Enrollment
119
Middle
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAL·NCES 350135000363
JAL JR HIGH
100 PROPERTY STREET, JAL, NM 88252 · (575) 395-2101 · Lea County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of New Mexico public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
119 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 32 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 44% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
JAL JR HIGH→JAL HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within JAL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
18.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like JAL JR HIGH
JAL JR HIGH's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAL JR HIGH this school | 119 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| MEMORIAL MIDDLE LAS VEGAS | 167 | 100.0% | 23.8% |
| DEXTER MIDDLE DEXTER | 178 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| PENASCO MIDDLE PENASCO | 74 | 100.0% | 41.8% |
| LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE MORA | 83 | 98.8% | 41.4% |
| SOUTH VALLEY PREP ALBUQUERQUE | 138 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
Matched among New Mexico middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where JAL JR HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Lea County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #30 of 113 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #59 of 120 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #33 of 122 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #119 of 160 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #25 of 116 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
119
+18 (+18%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 86
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 119 | 10.8 | 11.0:1 | 100% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 6.2 | 19.0:1 | 47% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 7.8 | 16.0:1 | 55% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 101 | 7 | 14.4:1 | 53% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 4.3 | 27.5:1 | 49% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 62 | 3 | 20.7:1 | 40% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 4 | 15.8:1 | 49% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 77 | 5 | 15.4:1 | 47% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 86 | 5 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAL JR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (117 to 119); teachers up 155% (4.3 to 10.8).
About JAL JR HIGH
A very small middle-grades school in JAL, New Mexico, JAL JR HIGH is part of JAL. The school counted 119 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 64% below the average of about 335 students for middle schools in New Mexico.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in JAL totals 567 students.
At JAL JR HIGH, 89% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 10% White. That is higher than the 63% Hispanic share among all Lea County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
The school had 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. The gap from the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico is 1.6 students per teacher. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 73% average for public schools in Lea County is 27 points lower.
JAL JR HIGH holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of New Mexico public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, JAL JR HIGH is 2.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools.
In Lea County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $68,015, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 38 public schools in the county, enrolling about 15,126, JAL JR HIGH among them.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, JAL HIGH, is the closest to JAL JR HIGH. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of JAL JR HIGH. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, JAL JR HIGH ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns JAL JR HIGH the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
An 18% rise took enrollment from 101 in 2020-21 to 119 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.0:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at JAL JR HIGH. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lea County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
73,733
Census ACS
Median income
$68,015
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JAL
- JAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 290 students
- JAL HIGHHigh · 158 students
Nearby schools
- JAL HIGH0.0 mi · 158
- JAL ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 290
- Kermit Elementary School18.4 mi · 631
- Kermit High School18.8 mi · 395
- Kermit Junior High School18.9 mi · 313
- EUNICE HIGH22.6 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About JAL JR HIGHHow large is JAL JR HIGH?
JAL JR HIGH enrolls approximately 119 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JAL JR HIGH serve?
JAL JR HIGH serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at JAL JR HIGH?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at JAL JR HIGH.
What is the student diversity at JAL JR HIGH?
Student demographics at JAL JR HIGH are roughly 10% White, 89% Hispanic.
What district is JAL JR HIGH in?
JAL JR HIGH is part of JAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.