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What's the biggest difference between STONE ELEMENTARY and what you expected?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOBBS·NCES 350126000667
STONE ELEMENTARY
1015 CALLE SUR, HOBBS, NM 88240 · (575) 433-2500 · Lea County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
216 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 | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
48%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
49.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
31.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 STONE ELEMENTARY
STONE ELEMENTARY's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STONE ELEMENTARY this school | 429 | 50.3% | 36.0% |
| SANGER ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 365 | 55.9% | 32.3% |
| MILLS ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 411 | 58.6% | 46.3% |
| COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 532 | 55.6% | 37.9% |
| METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY EUNICE | 357 | 55.7% | 26.4% |
| BELL ELEMENTARY DEMING | 301 | 47.2% | 42.6% |
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 STONE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Lea County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #145 of 329 | #6 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #128 of 354 | #7 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #112 of 366 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #94 of 490 | #5 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #309 of 318 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #134 of 334 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #369 of 393 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #270 of 287 | #13 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
429
+54 (+14%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 429 | 22.8 | 18.8:1 | 50% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 23.8 | 17.2:1 | 34% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 23.4 | 17.3:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 99% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 23.9 | 18.3:1 | 36% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 36% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 30% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 16 | 24.1:1 | 28% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 19 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STONE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (439 to 429); teachers down 5% (23.9 to 22.8).
About STONE ELEMENTARY
STONE ELEMENTARY, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in HOBBS, New Mexico. It reports enrollment of 429 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average enrollment is about 287.
HOBBS includes 18 schools. Together they enroll 10,097 students.
Hispanic students are 66% of those enrolled at STONE ELEMENTARY. The next largest groups are 28% White and 2% Black. That is in line with Lea County, where about 63% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at STONE ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
STONE ELEMENTARY reported 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.8:1. Elementary schools in New Mexico have an average ratio of 12.9:1. Roughly 50% of students at STONE ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 73% average for public schools in Lea County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, STONE ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 36.0% actual against 45.3% predicted.
Census data for Lea County show the median household earns about $68,015 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting STONE ELEMENTARY, Lea County has 38 public schools.
About 0.9 miles separate STONE ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, MILLS ELEMENTARY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, STONE ELEMENTARY places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment increased by 14% across 4 years, from 375 in 2020-21 to 429 in 2024-25.
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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 Stone Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Stone Elementary. STONE ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Stone Elementary SchoolWiggins, MS · 714 students
- Stone ElementaryCrossville, TN · 611 students
- Stone Elementary SchoolAddison, IL · 357 students
- STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTONE, ID · 21 students
Nearby schools
- MILLS ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 411
- SANGER ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 365
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 808
- CORONADO ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 422
- COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 532
- BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About STONE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at STONE ELEMENTARY?
STONE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does STONE ELEMENTARY serve?
STONE ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does STONE ELEMENTARY have?
STONE ELEMENTARY employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at STONE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at STONE ELEMENTARY are roughly 28% White, 66% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is STONE ELEMENTARY public or private?
STONE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOBBS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.