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Houston Middle School

Q: Is Houston Middle School a good school?

Houston Middle School ranks 114 th of 191 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Houston Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 822 students attended Houston Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Houston Middle School?

Students at Houston Middle School are 74% Hispanic, 19% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Houston Middle School attend?

Students who attend Houston Middle School usually go on to attend Hobbs High

Public Grades 6-9

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 40% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Houston Middle School is a middle school at 300 North Houston in Hobbs, NM, serving grades 6–9 with 822 students, making it the largest of the nearby middle schools in this comparison, and it operates within Hobbs Municipal Schools. For 2025–2026, Houston Middle School ranks 114th of 191 New Mexico schools — 40th percentile with 2 stars — which is above its district's 22nd percentile but still below the state median.

Compared with its same-district neighbors, Houston performs well. It beats Heizer Middle School and Highland Middle School in both all-grades English language arts and math, and its math proficiency of 24.66% is the highest among the four nearby schools, though still under the state's 27.85%. Its ELA result of 37.47% trails both the district and the state. The grade-by-grade picture is uneven: 7th-grade math (29.75%) is above the state average and far ahead of the other nearby schools, and 7th- and 8th-grade ELA are close to state levels. The clear weak spot is 6th grade, where ELA (25.09%) and math (23.91%) both fall well below state averages. Science is another relative weakness at 26.54%, below the state's 34.33%.

Recent results have slipped: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Houston's rank fell from the 53rd to the 40th percentile, ELA dropped from 47.63% to 37.47%, and math dipped from 26.60% to 24.66%. Current subgroup results are middling overall, though English Language Learner results have improved, and older years showed some strong individual subgroup showings. Houston also carries the largest enrollment and highest student/teacher ratio (18.5) of the nearby schools. Caton Middle in Eunice Municipal Schools posts higher ELA and science but lower math with only 170 students, so it is not a like-for-like peer.

822

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,427

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 North Houston
Hobbs, NM 88240

(575) 433-1300

District: Hobbs Municipal Schools

Students who attend Houston Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hobbs High

Feeder schools for Houston Middle School:

Elementary:	College Lane Elementary
	Stone Elementary
	Will Rogers Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.3%

White:

19.5%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2014 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (30% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

New Mexico avg36%

114^th of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Hobbs Municipal Schools

68^th of 87Hobbs 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	33.0	114 of 191	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	90 of 192	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	124 of 239	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	98 of 232	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	74 of 200	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	83 of 186	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.2	86 of 176	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.5	111 of 208	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.8	100 of 207	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.2	112 of 222	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.8	121 of 193	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.7	137 of 178	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	128 of 173	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	132 of 179	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.2	109 of 178	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	105 of 172	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.5	105 of 171	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.5	70 of 156	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.6	89 of 157	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	70.2	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	84.1	4 of 52	92.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.2	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	61 of 69	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.4	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	95 of 136	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	111 of 213	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	76 of 220	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	61 of 160	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	74 of 156	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	95 of 143	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	57 of 148	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	127 of 204	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	95 of 214	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	56 of 150	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	80 of 149	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	80 of 133	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	95 of 173	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	96 of 227	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	64 of 223	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	87 of 175	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	99 of 168	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	82 of 145	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	129 of 221	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	97 of 213	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	52 of 152	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	60 of 151	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	49.0	33 of 65	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	79.6	4 of 44	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	108 of 170	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	89 of 178	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	135 of 229	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	92 of 187	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	40 of 121	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	62 of 120	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)92nd percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2019)91st percentile+28 vs school

African American (2019)82nd percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2022)70th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)49th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile~ school

White (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Science27%-8 vs state

Mathematics25%-3 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Houston Middle School	Public	6-9	300 North Houston	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1300	822	44	18.5	62.9%	160 (19.5%)	28 (3.4%)	611 (74.3%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	33	114^th of 191 public middle schools	40.3%		44.4	90^th of 192 public middle schools	53.1%	24	26.5	25.1	45.5	41.9	37.5	23.9	29.8	20.0	24.7	$7,427
Heizer Middle School	Public	6-8	101 East Stanolind Rd	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1100	606	43	13.9	76.6%	39 (6.4%)	15 (2.5%)	546 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	20.9	152^nd of 191 public middle schools	20.4%		16	172^nd of 192 public middle schools	10.4%	20	21.4	23.6	36.0	32.8	30.8	20.0	17.3	18.2	18.5	$9,874
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 North Jefferson	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1200	808	45	17.7	69.6%	146 (18.1%)	34 (4.2%)	606 (75.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	25.5	141^st of 191 public middle schools	26.2%		32.8	119^th of 192 public middle schools	38.0%	22	30.0	30.0	35.4	40.5	34.9	28.2	16.3	7.8	18.2	$6,791
Caton Middle	Public	6-8	1109 16th Street	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-3338	170	11	14.8	54.7%	52 (30.6%)	1 (0.6%)	112 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	42.3	98^th of 191 public middle schools	48.7%		35.2	115^th of 192 public middle schools	40.1%	17	34.6	20.5	51.9	61.5	46.0	30.2	16.7	< 20%	18.1	$8,372

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