Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOBBS·NCES 350126000354
SANGER ELEMENTARY
2020 NORTH ADOBE, HOBBS, NM 88240 · (575) 433-1800 · Lea County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
204 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 90%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
44%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
39.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
34.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 SANGER ELEMENTARY
SANGER ELEMENTARY's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANGER ELEMENTARY this school | 365 | 55.9% | 32.3% |
| MILLS ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 411 | 58.6% | 46.3% |
| STONE ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 429 | 50.3% | 36.0% |
| COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 532 | 55.6% | 37.9% |
| METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY EUNICE | 357 | 55.7% | 26.4% |
| SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 472 | 59.3% | 27.8% |
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 SANGER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Lea County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #177 of 329 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #102 of 354 | #4 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #204 of 366 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #156 of 490 | #10 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #285 of 318 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #153 of 334 | #4 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #364 of 393 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #46 of 57 | #5 of 6 |
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
365
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 365 | 21.7 | 16.8:1 | 56% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 22.6 | 15.9:1 | 41% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 21.6 | 18.2:1 | 100% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 99% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 20.1 | 17.6:1 | 62% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 64% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | 61% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 18 | 17.0:1 | 52% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 15 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANGER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (353 to 365); teachers up 8% (20.1 to 21.7).
About SANGER ELEMENTARY
The public elementary school SANGER ELEMENTARY is located in HOBBS, New Mexico. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 365 students. That puts enrollment 27% larger than the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico.
HOBBS oversees SANGER ELEMENTARY and 17 other schools, with 10,097 students in total.
Hispanic students are 70% of those enrolled at SANGER ELEMENTARY. The next largest groups are 25% White. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at SANGER ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
SANGER ELEMENTARY has 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. The school's 16.8:1 compares with an average of 12.9:1 for elementary schools in New Mexico. The school has 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 73% average for public schools in Lea County is 17 points.
SANGER ELEMENTARY holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
In New Mexico, SANGER ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.3% actual against a predicted 44.0%.
The school is in Lea County, where median household income comes to about $68,015, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Lea County counts 38 public schools with about 15,126 students.
BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. SANGER ELEMENTARY ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.3% against a local average of 33.2%.
For locale, NCES codes SANGER ELEMENTARY as Town: Remote.
Enrollment went from 364 in 2020-21 to 365 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student.
On allk12, people connected to SANGER ELEMENTARY can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 330
- MILLS ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 411
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 808
- WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 297
- CORONADO ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 422
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About SANGER ELEMENTARYHow many students attend SANGER ELEMENTARY?
SANGER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 365 students in grades KG-05.
Is SANGER ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SANGER ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does SANGER ELEMENTARY have?
SANGER ELEMENTARY employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at SANGER ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at SANGER ELEMENTARY are roughly 25% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is SANGER ELEMENTARY in?
SANGER ELEMENTARY is part of HOBBS.
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