Lovington Municipal Schools

School district in New Mexico, United States

Lovington Municipal Schools is a school district headquartered in Lovington, New Mexico.

The district is entirely in Lea County and includes Lovington.^[1] As of 2020 it had the second highest enrollment of any Lea County school district.^[2]

History

From 2019 to 2020 the district's enrollment fell by 300 students. One factor was restrictions in New Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico, while Texas schools at the time lacked such restrictions.^[2]

LeAnne Gandy served as superintendent until 2022. The position then opened to Pam Quinones,^[3] the previous principal of Lovington High School.^[4]

Schools

High schools

Lovington High School (10-12)
Freshman Academy (9)
New Hope High School (Alternative 9–12)

Middle schools

Taylor Middle School (grades 7–8)
Sixth Grade Academy

Elementary schools

Yarbro Elementary School (grades 4–5)
Jefferson Elementary School (grade 3)
Ben Alexander Elementary School (grade 2)
Lea Elementary School (grade 1)
Llano Elementary School (Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten)

Notable Alumni

Brian Urlacher

References

^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lea County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Where are the students? Headed to Texas". Hobbs News-Sun. December 23, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ https://twitter.com/pam_quinones. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Lovington school chief to retire". Hobbs News-Sun. May 13, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.