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Mettie Jordan Elementary

Q: Is Mettie Jordan Elementary a good school?

Mettie Jordan Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.5% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Mettie Jordan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Mettie Jordan Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mettie Jordan Elementary?

Students at Mettie Jordan Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 31% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Mettie Jordan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mettie Jordan Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Caton Middle High : Eunice High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Mettie Jordan Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 357 students in the small southeastern New Mexico town of Eunice, part of Eunice Municipal Schools. The school ranks 268th of 346 New Mexico schools (23rd percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26, placing it in the bottom quarter statewide, and its district ranks 66th of 87 (24th percentile, 1 star).

Academically, the school trails the state in all three tested subjects. In 2025–26, 34.25% of students were proficient in English language arts (state 44.66%), 13.79% in math (state 27.85%), and 14% in 5th-grade science (state 32.24%). Math is the sharpest weakness: among nine nearby elementary schools with reported math scores, only Booker T. Washington Elementary is lower (11.67%), while schools such as Sanger Elementary (36.14%) and Taylor Elementary (33.51%) reach roughly two to three times Mettie's rate — even though they belong to Hobbs Municipal Schools, a district with a nearly identical overall ranking (68th of 87). ELA is comparatively stronger but still below the nearby median of 40.64% set by Broadmoor Elementary. Notably, Mettie's share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (55.74%) is lower than most of these comparison schools, including Taylor (66.2%) and Southern Heights Elementary (59.32%), suggesting poverty alone does not explain the results.

Grade-level data reveal wide internal gaps. Fourth-grade ELA is a bright spot at 61.9% proficient — above the state (50.89%) and second only to Sanger locally — but 3rd-grade ELA is 33.33% and 5th-grade ELA is under 20%, with 5th-grade math also under 20% and science at 14%. Math is low in every grade, indicating a systemic issue. Results for some student groups remain a concern: Hispanic students ranked at the 8th percentile in 2024–25, and low-income students have hovered near the 20th–25th percentile, though male students improved to the 35th percentile.

357

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,567

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

1715 Avenue M
Eunice, NM 88231

(575) 394-2440

District: Eunice Municipal Schools

Students who attend Mettie Jordan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Caton Middle
High:	Eunice High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

White:

31.1%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (23% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 18 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg27%

New Mexico avg36%

268^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 87Eunice Municipal Schools among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	268 of 346	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	282 of 345	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	337 of 413	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	347 of 435	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	377 of 420	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	366 of 396	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	349 of 383	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	289 of 374	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	284 of 410	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.6	356 of 421	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	355 of 442	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	361 of 412	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	377 of 398	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.1	364 of 402	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	31.6	309 of 419	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.3	298 of 411	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.3	229 of 405	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.2	185 of 398	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.6	215 of 390	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.2	150 of 389	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	303 of 398	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	251 of 390	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	325 of 395	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	282 of 343	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	234 of 255	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	325 of 384	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	301 of 395	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	311 of 389	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	286 of 329	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.6	280 of 356	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	342 of 426	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	309 of 410	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	329 of 361	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	328 of 356	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	162 of 251	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.4	358 of 397	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	380 of 414	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	327 of 392	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	313 of 333	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	233 of 304	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	278 of 304	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	358 of 413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	198 of 199	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	187 of 187	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)35th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)24th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)21st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-10 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Mettie Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1715 Avenue M	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-2440	357	24	14.8	55.7%	111 (31.1%)	2 (0.6%)	234 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	24.7	268^th of 346 public elementary schools	22.5%		22	282^nd of 345 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	14.0		33.3	61.9	< 20%	34.3	13.0	19.1	< 20%	13.8	$8,567
Southern Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 East Texas	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1900	472	32	14.8	59.3%	47 (10.0%)	3 (0.6%)	421 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.3	253^rd of 346 public elementary schools	26.9%		26.2	247^th of 345 public elementary schools	28.4%	6	21.1		30.0	37.7	29.8	32.7	14.0	41.0	31.6	29.8	$7,446
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Gypsy	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1600	225	18	12.7	65.3%	18 (8.0%)	4 (1.8%)	203 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.2	190^th of 346 public elementary schools	45.1%		17.9	308^th of 345 public elementary schools	10.7%	118			43.3	57.1	25.0	41.9		28.6		19.8	$8,127
Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 East Humble	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2100	155	13	12.0	65.8%	22 (14.2%)	16 (10.3%)	113 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)								(n/a)				54.6		35.0				11.7	$8,196
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 West Park	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1700	316	23	13.7	68.7%	39 (12.3%)	7 (2.2%)	264 (83.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	23.4	277^th of 346 public elementary schools	19.9%		26.5	245^th of 345 public elementary schools	29.0%	32	20.4		37.0	49.0	26.5	37.5	21.7	16.3	26.5	21.5	$8,405
Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 N Dal Paso St	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2700	422	31	13.7	65.4%	55 (13.0%)	17 (4.0%)	347 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	35.7	214^th of 346 public elementary schools	38.2%		27.2	238^th of 345 public elementary schools	31.0%	24	23.4		44.7	50.0	36.2	44.1	27.7	19.0	38.3	27.6	$8,610
Will Rogers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 East Clinton	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2200	297	21	14.3	61.6%	36 (12.1%)	9 (3.0%)	251 (84.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.6	305^th of 346 public elementary schools	11.8%		24	267^th of 345 public elementary schools	22.6%	38			17.1	31.4	33.3	26.2	< 20%	< 20%	37.0	18.5	$8,594
Broadmoor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 North Houston	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1500	330	22	15.1	72.1%	57 (17.3%)	10 (3.0%)	254 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	30.1	241^st of 346 public elementary schools	30.3%		46.6	160^th of 345 public elementary schools	53.6%	81	20.0		37.5	50.8	34.3	40.6	19.6	26.7	32.9	26.9	$7,419
Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 N. Breckon	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2000	426	27	15.8	66.2%	71 (16.7%)	12 (2.8%)	339 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	52.2	137^th of 346 public elementary schools	60.4%		44.2	171^st of 345 public elementary schools	50.4%	34	24.2		69.1	58.6	40.3	55.2	38.2	34.3	28.8	33.5	$6,365
Sanger Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 North Adobe	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1800	365	22	16.8	55.9%	92 (25.2%)	4 (1.1%)	256 (70.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	48.6	155^th of 346 public elementary schools	55.2%		39.6	189^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.2%	34	17.2		49.1	64.2	37.9	50.0	25.5	43.4	39.7	36.1	$7,295

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