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What's the most underrated thing about HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
822
Middle
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOBBS·NCES 350126000351
HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
300 NORTH HOUSTON, HOBBS, NM 88240 · (575) 433-1300 · Lea County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL822 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of New Mexico public middle schools
- BTest 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
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
517 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 300 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 30% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 55% · US 70%
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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
26.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 822 | 62.9% | 35.5% |
| HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL HOBBS | 808 | 69.6% | 30.2% |
| HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOL HOBBS | 606 | 76.6% | 21.5% |
| MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY CLOVIS | 511 | 83.8% | 45.7% |
| CATON MIDDLE EUNICE | 170 | 54.7% | 31.3% |
| RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 124 | 54.0% | 44.8% |
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 HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Lea County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #31 of 113 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #32 of 120 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #30 of 122 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 822 | #6 of 160 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #95 of 101 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #57 of 103 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #108 of 116 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #7 of 12 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
822
-54 (-6%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 822 | 44.2 | 18.6:1 | 63% (517) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 44.2 | 18.6:1 | 59% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 44.7 | 18.9:1 | 100% (843) |
| 2020-21 | 876 | 43 | 20.4:1 | 100% (873) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 43.4 | 17.9:1 | 52% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 39 | 18.7:1 | 53% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 58% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 42% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 31 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (777 to 822); teachers up 2% (43.4 to 44.2).
About HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school in HOBBS, New Mexico, and it is part of HOBBS. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 822 students in grades 6 through 9. The average for middle schools in New Mexico is about 335 students, so this school is 145% larger than average.
The district for HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is HOBBS, with 18 schools and 10,097 students.
By race and ethnicity, HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 74% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% White and 3% Black. In Lea County overall, about 63% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
Teachers at HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL total 44.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Mexico average 12.5:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 63%. Compared with the 73% average for public schools in Lea County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is B-. Compared with New Mexico public middle schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with New Mexico schools that have similar shares of low-income students, HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's results are 6.8 points below predicted: 35.5% against 42.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lea County, median household income is about $68,015, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Lea County number 38 and enroll about 15,126.
Of nearby public schools, MURRAY ELEMENTARY is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 876 to 822. The number of students per teacher fell from 20.4 to 18.6 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lea County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in HOBBS
- HOBBS HIGHHigh · 2,312 students
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 808 students
- HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGHHigh · 747 students
- HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARYElementary · 532 students
- SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 472 students
Other schools in HOBBS
- HOBBS HIGHHigh · 2,312 students
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 808 students
- HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGHHigh · 747 students
- HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARYElementary · 532 students
- SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 472 students
Other Houston Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Houston Middle. HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Houston Middle SchoolGermantown, TN · 972 students
- Houston Middle SchoolIRVING, TX · 758 students
- Houston Middle SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 556 students
- Houston Middle SchoolHouston, MS · 352 students
- Houston Middle SchoolHouston, AK · 318 students
Nearby schools
- MURRAY ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 422
- WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 297
- EDISON ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 225
- HOBBS HIGH0.7 mi · 2,312
- BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 155
- HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGH0.8 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 822 students in grades 06-09.
What age range does HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 09.
How many teachers does HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 19% White, 74% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of HOBBS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.