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What's something MURRAY ELEMENTARY does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOBBS·NCES 350126001111
MURRAY ELEMENTARY
510 N DAL PASO ST, HOBBS, NM 88240 · (575) 433-2700 · Lea County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
276 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
31%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
24.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
21.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 MURRAY ELEMENTARY
MURRAY ELEMENTARY's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURRAY ELEMENTARY this school | 422 | 65.4% | 25.3% |
| TAYLOR ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 426 | 66.2% | 34.2% |
| WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 297 | 61.6% | 26.1% |
| BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 330 | 72.1% | 35.9% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 316 | 68.7% | 28.4% |
| CORONADO ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 422 | 60.0% | 40.4% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary 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 MURRAY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Lea County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #260 of 329 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #208 of 354 | #13 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #325 of 366 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #103 of 490 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #190 of 318 | #3 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #224 of 334 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #356 of 393 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #155 of 287 | #4 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
422
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 422 | 30.7 | 13.8:1 | 65% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 31.7 | 14.0:1 | 52% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 28.8 | 15.9:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 99% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 79% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 29 | 19.1:1 | 79% (436) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MURRAY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (528 to 422); teachers up 6% (29 to 30.7).
About MURRAY ELEMENTARY
MURRAY ELEMENTARY, located in HOBBS, New Mexico, is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 422 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students, so this school is 47% bigger than average.
HOBBS enrolls 10,097 students in 18 schools, including MURRAY ELEMENTARY.
MURRAY ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 82% Hispanic. It is also 13% White and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Lea County is roughly 63% Hispanic. By the diversity index, MURRAY ELEMENTARY comes in at 31%.
Teachers at the school number 30.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. Among elementary schools in New Mexico, the typical ratio is 12.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
After accounting for student poverty, MURRAY ELEMENTARY is in the bottom 10% of New Mexico schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.3% is 16.4 points below the 41.7% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lea County, median household income is about $68,015, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. MURRAY ELEMENTARY is one of 38 public schools in Lea County, which together enroll about 15,126 students.
Nearby, HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles away. MURRAY ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. MURRAY ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 25.3% compares with 33.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal data show 430 students in 2020-21 and 422 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.9:1 to 13.8:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for MURRAY ELEMENTARY 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
- HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 822 students
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 808 students
- HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGHHigh · 747 students
- HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARYElementary · 532 students
Other schools in HOBBS
- HOBBS HIGHHigh · 2,312 students
- HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 822 students
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 808 students
- HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGHHigh · 747 students
- HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
- COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARYElementary · 532 students
Other Murray Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Murray Elementary. MURRAY ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Murray ElementaryDublin, CA · 656 students
- Murray Elementary SchoolMurray, KY · 589 students
- Murray Elementary SchoolMurray, IA · 165 students
Nearby schools
- HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 822
- WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 297
- HOBBS HIGH0.4 mi · 2,312
- HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGH0.6 mi · 747
- EDISON ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 225
- BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About MURRAY ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MURRAY ELEMENTARY?
MURRAY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MURRAY ELEMENTARY serve?
MURRAY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MURRAY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at MURRAY ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at MURRAY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MURRAY ELEMENTARY are roughly 13% White, 82% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is MURRAY ELEMENTARY in?
MURRAY ELEMENTARY is part of HOBBS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.