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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 245 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hobbs, New Mexico, serving 354 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hobbs school district, which is ranked 62 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Hobbs district and the state of New Mexico in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 35.04% compared to the Hobbs district's 41.2% and the state's 44.19%. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 21.01% compared to the Hobbs district's 25.51% and the state's 26.81%. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 209 out of 396 in 2018-2019 to 245 out of 345 in 2024-2025.

The nearby schools in the Hobbs district, such as Booker T. Washington Elementary, Mills Elementary, and Taylor Elementary, generally outperform Jefferson Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. For example, Mills Elementary, the highest-performing school in the area, has significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA (53.65%) and Mathematics (48.96%) compared to Jefferson Elementary. This performance gap suggests that there may be opportunities for Jefferson to learn from the instructional practices and strategies employed by its more successful counterparts.

316

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,405

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 West Park
Hobbs, NM 88240

(575) 433-1700

District: Hobbs

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Heizer Middle School
High:	Hobbs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.5%

White:

12.3%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2014 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (28% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

!Near the bottom of Hobbs's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

245^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Hobbs

62^nd of 82Hobbs 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
2025	26.5	245 of 345	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	327 of 413	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	298 of 435	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	253 of 420	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	209 of 396	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	212 of 383	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.4	290 of 374	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	371 of 410	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	401 of 421	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	43.9	248 of 442	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.4	324 of 412	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	339 of 398	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	361 of 402	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.9	384 of 419	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	374 of 411	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	336 of 405	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.2	322 of 398	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.9	248 of 390	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.5	198 of 389	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	124 of 223	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	147 of 191	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	26 of 98	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	38.6	50 of 83	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	287 of 398	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	290 of 390	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	201 of 395	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	214 of 343	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	184 of 339	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	189 of 255	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	320 of 384	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	269 of 395	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	230 of 389	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	152 of 320	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	189 of 329	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	234 of 325	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	303 of 356	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	277 of 426	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	207 of 410	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	158 of 361	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	181 of 356	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.3	315 of 397	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	300 of 414	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	230 of 392	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	188 of 337	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	229 of 333	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	54.0	74 of 165	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	24 of 47	48.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	235 of 304	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	298 of 339	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	306 of 413	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	152 of 325	53.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)55th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2024)28th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-6 vs state

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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 5th Grade	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
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 West Park	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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%)	26.5	245^th of 345 public elementary schools	29.0%		21.3	327^th of 413 public elementary schools	20.8%	82		45.0	31.8	30.2	35.0	22.5	24.4	17.0	21.0	$8,405
Will Rogers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 East Clinton	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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%)	24	267^th of 345 public elementary schools	22.6%		42.7	204^th of 413 public elementary schools	50.6%	63	14.3	32.5	47.1	19.6	30.8	17.5	32.4	26.8	25.4	$8,594
Broadmoor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 North Houston	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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%)	46.6	160^th of 345 public elementary schools	53.6%		70.6	95^th of 413 public elementary schools	77.0%	65	27.3	41.9	51.5	36.4	43.7	32.3	34.9	30.9	32.8	$7,419
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Gypsy	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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%)	17.9	308^th of 345 public elementary schools	10.7%		71.3	91^st of 413 public elementary schools	78.0%	217		22.2	34.4		22.8		21.9		17.8	$8,127
Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 N Dal Paso St	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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%)	27.2	238^th of 345 public elementary schools	31.0%		21.8	324^th of 413 public elementary schools	21.5%	86		40.4	25.9		24.6	28.1	24.1	12.5	21.6	$8,610
Sanger Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 North Adobe	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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%)	39.6	189^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.2%		40.8	211^th of 413 public elementary schools	48.9%	22	12.9	50.9	37.3	31.4	39.1	41.8	31.3	31.4	34.4	$7,295
Southern Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 East Texas	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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%)	26.2	247^th of 345 public elementary schools	28.4%		28.7	285^th of 413 public elementary schools	31.0%	38	24.1	30.4	34.6	33.9	32.9	17.9	25.0	30.5	24.6	$7,446
Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 East Humble	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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)		54.2	44.4		50.0				24.0	$8,196
Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 West Copper	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2400	411	23	18.1	58.6%	88 (21.4%)	6 (1.5%)	307 (74.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	69.3	75^th of 345 public elementary schools	78.3%		78.5	68^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.5%	7	27.6	54.3	68.8	36.2	53.7	52.9	54.7	37.9	49.0	$7,740
Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 N. Breckon	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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%)	44.2	171^st of 345 public elementary schools	50.4%		39.5	220^th of 413 public elementary schools	46.7%	49	18.4	43.6	48.5	46.1	45.9	35.9	24.2	30.3	30.5	$6,365

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 245^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Hobbs

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 12% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heizer Middle School
High : Hobbs High

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