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Will Rogers Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
305th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools
Better than 12% of New Mexico elementary schools
Summary

Will Rogers Elementary is a PK–5 school in Hobbs, New Mexico, serving 297 students as part of Hobbs Municipal Schools. The school's current 2025–2026 statewide ranking is 305th of 346 schools (12th percentile, 1 star), while the district ranks 68th of 87 in New Mexico (22nd percentile, 1 star). This marks a sharp change from 2022–2023, when Will Rogers ranked 146th of 435 (66th percentile, 3 stars) and still sat above the state median in 2023–2024. In 2025–2026, all-grade proficiency was 26.21% in Language Arts and 18.45% in Mathematics, below both the district (38.02% and 23.32%) and the state (43.34% and 25.54%). Science results were suppressed by the state, so they are unknown.

Compared with nearby schools, Will Rogers sits at or near the bottom of its local group. It has the lowest Language Arts proficiency among the Hobbs schools listed nearby and the second-lowest Mathematics proficiency. Mills Elementary, Taylor Elementary, Sanger Elementary, and Coronado Elementary — all within about two miles — exceed both district and state averages. Poverty and class size do not fully account for the gap: Will Rogers' free/reduced lunch rate (61.62%) is similar to several better-performing neighbors, and its 14.3 student–teacher ratio is lower than Mills (18.1) or Coronado (18.3).

Grade-level results show where help is needed most. In 2025–2026, 3rd grade Language Arts was 17.07% proficient, far below the district (43.15%) and state (44.33%). Third and 4th grade Mathematics were both under 20% proficient, also below district and state. The one bright spot is 5th grade Mathematics at 37.04%, which exceeded both the district (34.81%) and the state (33.85%). The school's statewide effectiveness rankings for Hispanic students, White students, low-income students, and English language learners have also declined in recent years, while special education results were relatively stronger (59th percentile in 2023–2024).

297
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,594
Per pupil spending ?
61.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 300 East Clinton
       Hobbs, NM  88240

(575) 433-2200

District: Hobbs Municipal Schools


Students who attend Will Rogers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Houston Middle School
High:    Hobbs High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.5%
White:
12.1%
African American:
3.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2023 → 12th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 36% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2023) to 12th (2026)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school22%
District avg30%
New Mexico avg36%
305th of 346
New Mexico public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 21 pts since 2016
From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 12Elementary Schools in the Hobbs Municipal Schools
68th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202618.6305 of 34611.8%★☆☆☆☆
202524.0267 of 34522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202442.7204 of 41350.6%★★★☆☆
202363.9146 of 43566.4%★★★☆☆
202226.0303 of 42027.9%★☆☆☆☆
201956.9143 of 39663.9%★★★☆☆
201842.8199 of 38348.0%★★☆☆☆
201728.9271 of 37427.5%★☆☆☆☆
201633.4274 of 41033.2%★★☆☆☆
201512.6412 of 4212.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201424.0369 of 44216.5%★☆☆☆☆
201331.7300 of 41227.2%★☆☆☆☆
201214.0373 of 3986.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201116.9353 of 40212.2%★☆☆☆☆
201018.5376 of 41910.3%★☆☆☆☆
20098.2398 of 4113.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.7390 of 4053.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200713.7373 of 3986.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200618.5349 of 39010.5%★☆☆☆☆
200518.2347 of 38910.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202436.6144 of 22335.4%★★☆☆☆
202365.868 of 19164.4%★★★☆☆
201968.420 of 9879.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202432.3241 of 39839.4%★★☆☆☆
202356.7158 of 39059.5%★★★☆☆
202217.6317 of 39519.7%★☆☆☆☆
201960.5106 of 34369.1%★★★☆☆
201854.6129 of 33961.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202625.6219 of 27319.8%★☆☆☆☆
202524.2203 of 25520.4%★☆☆☆☆
202446.5184 of 38452.1%★★★☆☆
202367.4116 of 39570.6%★★★★☆
202225.0279 of 38928.3%★☆☆☆☆
201958.8105 of 32067.2%★★★☆☆
201838.6199 of 32939.5%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202281.83 of 3691.7%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202528.7224 of 32531.1%★★☆☆☆
202446.7174 of 35651.1%★★★☆☆
202374.0107 of 42674.9%★★★★☆
202230.2261 of 41036.3%★★☆☆☆
201965.289 of 36175.3%★★★★☆
201849.9157 of 35655.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202457.0140 of 39764.7%★★★☆☆
202371.598 of 41476.3%★★★★☆
202229.3241 of 39238.5%★★☆☆☆
201953.8128 of 33762.0%★★★☆☆
201834.7226 of 33332.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202450.265 of 15858.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202615.0278 of 3048.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202521.0249 of 30418.1%★☆☆☆☆
202432.6212 of 33937.5%★★☆☆☆
202357.2159 of 41361.5%★★★☆☆
202213.2312 of 3254.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Homeless (2022)92nd percentile+64 vs school
Male (2024)65th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2024)59th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2024)39th percentile-11 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+8 vs school
White (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts26%-18 vs state
Mathematics18%-9 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Will Rogers Elementary

Students who attend Will Rogers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Houston Middle School
High : Hobbs High

Students at Will Rogers Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Will Rogers Elementary.

Will Rogers Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of New Mexico elementary schools.

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2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresNewSep 17, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresJan 2, 2026
2023–24 graduation ratesApr 22, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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