9% of students, well above the state's 80.6%, even though its test scores lag — a sign it helps students complete graduation requirements despite proficiency challenges. Figures reported as under 20% mean below that threshold, not exactly 20%.
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