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Murray Elementary

Q: Is Murray Elementary a good school?

Murray Elementary ranks 238 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Murray Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hobbs, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 443. 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.

Murray Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics significantly lower than the Hobbs district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.55% of Murray Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% for the Hobbs district and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate at Murray Elementary was 21.56%, while the Hobbs district and state averages were 25.51% and 26.81%, respectively.

The nearby schools, such as Coronado Elementary, Mills Elementary, and Broadmoor Elementary, consistently outperform Murray Elementary in academic proficiency rates for both ELA and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Coronado Elementary had 46.15% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 24.55% at Murray Elementary. Similarly, in Mathematics, Coronado Elementary had a 39.37% proficiency rate, while Murray Elementary's rate was 21.56%.

422

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,610

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 N Dal Paso St
Hobbs, NM 88240

(575) 433-2700

District: Hobbs

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.2%

White:

13.0%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2018 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (23% vs 35% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

238^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 20 pts since 2018

From bottom 11% (2018) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	27.2	238 of 345	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	324 of 413	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	337 of 435	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	355 of 420	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	306 of 396	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	339 of 383	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	8.4	54 of 56	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	205 of 223	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	143 of 191	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	85 of 98	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	307 of 398	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	321 of 390	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	316 of 395	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	274 of 343	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	310 of 339	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	197 of 255	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	308 of 384	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	314 of 395	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	304 of 389	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	247 of 320	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	293 of 329	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	252 of 325	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	313 of 356	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	320 of 426	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	318 of 410	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	284 of 361	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	314 of 356	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	279 of 397	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	332 of 414	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	304 of 392	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	271 of 337	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	311 of 333	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	120 of 158	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	111 of 165	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	230 of 304	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	286 of 339	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	338 of 413	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	299 of 325	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2024)30th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2022)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-20 vs state

Mathematics22%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Murray Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Murray Elementary?

Students at Murray Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% African American.

How many students attend Murray Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Murray Elementary.

What district is Murray Elementary in?

Hobbs

Is Murray Elementary a good school?

Murray Elementary ranks 238^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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