Middle Schools in Loving

Summary:

The town of Loving, New Mexico is home to a single middle school, Loving Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 159 students.

Loving Middle School has seen a decline in its performance and rankings over the past three school years, dropping from a 4-star rating and 50th rank in 2023-2024 to a 3-star rating and 68th rank in 2024-2025. While the school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts proficiency, it struggles in Mathematics and 8th-grade Science, with proficiency rates below the state averages. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 97.48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1.

Despite the school's overall challenges, Loving Middle School has demonstrated strengths in English Language Arts, where its proficiency rate exceeds the state average. However, the school's struggles in Mathematics and Science suggest that these are areas that may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes. The high poverty rate among the student population is likely a contributing factor to the school's academic performance and should be considered in any efforts to enhance the educational experience for the students of Loving.

District Detail

603 West Cottonwood
Loving, NM 88256

(575) 745-2005

SchoolDigger Rank:
59^th of 82 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 734

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Loving Middle	Public	6-8	600 South Sixth	Loving	88256	Eddy County	Loving	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 745-2051	154	13	11.7	83.1%	43 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	52.5	68^th of 192 public middle schools	64.6%		50.4	50^th of 165 public middle schools	69.7%	18	23.8	58.2	51.2	47.5	52.9	44.1	31.0	16.7	32.2	$14,921

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Carlsbad	10.64 mi	15	42^nd
Artesia	41.9 mi	10	31^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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