Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Hobbs’s public schools outscore 63% of New Mexico districts
In Hobbs, 88% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the New Mexico average (76%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hobbs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Mexico, not nationally.
From New Mexico state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hobbs’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 130 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hobbs’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 34% and 24% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,199 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Helena School of Hobbs, Inc. (private) and Veritas Classical Christian Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Hobbs’s grade
B: better than 63% of New Mexico school districts, #10 of 73 New Mexico towns. Graduation is above the New Mexico average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hobbs, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Hobbs · depends on your address
Houston Middle School
Grades 6–9 · 822 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Highland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 808 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Heizer Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 606 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Hobbs · depends on your address
Houston Middle School
Grades 6–9 · 822 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Highland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 808 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Heizer Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 606 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hobbs · depends on your address
Houston Middle School
Grades 6–9 · 822 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Highland Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 808 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Heizer Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 606 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Hobbs · depends on your address
Hobbs High
Grades 9–12 · 2,312 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Houston Middle School
Grades 6–9 · 822 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Hobbs Freshman High
Grades 9–10 · 747 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hobbs · depends on your address
Hobbs High
Grades 9–12 · 2,312 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Hobbs Freshman High
Grades 9–10 · 747 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Hobbs
Hobbs High
Grades 9–12 · 2,312 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Hobbs
Hobbs High
Grades 9–12 · 2,312 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Hobbs’s public schools are run by Hobbs Municipal Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Hobbs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Hobbs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hobbs | B | Hobbs Municipal Schools |
Every school in Hobbs
20 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Lae County Corrections).
Questions about Hobbs’s schools
Are Hobbs’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New Mexico: the public schools Hobbs children attend outscore 63% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #10 of 73 New Mexico towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hobbs in?
Hobbs Municipal Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,097 students in 18 schools (2024–25).
Where do Hobbs kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Hobbs High and Hobbs Freshman High.
What is Hobbs’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Hobbs Municipal Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.
How much does Hobbs spend per student?
$14,199 in Hobbs Municipal Schools (FY2024), against $17,681 across New Mexico. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Hobbs?
Yes: St. Helena School of Hobbs, Inc. (Catholic, grades PK–5, 98 students) and Veritas Classical Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 35 students).
Parents talk
What Hobbs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hobbs → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Mexico. Stars are from neighbors.