MESA ALTA JR HIGH

MESA ALTA JR HIGH, a mid-sized middle school in BLOOMFIELD, New Mexico, one of the schools within BLOOMFIELD, caters to 316 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

Within BLOOMFIELD, which oversees 7 schools and 2,387 students, MESA ALTA JR HIGH is one campus in the system.

On demographics, MESA ALTA JR HIGH records that the largest single group is Native American at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, MESA ALTA JR HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Juan County indicate median household income runs about $55,872, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across San Juan County's 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), MESA ALTA JR HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CENTRAL PRIMARY, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around MESA ALTA JR HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MESA ALTA JR HIGH at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MESA ALTA JR HIGH has contracted 23%, going from 408 students in 2018 to 316 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 36% to 27%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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