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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Lea County, New Mexico

Across Lea County, New Mexico, 25 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. MILLS ELEMENTARY leads the list at 53.7%, against a median of 43.7% 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 % Proficient (Reading)

53.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

43.7%

BEST IN READING · LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	MILLS ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	411	53.7%
2	BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	155	50.0%
3	STONE ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	429	49.0%
4	HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Middle	822	47.6%
5	JAL JR HIGH	JAL, NM	JAL	Middle	119	46.9%
6	COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	532	46.3%
7	CORONADO ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	422	46.2%
8	TAYLOR ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	426	45.9%
9	TATUM ELEMENTARY	TATUM, NM	TATUM	Elementary	128	45.0%
10	TAYLOR MIDDLE	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Middle	442	44.7%
11	CATON MIDDLE	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	Middle	170	44.4%
12	HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Middle	808	43.9%
13	BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	330	43.7%
14	LOVINGTON 6TH GRADE ACADEMY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Middle	232	42.5%
15	SANGER ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	365	39.1%
16	JAL ELEMENTARY	JAL, NM	JAL	Elementary	290	37.4%
17	YARBRO ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Elementary	474	36.1%
18	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	Elementary	228	35.8%
19	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	316	35.0%
20	SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	472	32.9%
21	WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	297	30.8%
22	METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	Elementary	357	30.3%
23	HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Middle	606	29.4%
24	MURRAY ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	422	24.6%
25	EDISON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	Elementary	225	22.8%

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