Lovington High

Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Lovington, New Mexico

Lovington High in Lovington, New Mexico enrolled 746 students in 2024-25 with 46.7 full-time teachers, 16.0 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; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

737 students in 2022-23, 763 students in 2023-24, 746 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.1 to 46.7.

Students enrolled at Lovington High by school year2022-23: 737, 2023-24: 763, 2024-25: 74602004006008002022-237372023-247632024-25746
Students enrolled at Lovington High by school year2022-23: 737, 2023-24: 763, 2024-25: 74602004006008002022-237372023-247632024-25746
Students enrolled at Lovington High by school year2022-23: 737, 2023-24: 763, 2024-25: 74602004006008002022-237372023-247632024-25746
Students enrolled at Lovington High by school year2022-23: 737, 2023-24: 763, 2024-25: 74602004006008002022-237372023-247632024-25746
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373743.117.1
2023-2476342.418.0
2024-2574646.716.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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; Lovington High 16.0; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLovington High 16.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Lovington High 16.0; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLovington High 16.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Lovington High 16.0; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLovington High 16.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Lovington High 16.0; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLovington High 16.0state 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).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 268 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lovington High enrolled 803 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 268 of the 803 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent11.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.7% of students were Hispanic, 15.1% White, 1.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic82.7%
  2. White15.1%
  3. Black1.3%
  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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lovington High scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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, 2021-2225%28%33.8%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 164 students in Lovington High'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 rate95% or more86%76.5%
Students in the class16425725,411

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 High is the largest.

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 High

  1. Lovington Freshman AcademyThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 267 students, 14.8 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 High with Lovington Freshman AcademyStudents, 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 High is the number 48 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#48 of 211
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.16.0:1
  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 High

  1. How many students attend Lovington High?
    746 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 737 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lovington, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lovington High?
    16.0 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 High a Title I school?
    Lovington High 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. How do students at Lovington High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lovington High scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 is the graduation rate at Lovington High?
    95% or more of the 164 students in Lovington High'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.
  6. What district is Lovington High in?
    Lovington Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3501740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350174000448 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
  • 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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