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District presents 2024–25 state assessment proficiency trends; ELA gains noted, math and science mostly flat
Summary
District staff reviewed official state proficiency results for 2024–25 showing a reported 41% proficiency in English language arts districtwide (versus 43% statewide) with increases over recent years; math and science showed smaller gains or stagnation.
A district assessment official presented preliminary state accountability results for the 2024–25 school year at the Hobbs Municipal Schools board meeting on Oct. 21, reporting mixed trends across English language arts, math and science.
Why it matters: State assessment proficiency and school-designation data will feed the Public Education Department’s school accountability reports and can influence district priorities for curriculum, intervention and supports.
The presenter said Hobbs’ overall English language arts proficiency on state tests was 41%, compared with 43% statewide, and that the district’s ELA proficiency has increased eight percentage points over the last two years while the state rose by five points over the same period. The presenter also reported elementary, middle-school and high-school breakout trends: middle and high schools were described as showing stronger relative gains than the district average; several elementary schools were singled out for multi-point gains (Booker T. Washington cited as a 15-point increase over two years; Taylor Elementary cited as a 12-point increase over two years).
Math results were portrayed as largely stagnant districtwide over three years, with some secondary campuses showing modest increases. Science proficiency was also reported as mostly flat; the presenter noted that elementary science testing covers only fifth graders and secondary science covers eighth and eleventh graders, limiting sample sizes.
The presenter said these are the official state numbers that will be used in the publicly released VISTA accountability reports and school designations; the state memo included three-year trend comparisons. The district said full VISTA materials and school designations were expected to be released by mid-November.
Ending: District leaders said they will provide the formal VISTA release and school designations when the Public Education Department issues the official report, and staff will return with targeted recommendations for schools showing the largest gaps.
