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Southern Heights Elementary

Q: Is Southern Heights Elementary a good school?

Southern Heights Elementary ranks 253 rd of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Southern Heights Elementary?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Southern Heights Elementary?

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

Q: 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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Southern Heights Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 472 students at 101 East Texas in Hobbs, New Mexico, part of Hobbs Municipal Schools and the largest elementary in its immediate peer group. As of 2025-26 it ranks 253rd of 346 New Mexico elementary schools — 27th percentile, 1 star. The longer trend is encouraging: the school spent 2014-15 through 2016-17 in the 10th–13th percentile and climbed into the low 30s by 2021-22 through 2023-24, easing only slightly since. It remains roughly 17 percentile points above its early baseline.

Southern Heights has an unusual profile: math results beat both the district and the state, while English language arts trails both. Math proficiency was 29.07% versus 23.32% district and 25.54% state; ELA was 31.98% versus 38.02% district and 43.34% state. The math advantage rests mainly on one grade — 4th grade math at 40.98% is the only grade-subject where the school tops district and state — while 3rd grade math, at 14%, is the sharpest weakness, roughly 10 points below the district. ELA trails the district in every grade and has sat between 24% and 33% for four years running. Fifth grade science (21.05%) is close to the district average, and every reporting nearby school was also below the state, so science is a district-wide pattern rather than a school-specific one.

Among ten nearby schools, Southern Heights ranks 10th of 11 in ELA but 6th of 11 in math. Several schools serving higher shares of low-income students — Broadmoor Elementary, Taylor Elementary, Murray Elementary, Edison Elementary and Jefferson Elementary — post higher reading proficiency despite higher free/reduced lunch rates than Southern Heights' 59.32%. Class size is not the explanation either: its 14.8 student-teacher ratio is among the lowest in the group, while the top performers, Mills Elementary and Coronado Elementary, have the largest classes. The school does serve some groups comparatively well — low-income students rank 45th percentile and English learners 35th, both above the overall 27th — but female students rank 8th percentile against 39th for male students, the widest internal gap in the data.

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 Municipal Schools

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: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2023 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2023) to 27th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg31%

New Mexico avg36%

253^rd of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	27.3	253 of 346	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.9	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	17.3	232 of 252	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.7	214 of 273	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	43.5	141 of 256	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	36.3	152 of 251	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	24.6	242 of 304	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2022)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-12 vs state

Mathematics30%~ state avg

Science21%-11 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coronado Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 North Brazos	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	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%)	46.6	163^rd of 346 public elementary schools	52.9%		56.1	113^th of 345 public elementary schools	67.2%	50	28.4		41.8	42.7	41.8	42.1	34.6	27.9	59.7	41.1	$7,978

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