Enrollment
154
Middle
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOVING·NCES 350171000731
LOVING MIDDLE
600 SOUTH SIXTH, LOVING, NM 88256 · (575) 745-2051 · Eddy County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
128 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 90%
Community
0
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 | 60 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 31% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
LOVING MIDDLE→LOVING HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LOVING. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
32.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 LOVING MIDDLE
LOVING MIDDLE's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOVING MIDDLE this school | 154 | 83.1% | 38.1% |
| FLOYD MIDDLE FLOYD | 72 | 83.3% | 41.9% |
| QUESTA JR HIGH QUESTA | 69 | 85.5% | N/A |
| ESTANCIA MIDDLE ESTANCIA | 99 | 100.0% | 38.0% |
| PECOS MIDDLE PECOS | 110 | 90.9% | 26.8% |
| MORIARTY MIDDLE MORIARTY | 248 | 99.2% | 24.6% |
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 LOVING MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #22 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #21 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #17 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #109 of 160 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #101 of 116 |
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
154
+9 (+6%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 107
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 154 | 13.1 | 11.8:1 | 83% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 14.4 | 11.0:1 | 97% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 13.1 | 11.4:1 | 100% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 13 | 11.2:1 | 100% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 9.9 | 13.4:1 | 100% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | N/A | N/A | 98% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 7 | 22.6:1 | 98% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 158 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 76% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 107 | 6 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOVING MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (132 to 154); teachers up 33% (9.9 to 13.1).
About LOVING MIDDLE
LOVING MIDDLE is a small middle school located in LOVING, New Mexico. It had 154 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in New Mexico average about 335 students, which makes this school 54% below average.
LOVING MIDDLE is a school in LOVING. The district has 3 schools and 734 students.
The largest group at LOVING MIDDLE is Hispanic students, at 71%. The remaining students are 28% White. Among people living in Eddy County, the Hispanic share is about 52%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LOVING MIDDLE scores 41%.
There are 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at LOVING MIDDLE, giving a ratio of 11.8:1. Middle schools in New Mexico average 12.5:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. A total of 128 students, or 83%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 46% average for public schools in Eddy County.
On the allk12 Grade, LOVING MIDDLE lands at B, ahead of 64% of New Mexico public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, LOVING MIDDLE would score about 37.5%. It scores 38.1%, within a point of that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Eddy County show that median household income comes to about $78,426, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eddy County counts 26 public schools with about 11,661 students.
Of the public schools around it, LOVING MIDDLE is closest to LOVING HIGH, about 0.1 miles away. LOVING MIDDLE has 2 other public schools within five miles. LOVING MIDDLE's average proficiency of 38.1% compares with 37.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
LOVING MIDDLE is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, LOVING MIDDLE had a net gain of 9 students, or 6%.
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Eddy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,105
Census ACS
Median income
$78,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOVING
- LOVING ELEMENTARYElementary · 355 students
- LOVING HIGHHigh · 225 students
Other schools in LOVING
- LOVING ELEMENTARYElementary · 355 students
- LOVING HIGHHigh · 225 students
Nearby schools
- LOVING HIGH0.1 mi · 225
- LOVING ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 355
- DESERT WILLOW ELEMENTARY10.7 mi · 667
- CARLSBAD ENRICHMENT CENTER12.7 mi · 170
- COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY12.7 mi · 684
- HILLCREST PRESCHOOL12.8 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About LOVING MIDDLEHow many students attend LOVING MIDDLE?
LOVING MIDDLE enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does LOVING MIDDLE serve?
LOVING MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at LOVING MIDDLE?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at LOVING MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LOVING MIDDLE?
At LOVING MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 28% White, 71% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is LOVING MIDDLE in?
LOVING MIDDLE is part of LOVING.
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