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The highest-poverty public schools in Lea County, New Mexico

35 public schools in Lea County, New Mexico appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. JAL JR HIGH leads the list at 100%, against a median of 66.2% 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

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

66.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	JAL JR HIGH	JAL, NM	JAL	Middle	119	100%
2	LOVINGTON 6TH GRADE ACADEMY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Middle	232	100%
3	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Elementary	228	100%
4	LEA ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Elementary	231	100%
5	LLANO ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Elementary	435	100%
6	BEN ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Elementary	238	100%
7	TAYLOR MIDDLE	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Middle	442	100%
8	YARBRO ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Elementary	474	100%
9	NEW HOPE ALTERNATIVE HIGH	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	High	104	100%
10	LOVINGTON HIGH	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	High	746	99.9%
11	JAL ELEMENTARY	JAL, NM	JAL	Elementary	290	99.7%
12	LOVINGTON FRESHMAN ACADEMY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	High	267	98.9%
13	HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Middle	606	76.6%
14	BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	330	72.1%
15	HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGH	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	High	747	70.7%
16	HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Middle	808	69.6%
17	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	316	68.7%
18	TAYLOR ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	426	66.2%
19	BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	155	65.8%
20	MURRAY ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	422	65.4%
21	EDISON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	225	65.3%
22	HOBBS HIGH	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	High	2,312	65.1%
23	HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Middle	822	62.9%
24	WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	297	61.6%
25	CORONADO ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	422	60.0%
26	SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	472	59.3%
27	MILLS ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	411	58.6%
28	SANGER ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	365	55.9%
29	METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	Elementary	357	55.7%
30	COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	532	55.6%
31	CATON MIDDLE	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	Middle	170	54.7%
32	TATUM ELEMENTARY	TATUM, NM	TATUM	Elementary	128	50.8%
33	STONE ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	429	50.3%
34	EUNICE HIGH	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	High	221	49.8%
35	TATUM HIGH	TATUM, NM	TATUM	High	129	43.4%

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