TAYLOR ELEMENTARY

TAYLOR ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-sized primary school in HOBBS, New Mexico, overseen by HOBBS. Current enrollment sits at 426 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 48% larger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

HOBBS comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 10,097 students; TAYLOR ELEMENTARY is among them.

Looking at the student body, TAYLOR ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 17% White, 3% Black. By comparison, Lea County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, TAYLOR ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TAYLOR ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lea County put median household earnings sit near $68,015, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lea County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,126 students), of which TAYLOR ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: HOBBS FRESHMAN HIGH, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TAYLOR ELEMENTARY at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 32.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. TAYLOR ELEMENTARY's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 426). White enrollment moved from 22% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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