📍 510 N Dal Paso St, Hobbs, Lea County, 88240
Murray Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hobbs, Lea County. The school has 458 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 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murray Elementary enrolls 458 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 4.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 345 | 75% |
| White | 86 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
458 of the school's 458 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 458 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.
Murray 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 41, state house district 61.
Murray 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 458 students, Murray 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