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Southern Heights Elementary

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Southern Heights Elementary ranks 247 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Southern Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Hobbs, New Mexico, serving 445 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.

Southern Heights Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with a ranking between 247-290 out of 345-442 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the Hobbs district and New Mexico state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.93% of students at Southern Heights Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% for the Hobbs district and 44.19% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 24.55% of students at Southern Heights Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 25.51% for the Hobbs district and 26.81% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with lower rankings compared to other New Mexico elementary schools.

The nearby Coronado Elementary, Mills Elementary, and Broadmoor Elementary consistently outperform Southern Heights Elementary on state assessments and have higher rankings among New Mexico elementary schools. This academic gap is concerning, and Southern Heights Elementary's performance has declined over the past several years, suggesting the school may need to implement significant interventions and improvements to address these challenges.

472

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,446

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 East Texas
Hobbs, NM 88240

(575) 433-1900

District: Hobbs

Students who attend Southern Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Heizer Middle School
High:	Hobbs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

White:

10.0%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2014 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the New Mexico average

!Near the bottom of Hobbs's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

New Mexico avg35%

247^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	26.2	247 of 345	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	285 of 413	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	281 of 435	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	290 of 420	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	261 of 396	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	290 of 383	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	335 of 374	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	355 of 410	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	377 of 421	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	361 of 442	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	395 of 412	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	395 of 398	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.8	394 of 402	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	413 of 419	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.2	393 of 411	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	331 of 405	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.0	262 of 398	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	228 of 390	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	19.8	337 of 389	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	33.6	150 of 223	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	98 of 191	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	170 of 203	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	53 of 98	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	46 of 83	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	285 of 398	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	308 of 390	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	296 of 395	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	202 of 343	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	256 of 339	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	185 of 255	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	259 of 384	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	240 of 395	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	251 of 389	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	197 of 320	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	227 of 329	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	201 of 325	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	279 of 356	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	252 of 426	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	247 of 410	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	268 of 361	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	242 of 356	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	243 of 397	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	238 of 414	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	162 of 392	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.3	282 of 337	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	286 of 333	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	234 of 304	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	276 of 339	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	289 of 413	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	239 of 325	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)39th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)31st percentile~ school

Female (2024)28th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-11 vs state

Mathematics25%~ state avg

Science24%-5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coronado Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 North Brazos	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2300	422	23	18.3	60.0%	84 (19.9%)	22 (5.2%)	291 (69.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	56.1	113^th of 345 public elementary schools	67.2%		47.8	180^th of 413 public elementary schools	56.4%	67	31.3	47.0	50.7	41.3	46.2	36.4	29.3	51.3	39.4	$7,978

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Heights Elementary

What schools do graduates of Southern Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southern Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heizer Middle School
High : Hobbs High

How many students attend Southern Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Southern Heights Elementary.

Is Southern Heights Elementary a good school?

Southern Heights Elementary ranks 247^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Southern Heights Elementary in?

Hobbs

What is the racial makeup of Southern Heights Elementary?

Students at Southern Heights Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 10% White.

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