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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Lea County, New Mexico

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Lea County, New Mexico, drawn from 18 qualifying public schools. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY leads the list at -39.2%, against a median of -11.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Lea County, New Mexico

Best Enrollment change

-39.2%

Median Enrollment change

-11.2%

FASTEST DECLINING · LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	255	155	-39.2%
2	EDISON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	312	225	-27.9%
3	YARBRO ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	619	474	-23.4%
4	TAYLOR MIDDLE	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	563	442	-21.5%
5	MURRAY ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	528	422	-20.1%
6	BEN ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	297	238	-19.9%
7	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	378	316	-16.4%
8	BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	378	330	-12.7%
9	METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	404	357	-11.6%
10	LOVINGTON 6TH GRADE ACADEMY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	260	232	-10.8%
11	LLANO ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	482	435	-9.8%
12	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	248	228	-8.1%
13	HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	650	606	-6.8%
14	LEA ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	238	231	-2.9%
15	TAYLOR ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	436	426	-2.3%
16	STONE ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	439	429	-2.3%
17	EUNICE HIGH	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	224	221	-1.3%
18	HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	813	808	-0.6%

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