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HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

2500 NORTH JEFFERSON, HOBBS, NM 88240 · (575) 433-1200 · Lea County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL808 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New Mexico public middle schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public middle schools

Enrollment
808
Middle
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 335
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
562 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 627834%
Grade 725732%
Grade 827334%
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 55% · US 70%
White
14618%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 19% · US 43%
Hispanic
60675%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 63% · US 30%
Black
344%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
142%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 12% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
40350%
Female
40550%

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
43.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
17.4%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.

Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL this school80869.6%30.2%
HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOBBS
82262.9%35.5%
HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOBBS
60676.6%21.5%
MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY
CLOVIS
51183.8%45.7%
YUCCA MIDDLE
CLOVIS
48085.4%34.0%
CROWNPOINT MIDDLE
CROWNPOINT
22680.5%27.6%
Matched among New Mexico middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New MexicoIn Lea County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.2%#52 of 113#6 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
17.4%#68 of 120#5 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.9%#48 of 122#5 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
808#7 of 160#2 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.8:1#94 of 101N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.3%#59 of 103N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
69.6%#107 of 116#5 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.6%#89 of 89N/A
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
808
-64 (-7%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2580845.517.8:170% (562)
2023-2481246.517.5:161% (492)
2022-2384045.518.5:1100% (840)
2020-218724419.8:1100% (869)
2017-188134020.4:154% (436)
2015-167703820.3:154% (414)
2010-116293717.0:159% (371)
2000-016734116.4:131% (210)
1990-917043420.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (813 to 808); teachers up 14% (40 to 45.5).

About HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

HOBBS, New Mexico, is home to HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, a large middle school. The student body numbers 808 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in New Mexico is about 335, so this school runs 141% bigger than that.

HOBBS has 18 schools and 10,097 students, and HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those schools.

Roughly 75% of students at HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 18% White and 4% Black. Lea County's residents are about 63% Hispanic, 12 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL operates with 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.8:1. On average, middle schools in New Mexico have 12.5:1, compared with 17.8:1 here. HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Lea County average 73%.

allk12 grades HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is 10.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.2% actual, 40.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Mexico.

Census estimates describe Lea County this way: the median household income is $68,015, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, Lea County has 37 other public schools.

The nearest public school is CORONADO ELEMENTARY, at about 0.1 miles. Within five miles of HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th on average proficiency.

HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.

Over 4 years, HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment declined 7%, to 808. The school's ratio fell from 19.8:1 to 17.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Lea County at a glance

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Population
73,733
Census ACS
Median income
$68,015
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,126 students

Quick facts

School name
HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
HOBBS
Address
2500 NORTH JEFFERSON, HOBBS, NM 88240
Phone
(575) 433-1200
County
Lea County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
808
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
17.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
562 (70%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
350126000349
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Highland Middle. HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 18.

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Frequently asked questions

About HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 808 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 18% White, 75% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by HOBBS in Lea County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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