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Best High Schools in Zip Code 88231

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221

Students

Top rankedEunice High109^th of 131 New Mexico high schools

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Eunice High up 22 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 88231 zip code contains a single public high school, Eunice High School, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 220 students. While the school was previously ranked 51 out of 170 New Mexico high schools in 2022-2023, its ranking has since declined significantly, dropping to 109 out of 131 schools in the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Eunice High School is struggling, with only 30.77% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in NM-ASR/Science, compared to the state average of 41.69%. In English Language Arts, the proficiency rate is even lower, with only 25% of 11th-grade students performing at or above grade level, compared to the state average of 38.44%. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 78.0%, which is below the state average.

Eunice High School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 50.45% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.2 is slightly higher than the state average, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school. Overall, the data suggests that Eunice High School is in need of significant improvement to provide its students with a high-quality education and better prepare them for success after graduation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	NM-ASR Science (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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	Total
Eunice High	Public	9-12	1101 19th Street	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-2332	221	22	10.1	49.8%	56 (25.3%)	1 (0.5%)	153 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	18.8	109^th of 131 public high schools	16.8%		21.4	131^st of 172 public high schools	23.8%	22	25.0	30.8	$10,036

Cities Near Zip Code 88231

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eunice	0.08 mi	3	87^th
Hobbs	16.72 mi	20	58^th
Jal	22.82 mi	3	51^st
Lovington	35.82 mi	9	80^th

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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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