Lovington Municipal Schools

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

1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lea County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 14, 2022.
2. "Where are the students? Headed to Texas". Hobbs News-Sun . December 23, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
3. https://twitter.com/pam_quinones.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "Lovington school chief to retire". Hobbs News-Sun . May 13, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

External links

• Lovington Municipal Schools