SANGER ELEMENTARY

Located at 2020 NORTH ADOBE, in HOBBS, New Mexico, SANGER ELEMENTARY is an average-sized primary school that caters to 365 students (grades K through 5), overseen by HOBBS. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 287.

Across the 18 schools in HOBBS (10,097 students total), SANGER ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SANGER ELEMENTARY lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 25% White.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lea County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SANGER ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.0%, the actual is 32.3%, a residual of -11.7 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Lea County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,015 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SANGER ELEMENTARY is one of 38 public schools in Lea County (combined enrollment of about 15,126 students).

Nearest neighbor: BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SANGER ELEMENTARY at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 353 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 32% to 25% over that span.

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