Murray Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Hobbs, New Mexico

Murray Elementary in Hobbs, New Mexico enrolled 422 students in 2024-25 with 30.6 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. 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, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

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

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

458 students in 2022-23, 443 students in 2023-24, 422 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.8 to 30.6.

Students enrolled at Murray Elementary by school year2022-23: 458, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 42202004006002022-234582023-244432024-25422
Students enrolled at Murray Elementary by school year2022-23: 458, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 42202004006002022-234582023-244432024-25422
Students enrolled at Murray Elementary by school year2022-23: 458, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 42202004006002022-234582023-244432024-25422
Students enrolled at Murray Elementary by school year2022-23: 458, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 42202004006002022-234582023-244432024-25422
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345828.815.9
2023-2444331.614.0
2024-2542230.613.8

13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools

Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Murray Elementary 13.8; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherMurray Elementary 13.8state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Murray Elementary 13.8; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherMurray Elementary 13.8state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Murray Elementary 13.8; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherMurray Elementary 13.8state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Murray Elementary 13.8; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherMurray Elementary 13.8state median 12.4U.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 370 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Murray Elementary enrolled 370 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 42 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 370 of the 370 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions42
  • Chronically absent50.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.2% of students were Hispanic, 13.0% White, 4.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic82.2%
  2. White13.0%
  3. Black4.0%
  4. Two or more races0.7%

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 Murray Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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, 2021-2215‑19%30%33.8%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%23% (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.

Elementary schools in Hobbs

13 public elementary schools in Hobbs report 2024-25 enrollment; Murray Elementary is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
College Lane Elementary53217.451.1%
Southern Heights Elementary47214.956.1%
Stone Elementary42918.849.4%
Taylor Elementary42615.963.8%
Coronado Elementary42218.458.5%
Murray Elementary42213.863.7%
Mills Elementary41118.156.0%
Sanger Elementary36516.852.9%

All public schools in Hobbs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Murray Elementary

  1. Will Rogers ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 297 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Edison ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 225 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Murray Elementary with Will Rogers ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hobbs Municipal Schools spends per student$13,294 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,294
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoMurray Elementary is the number 102 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#102 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.13.8:1
  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 Murray Elementary

  1. How many students attend Murray Elementary?
    422 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 458 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hobbs, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Murray Elementary?
    13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Murray Elementary a Title I school?
    Murray Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Murray Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Murray Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 Murray Elementary in?
    Hobbs Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3501260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350126001111 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

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

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