LOVING ELEMENTARY

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in LOVING, New Mexico, LOVING ELEMENTARY teaches 355 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by LOVING. Enrollment runs roughly 24% bigger than the state mean of about 287.

Within LOVING, which oversees 3 schools and 734 students, LOVING ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, LOVING ELEMENTARY lists that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 29% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LOVING ELEMENTARY has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Eddy County (around 46%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, LOVING ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.6%; this one delivers 31.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Eddy County) records that median household earnings sit near $78,426, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. LOVING ELEMENTARY is one of 26 public schools in Eddy County (combined enrollment of about 11,661 students).

Nearest neighbor: LOVING HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LOVING ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOVING ELEMENTARY has climbed 42%, going from 250 students in 2018 to 355 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.