School district · New Mexico

Hobbs

Hobbs in New Mexico: 18 public schools with 10,097 students and 16.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,199 per student in FY2024.

Schools
18
Students
10,097
Students per teacher
16.4
NM 12.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,199
NM $17.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
616
Counselors (FTE)
10.0
Students per counselor
1,010
NM 382 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Mexico's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Mexico: 44%

41%proficient

+7.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 44% · 137 school districts compared

4,467 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New Mexico: 27%

25%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 25% · 135 school districts compared

4,467 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$7.8K15
$8.1K16
$8.4K17
$8.1K18
$8.6K19
$9.3K20
$10.8K21
$11.5K22
$13.3K23
$14.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $31.5M
State
66% · $129.5M
Local
18% · $35.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,357
Support services
$4,864
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$26.7M
Long-term debt
$59.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 3High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–515512.149%23%
Broadmoor ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–533015.144%33%
College Lane ElementaryFree meals for all
K–553217.445%32%
Coronado ElementaryFree meals for all
K–542218.444%37%
Edison ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–522512.722%17%
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–531613.735%21%
Mills ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–541118.154%49%
Murray ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542213.824%21%
Sanger ElementaryFree meals for all
K–536516.838%34%
Southern Heights ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–547214.932%24%
Stone ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542918.848%31%
Taylor ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542615.946%30%
Will Rogers ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–529714.431%26%
Heizer Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–860614.029%13%
Highland Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–880817.843%17%
Houston Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–982218.647%26%
Hobbs Freshman HighFree meals for all
9–1074717.3——
Hobbs HighFree meals for all
9–122,31218.4——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1515 E Sanger, Hobbs, NM 88240
Phone
(575)433-0100
Website