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Southern Heights Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
101 East Texas
Hobbs, NM 88240
Phone
(575) 433-1900
District
HOBBS MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS
County
LEA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
371
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.9% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Southern Heights Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
33%
24%
28%
25%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
17
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 29 7.8%
Kindergarten 49 13.2%
Grade 1 65 17.5%
Grade 2 55 14.8%
Grade 3 58 15.6%
Grade 4 60 16.2%
Grade 5 55 14.8%
Total 371 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 7.6% 19.7% 21.0%
Black 1.6% 3.4% 1.8%
Hispanic 90.8% 75.8% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.7% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 12.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 49,793 2,114,371
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 67.4 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.3% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.9% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.4% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.8% 24.0%
65 OR OLDER 10.7% 18.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,628 825,021
Single Parent Households With Children 13.1% 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 77.5% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.3% 30.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.0% 14.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.6% 15.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.9% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 13.4%
$15,000 or less 13.5% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,694 $66,874,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,142 $11,413,000 8.6%
Staff $260 $2,597,000 2.0%
General Administration $147 $1,467,000 1.1%
School Administration $552 $5,511,000 4.2%
Operation $720 $7,195,000 5.4%
Transportation $302 $3,014,000 2.3%
Other $238 $2,379,000 1.8%
Total Support $3,361 $33,576,000 25.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,232 $32,291,000 24.3%
Total Expenditures $13,287 $132,741,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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