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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
154
+22 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.4:1
% White
28%
was 27%
% Hispanic
71%
was 72%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LOVING MIDDLE
Located at 600 SOUTH SIXTH, in LOVING, New Mexico, LOVING MIDDLE is an intimate intermediate school that educates 154 students (grades 6 through 8), part of LOVING. Compared to the state average of about 335 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.
LOVING runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 734 students. LOVING MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, LOVING MIDDLE shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%; the rest looks like 28% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Eddy County (around 46%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, LOVING MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.5%, the actual is 38.1%, a residual of +0.7 points.
Around the school, census data for Eddy County shows median household income runs about $78,426, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. LOVING MIDDLE is one of 26 public schools in Eddy County (combined enrollment of about 11,661 students).
LOVING HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 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 MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Looking at the recent track record. LOVING MIDDLE's enrollment has expanded 17% since 2018, when it stood at 132 (now 154). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER12.8 mi · 207
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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