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College Lane Elementary

Q: Is College Lane Elementary a good school?

College Lane Elementary ranks 222 nd of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend College Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended College Lane Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of College Lane Elementary?

Students at College Lane Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 28% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of College Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend College Lane Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Houston Middle School High : Hobbs High

Public Grades K-5

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

College Lane Elementary is a K–5 school with 532 students at 2000 College Ln in Hobbs, New Mexico, part of Hobbs Municipal Schools, and it is the largest elementary among the ten nearby Hobbs elementaries reviewed here.

The school has slid from a strong 2015–2019 plateau (58th–69th percentile, 3 stars) into an alternating 2-star/3-star pattern since, with a spike to the 61st percentile in 2024–2025 and a fall back to the 36th percentile in 2025–2026. On 2025–2026 tests, 43.23% of students were proficient in language arts — right at the state line and above the district — while math came in at 27.07%, above both district and state. Fifth-grade science was 22.77%, well below the state, though nearly every nearby school is also at or below roughly 28%, so that looks like a Hobbs-area pattern rather than a College Lane-specific problem. The school clears its district comfortably, but the district itself sits at the 22nd percentile statewide, so that is a modest bar. Against nearby schools with similar or higher poverty, College Lane lands in the middle: Coronado Elementary is about 14 points ahead in math with higher poverty, and Mills Elementary and Sanger Elementary also outpace it.

Results swing sharply by grade: third-grade language arts and fifth-grade math are bright spots above state and district, while fifth-grade language arts and fourth-grade math fall below both. Reported subgroups all rank lower than the school overall — the 36th percentile — which suggests the whole-school figure is being carried by groups not separately reported. English learners were once a genuine strength (76th percentile in 2018–2019) but fell to the 20th percentile in 2022–2023 while that group roughly doubled in size. Note that some nearby schools' results are suppressed by the state or reported only as "under 20%" and should be treated as unknown, not as failure.

532

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,916

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 College Ln
Hobbs, NM 88240

(575) 433-2600

District: Hobbs Municipal Schools

Students who attend College Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Houston Middle School
High:	Hobbs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

White:

27.8%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 69th percentile in 2019 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 69th-percentile peak (2019) to 36th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg31%

New Mexico avg36%

222^nd of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	34.0	222 of 346	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	135 of 345	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	223 of 413	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	167 of 435	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	191 of 420	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	123 of 396	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	125 of 383	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.7	127 of 374	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.7	174 of 410	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	28.5	309 of 421	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.4	273 of 442	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	214 of 412	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	218 of 398	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.7	178 of 402	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	149 of 419	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	126 of 411	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.3	178 of 405	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.7	193 of 398	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.6	139 of 390	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.4	105 of 389	73.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	32.1	153 of 191	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.8	24 of 98	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	195 of 252	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	235 of 398	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	189 of 390	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	212 of 395	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	128 of 343	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	119 of 339	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	215 of 273	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	163 of 255	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	275 of 384	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	204 of 395	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	227 of 389	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	108 of 320	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	137 of 329	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	191 of 256	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	189 of 325	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	296 of 356	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	69.9	125 of 426	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	132 of 410	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	170 of 361	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	160 of 356	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	206 of 251	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	256 of 397	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	145 of 414	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	188 of 392	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	98 of 337	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	119 of 333	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	56.3	33 of 91	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	100 of 158	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	117 of 165	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	222 of 304	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.3	159 of 304	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	209 of 339	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	178 of 413	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	204 of 325	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	139 of 199	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	103 of 187	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)64th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2024)37th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)20th percentile-42 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics27%~ state avg

Science23%-9 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
College Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 College Ln	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2600	532	31	17.3	55.6%	148 (27.8%)	4 (0.8%)	370 (69.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	34	222^nd of 346 public elementary schools	35.8%		49.7	135^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.9%	87	23.0		51.9	47.7	33.0	43.4	21.5	22.1	36.0	27.2	$6,916
Stone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Calle Sur	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-2500	429	23	18.8	50.3%	122 (28.4%)	9 (2.1%)	284 (66.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	27.8	251^st of 346 public elementary schools	27.5%		46.8	158^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.2%	93	22.4		34.3	48.1	35.8	38.7	11.9	32.7	29.9	24.2	$6,496
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
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
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
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
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

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