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Lovington Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lovington.

Lovington’s School Grade B better than 55% of New Mexico school districts

Students
3,397
Schools
10
Spent per student
$16,443
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$20.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lovington Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of New Mexico districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the NM average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $20.2M, about $5,954 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lovington. Grade by grade →

PK–KLlano ElementaryThis district
3Jefferson ElementaryThis district
7–8Taylor MiddleThis district
10–12Lovington HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 24.5% · 1,717 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 33.8% · 1,714 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 76.5% · 257 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,443 per student · 7% below NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 72%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,502’20
3,460’21
3,382’22
3,405’23
3,397’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 84%White 14%Black 1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.