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Heizer Middle School

Q: Is Heizer Middle School a good school?

Heizer Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of New Mexico middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Heizer Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Heizer Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Heizer Middle School?

Students at Heizer Middle School are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Heizer Middle School attend?

Students who attend Heizer Middle School usually go on to attend Hobbs High

Public Grades 6-8

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 20% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Heizer Middle School is a public middle school serving 606 students in grades 6–8 in Hobbs, New Mexico, and is part of Hobbs Municipal Schools. For 2025–2026 it ranked 152nd of 191 ranked New Mexico schools (20th percentile, 1 star), an improvement from 172nd of 192 (10th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025. Over recent years the school has generally sat in the bottom quarter of state rankings, most often earning a 1-star rating.

Academically, Heizer trails district and state benchmarks. In 2025–2026, all-grade ELA proficiency was 30.77% (district 38.02%, state 43.34%), math was 18.46% (district 23.32%, state 25.54%), and 8th-grade science was 21.24% (district 26.09%, state 34.19%). Math is comparatively its stronger subject: all-grade math edges Highland Middle School (18.05%) and Caton Middle (18.12%), though it lags Houston Middle School (24.48%). Eighth-grade math (18.13%) is above the district and close to the state. ELA is the weakest of the four nearby schools, and 8th-grade science is also the lowest, with 6th-grade math and ELA other weak spots.

Heizer serves the highest free/reduced-lunch population among these nearby schools (76.57% in 2024–2025) while having the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.9) — a favorable staffing indicator that has not yet produced above-peer results overall. Its low-income subgroup ranked at the 30th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 13th percentile and the school's strongest current subgroup result, while English language learner results remain persistently low. Priorities are clear: sustain 8th-grade math gains while targeting ELA across all grades, 8th-grade science, 6th-grade foundations, and ELL support.

606

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,874

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

101 East Stanolind Rd
Hobbs, NM 88240

(575) 433-1100

District: Hobbs Municipal Schools

Students who attend Heizer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hobbs High

Feeder schools for Heizer Middle School:

Elementary:	Booker T. Washington Elementary
	Coronado Elementary
	Edison Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	More...
	Sanger Elementary
	Southern Heights Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.1%

White:

6.4%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg31%

New Mexico avg36%

152^nd of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	20.9	152 of 191	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	172 of 192	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	128 of 165	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	217 of 239	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	181 of 232	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	154 of 200	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	154 of 186	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	148 of 176	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	170 of 208	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	174 of 207	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.5	187 of 222	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	173 of 193	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	38.5	30 of 52	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	86 of 108	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	95 of 97	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	63 of 69	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	118 of 136	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	129 of 162	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	204 of 213	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	161 of 220	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	128 of 160	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	138 of 156	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	106 of 143	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	127 of 148	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	122 of 154	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	192 of 204	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	149 of 214	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	113 of 150	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	122 of 149	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	93 of 133	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.2	151 of 173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	110 of 144	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	204 of 227	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	150 of 223	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	141 of 175	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	144 of 168	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	120 of 145	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	127 of 161	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	202 of 221	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	160 of 213	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	124 of 152	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	122 of 151	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	77 of 100	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	19 of 44	56.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	141 of 170	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	159 of 178	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	113 of 142	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	212 of 229	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	159 of 187	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	120 of 121	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	120 of 120	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)42nd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)23rd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2022)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-14 vs state

Science21%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-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/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 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Heizer Middle School	Public	6-8	101 East Stanolind Rd	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1100	606	43	13.9	76.6%	39 (6.4%)	15 (2.5%)	546 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	20.9	152^nd of 191 public middle schools	20.4%		16	172^nd of 192 public middle schools	10.4%	20	21.4	23.6	36.0	32.8	30.8	20.0	17.3	18.2	18.5	$9,874
Houston Middle School	Public	6-9	300 North Houston	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1300	822	44	18.5	62.9%	160 (19.5%)	28 (3.4%)	611 (74.3%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	33	114^th of 191 public middle schools	40.3%		44.4	90^th of 192 public middle schools	53.1%	24	26.5	25.1	45.5	41.9	37.5	23.9	29.8	20.0	24.7	$7,427
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 North Jefferson	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 433-1200	808	45	17.7	69.6%	146 (18.1%)	34 (4.2%)	606 (75.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	25.5	141^st of 191 public middle schools	26.2%		32.8	119^th of 192 public middle schools	38.0%	22	30.0	30.0	35.4	40.5	34.9	28.2	16.3	7.8	18.2	$6,791
Caton Middle	Public	6-8	1109 16th Street	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-3338	170	11	14.8	54.7%	52 (30.6%)	1 (0.6%)	112 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	42.3	98^th of 191 public middle schools	48.7%		35.2	115^th of 192 public middle schools	40.1%	17	34.6	20.5	51.9	61.5	46.0	30.2	16.7	< 20%	18.1	$8,372

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