📍 200 West Copper, Hobbs, Lea County, 88240
Mills Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hobbs, Lea County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hobbs Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mills Elementary enrolls 401 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 288 | 72% |
| White | 84 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
401 of the school's 401 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 401 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.
Mills Elementary 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.
Mills Elementary 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 401 students, Mills Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote