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Jefferson Elementary

Q: Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.9% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a PK–5 school in Hobbs, New Mexico, serving 316 students as part of Hobbs Municipal Schools. In 2025–2026, Jefferson ranked 277th of 346 New Mexico schools (20th percentile, 1 star), while the district ranked 68th of 87 (22nd percentile, 1 star). Its best recent year was 2018–2019 (47th percentile, 2 stars), and it has mostly been in the 20th–31st percentile range since. All-grades proficiency was 36.24% in Language Arts, 20.81% in math, and 19.61% in 5th-grade science (NM Combined). Its 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch rate was 68.67%, and its student–teacher ratio was 13.7.

Compared with nearby schools, Jefferson is in the lower tier but not the lowest. Mills Elementary ranked highest nearby at 108th of 346 (69th percentile), followed by Taylor Elementary (60th), Sanger Elementary (55th), Coronado Elementary (53rd), Edison Elementary (45th), Murray Elementary (38th), Broadmoor Elementary (30th), Southern Heights Elementary (27th), Jefferson (20th), and Will Rogers Elementary (12th); Booker T. Washington Elementary was not ranked in 2025–2026. Math is a clear weakness: all-grades math was 20.81%, below district and state, and 4th-grade math was 16%, the lowest exact value among nearby schools, with Murray at 18.97% and several peers much higher. Science is also weak: only Sanger’s reported 5th-grade science was lower. Language Arts is mixed: 4th-grade LA was 48%, near district and state, but 5th-grade LA was 25.49%, far below district and state.

Language Arts has improved from 25% in 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 to 35.04% in 2024–2025 and 36.24% in 2025–2026. Math stayed roughly flat (19%, 21.01%, 20.81%), and science improved from 16% in 2022–2023 to about 20% in 2025–2026 but remains low. Low-income students ranked 47th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–2026, and special education students ranked 55th percentile (3 stars) in 2022–2023—both above the school’s overall 20th percentile. Jefferson’s high poverty rate and relatively favorable student–teacher ratio make the low outcomes more striking: several nearby schools with similar or higher poverty and larger classes achieve higher proficiency. That suggests the challenges are not simply class size or demographics but likely involve instructional consistency, curriculum alignment, and targeted intervention, especially in math, 5th-grade Language Arts, and science.

316

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,405

Per pupil spending ?

68.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

1200 West Park
Hobbs, NM 88240

(575) 433-1700

District: Hobbs Municipal Schools

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: Recently slipping — 47th percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (28% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 47th-percentile peak (2019) to 20th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg31%

New Mexico avg36%

277^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary 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	23.4	277 of 346	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.5	176 of 252	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	31.1	195 of 273	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	44.4	135 of 256	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	30.8	176 of 251	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	18.7	264 of 304	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+27 vs school

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

Female (2026)30th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Mathematics22%-6 vs state

Science20%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 West Copper	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	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%)	59	108^th of 346 public elementary schools	68.8%		69.3	75^th of 345 public elementary schools	78.3%	33	25.4		59.4	56.8	42.9	53.4	47.8	35.1	38.1	40.3	$7,740
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

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