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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Lea County, New Mexico

Across Lea County, New Mexico, 36 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY leads the list at 10.3%, against a median of 1.4% 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 % Black

10.3%

Median % Black

1.4%

MOST BLACK · LEA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	155	10.3%(16)
2	CORONADO ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	422	5.2%(22)
3	HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	808	4.2%(34)
4	MURRAY ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	422	4.0%(17)
5	HOBBS HIGH	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	2,312	3.5%(81)
6	HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	822	3.4%(28)
7	HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGH	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	747	3.4%(25)
8	BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	330	3.0%(10)
9	WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	297	3.0%(9)
10	TAYLOR ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	426	2.8%(12)
11	HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	606	2.5%(15)
12	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	316	2.2%(7)
13	STONE ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	429	2.1%(9)
14	EDISON ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	225	1.8%(4)
15	LOVINGTON 6TH GRADE ACADEMY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	232	1.7%(4)
16	TAYLOR MIDDLE	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	442	1.6%(7)
17	LOVINGTON FRESHMAN ACADEMY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	267	1.5%(4)
18	MILLS ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	411	1.5%(6)
19	LOVINGTON HIGH	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	746	1.3%(10)
20	YARBRO ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	474	1.3%(6)
21	BEN ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	238	1.3%(3)
22	SANGER ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	365	1.1%(4)
23	NEW HOPE ALTERNATIVE HIGH	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	104	1.0%(1)
24	LEA ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	231	0.9%(2)
25	TATUM HIGH	TATUM, NM	TATUM	129	0.8%(1)
26	COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	532	0.8%(4)
27	LLANO ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	435	0.7%(3)
28	SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY	HOBBS, NM	HOBBS	472	0.6%(3)
29	JAL HIGH	JAL, NM	JAL	158	0.6%(1)
30	CATON MIDDLE	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	170	0.6%(1)
31	METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	357	0.6%(2)
32	EUNICE HIGH	EUNICE, NM	EUNICE	221	0.5%(1)
33	JAL JR HIGH	JAL, NM	JAL	119	0.0%(0)
34	JAL ELEMENTARY	JAL, NM	JAL	290	0.0%(0)
35	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY	LOVINGTON, NM	LOVINGTON	228	0.0%(0)
36	TATUM ELEMENTARY	TATUM, NM	TATUM	128	0.0%(0)

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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