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Lea Elementary

Public Grades 1

231

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,008

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1202 West Birch Ave
Lovington, NM 88260

(575) 739-2625

District: Lovington

Students who attend Lea Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lovington 6th Grade Academy
	Taylor Middle
High:	Lovington High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

White:

14.3%

African American:

0.9%

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!Test scores below the New Mexico average (18% vs 33% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?

This school18%

District avg31%

New Mexico avg33%

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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
Lea Elementary	Public	1	1202 West Birch Ave	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2625	231	16	14.5	100.0%	33 (14.3%)	2 (0.9%)	195 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)										$12,008
Yarbro Elementary	Public	4-5	700 West Jefferson Ave	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2490	474	31	15.1	100.0%	64 (13.5%)	6 (1.3%)	398 (84.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	21	289^th of 345 public elementary schools	16.2%					(n/a)	24.1		36.6	35.7	36.1		10.6	19.4	14.8	$8,872
Jefferson Elementary	Public	3	300 West Jefferson Ave	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2540	228	14	16.5	100.0%	32 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	189 (82.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)		35.8			35.8	10.9			10.9	$9,455
Llano Elementary	Public	PK-K	1000 South First	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2670	435	22	20.0	100.0%	45 (10.3%)	3 (0.7%)	377 (86.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)										$10,118
Ben Alexander Elementary	Public	2	1400 South Sixth	Lovington	88260	Lea County	Lovington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 739-2580	238	14	17.1	100.0%	30 (12.6%)	3 (1.3%)	201 (84.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)										$9,966
College Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 College Ln	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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%)	49.7	135^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.9%		39.2	223^rd of 413 public elementary schools	46.0%	88	32.6	52.4	45.1	42.1	46.3	25.0	27.5	43.2	32.2	$6,916
Stone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Calle Sur	Hobbs	88240	Lea County	Hobbs	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%)	46.8	158^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.2%		42.1	206^th of 413 public elementary schools	50.1%	48	20.6	42.6	64.3	38.2	49.0	31.5	34.3	27.9	31.3	$6,496

Frequently Asked Questions about Lea Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lea Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lea Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lovington 6th Grade Academy
Middle : Taylor Middle
High : Lovington High

What district is Lea Elementary in?

Lovington

How many students attend Lea Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Lea Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lea Elementary?

Students at Lea Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 14% White.

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