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Lovington 6th Grade Academy

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Summary

Lovington 6th Grade Academy is a public middle school located in Lovington, New Mexico, serving 208 students in 6th grade. The school is part of the Lovington school district and has a student-teacher ratio of 11.8 for the 2023-2024 school year.

Lovington 6th Grade Academy outperforms the Lovington school district and the state of New Mexico in academic proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 42% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 45% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the Lovington district's 31% and 17% respectively, and the state's 39% and 25%. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 15th out of 162 New Mexico middle schools for female students, 16th out of 154 for Hispanic students, and 25th out of 144 for students of low socioeconomic status, all with 5-star or 4-star ratings.

While Lovington 6th Grade Academy outperforms the district and state, the nearby Taylor Middle School (grades 7-8) lags behind, ranking 120th out of 165 New Mexico middle schools and with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Over the past three school years, Lovington 6th Grade Academy has shown a consistent improvement in academic proficiency, suggesting that the 6th grade academy model may be an effective approach for supporting student learning and growth.

232
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,627
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 500 West Jefferson Ave
       Lovington, NM  88260

(575) 739-2330

District: Lovington


Students who attend Lovington 6th Grade Academy usually attend:

High:    Lovington High

Feeder schools for Lovington 6th Grade Academy:

Elementary:    Ben Alexander Elementary
    Jefferson Elementary
    Lea Elementary
    Llano Elementary
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.6%
White:
12.5%
African American:
1.7%
more
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At a glance
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (43% vs 35% meeting standards)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school43%
District avg30%
New Mexico avg35%
Not ranked this year
Lovington 6th Grade Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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)
Female (2024)91st percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2024)90th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)83rd percentile-3 vs school
White (2024)77th percentile-9 vs school
Male (2024)71st percentile-14 vs school
Special Education (2024)63rd percentile-23 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics43%+17 vs state
English Language Arts43%~ state avg

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Students who attend Lovington 6th Grade Academy usually go on to attend Lovington High

Students at Lovington 6th Grade Academy are 84% Hispanic, 13% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Lovington 6th Grade Academy.


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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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