Summary
Hobbs High is a large public high school in Hobbs, New Mexico, serving grades 9–12 with 2,312 students as part of Hobbs Municipal Schools, in an area where the nearest comparable high school, Eunice High, is about 19 miles away and much smaller. The school ranked 75th of 132 New Mexico high schools in 2025–26 (43rd percentile, 2 stars), a meaningful improvement from 2016–2018 when it was in the bottom fifth of the state (15th–18th percentile, 1 star). It remains below the state midpoint, but its recent rank is its strongest in years.
Compared with Eunice High, Hobbs High is more than 10 times larger (2,312 vs. 221 students) and has a higher student–teacher ratio (18.4 vs. 10.1) and a higher share of students eligible for free or reduced lunch (65.14% vs. 49.77% in 2024–25). Both schools graduate students above the state average: Hobbs High’s 2024–25 graduation rate was 87.4%, versus 88.6% at Eunice High and 80.6% statewide. The school has stayed above the state in every reported year. Lae County Corrections, the other nearby school, has only 7 students and no comparable test, lunch, or staffing data, so it is not a meaningful academic peer.
Academically, science is Hobbs High’s biggest weakness: 11th-grade science proficiency was 24% on NM Combined and 24.22% on NM-ASR, about 10 percentage points below both Eunice High and the state. Math is a relative bright spot—13.41% on NM Combined and 13.54% on SAT School Day, slightly above state averages—though most students still are not proficient. English language arts is close to but slightly below the state (34.3% vs. 36.78% on NM Combined). Subgroup effectiveness rankings show uneven results, especially for English Language Learners and special education students. The district, Hobbs Municipal Schools, ranks in the 22nd percentile statewide, while the high school ranks in the 43rd percentile, suggesting the high school performs above its district overall.
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