Lovington Freshman Academy

Public high school, grade 9 · Lovington, New Mexico

Lovington Freshman Academy in Lovington, New Mexico enrolled 267 students in 2024-25 with 18.1 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (New Mexico: 76.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

307 students in 2022-23, 255 students in 2023-24, 267 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.6 to 18.1.

Students enrolled at Lovington Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233072023-242552024-25267
Students enrolled at Lovington Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233072023-242552024-25267
Students enrolled at Lovington Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233072023-242552024-25267
Students enrolled at Lovington Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233072023-242552024-25267
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330716.618.5
2023-2425516.115.8
2024-2526718.114.8

14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 New Mexico high schools

Among the 185 New Mexico high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; This school 14.8; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; This school 14.8; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; This school 14.8; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; This school 14.8; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.5

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lovington Freshman Academy enrolled 345 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent14.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.5% of students were Hispanic, 14.2% White, 1.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic83.5%
  2. White14.2%
  3. Black1.5%
  4. Asian0.4%
  5. Two or more races0.4%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 62 students in Lovington Freshman Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%86%76.5%
Students in the class6225725,411

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Lovington

3 public high schools in Lovington report 2024-25 enrollment; Lovington Freshman Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lovington High74616.099.9%
Lovington Freshman Academy26714.898.9%
New Hope Alternative High10424.5100.0%

All public schools in Lovington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lovington Freshman Academy

  1. Lovington HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 746 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. New Hope Alternative HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 104 students, 24.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Lovington Freshman Academy with Lovington HighStudents, 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 Freshman Academy is the number 90 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#90 of 211
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.14.8:1
  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 Freshman Academy

  1. How many students attend Lovington Freshman Academy?
    267 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 307 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lovington, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lovington Freshman Academy?
    14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for high schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lovington Freshman Academy a Title I school?
    Lovington Freshman Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What is the graduation rate at Lovington Freshman Academy?
    85-89% of the 62 students in Lovington Freshman Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lovington Freshman Academy in?
    Lovington Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3501740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350174001044 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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