HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a sizable junior high in HOBBS, New Mexico, run under HOBBS. Current enrollment sits at 808 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 141% larger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 335 students.

HOBBS comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 10,097 students; HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder breaks down as 18% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Lea County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.7%, the actual is 30.2%, a residual of -10.5 points.

In the area at large, census data for Lea County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,015 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Lea County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,126 students), of which HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CORONADO ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 813 students in 2018 to 808 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 63% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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