Lovington 6th Grade Academy

Public middle school, grade 6 · Lovington, New Mexico

Lovington 6th Grade Academy in Lovington, New Mexico enrolled 232 students in 2024-25 with 18.3 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the New Mexico middle-school median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 41% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

228 students in 2022-23, 208 students in 2023-24, 232 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.6 to 18.3.

Students enrolled at Lovington 6th Grade Academy by school year2022-23: 228, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 23201002003002022-232282023-242082024-25232
Students enrolled at Lovington 6th Grade Academy by school year2022-23: 228, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 23201002003002022-232282023-242082024-25232
Students enrolled at Lovington 6th Grade Academy by school year2022-23: 228, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 23201002003002022-232282023-242082024-25232
Students enrolled at Lovington 6th Grade Academy by school year2022-23: 228, 2023-24: 208, 2024-25: 23201002003002022-232282023-242082024-25232
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322817.613.0
2023-2420817.611.9
2024-2523218.312.7

12.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 New Mexico middle schools

Among the 154 New Mexico middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; This school 12.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; This school 12.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; This school 12.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; This school 12.7; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 268 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lovington 6th Grade Academy enrolled 268 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 268 of the 268 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent5.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.6% of students were Hispanic, 12.5% White, 1.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic83.6%
  2. White12.5%
  3. Black1.7%
  4. Two or more races1.3%
  5. American Indian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lovington 6th Grade Academy scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2227%28%33.8%
Math, 2022-2341%22% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Lovington

2 public middle schools in Lovington report 2024-25 enrollment; Lovington 6th Grade Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Taylor Middle44213.5100.0%
Lovington 6th Grade Academy23212.7100.0%

All public schools in Lovington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lovington 6th Grade Academy

  1. Taylor MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 442 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Highland Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 20 miles away: 808 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
  3. Compare Lovington 6th Grade Academy with Taylor MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lovington Municipal Schools spends per student$15,348 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,348
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoLovington 6th Grade Academy is the number 96 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#96 of 158
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lovington 6th Grade Academy

  1. How many students attend Lovington 6th Grade Academy?
    232 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 228 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lovington, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lovington 6th Grade Academy?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for middle schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lovington 6th Grade Academy a Title I school?
    Lovington 6th Grade Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lovington 6th Grade Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lovington 6th Grade Academy scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lovington 6th Grade Academy in?
    Lovington Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3501740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350174000444 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22