📍 2500 North Jefferson, Hobbs, Lea County, 88240
Highland Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hobbs, Lea County. The school has 840 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hobbs Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Middle School enrolls 840 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 604 | 72% |
| White | 176 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
840 of the school's 840 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 840 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 42, state house district 62.
Highland Middle School is one of 18 schools in HOBBS, based in HOBBS, New Mexico. The district serves 10,121 students district-wide and employs 592 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 840 students, Highland Middle School is larger than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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