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Enrollment
326
Middle
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTALES·NCES 350210000489
PORTALES JR HIGH
700 EAST 3RD ST, PORTALES, NM 88130 · (575) 356-7045 · Roosevelt County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
325 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
PORTALES JR HIGH→PORTALES HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PORTALES. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
23.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
326
-84 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 15.8:1
% White
21%
was 36%
% Hispanic
71%
was 57%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PORTALES JR HIGH
As a mid-tier middle school in PORTALES, New Mexico, PORTALES JR HIGH hosts 326 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by PORTALES.
PORTALES comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,518 students; PORTALES JR HIGH is among them.
On the student-mix side, PORTALES JR HIGH shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Roosevelt County as a whole is about 45% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. The state averages around 12.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Roosevelt County's rate of about 92%.
After controlling for student poverty, PORTALES JR HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 34.4%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Roosevelt County put the typical household earns roughly $52,685 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Roosevelt County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,108 students), PORTALES JR HIGH is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around PORTALES JR HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PORTALES JR HIGH at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 44.9%.
PORTALES JR HIGH operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. PORTALES JR HIGH's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 410 (now 326). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 36% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.
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Roosevelt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,928
Census ACS
Median income
$52,685
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,108 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PORTALES
- PORTALES HIGHHigh · 754 students
- LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARYMiddle · 376 students
- VALENCIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 366 students
- JAMES ELEMENTARYElementary · 364 students
- BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 332 students
Other schools in PORTALES
- PORTALES HIGHHigh · 754 students
- LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARYMiddle · 376 students
- VALENCIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 366 students
- JAMES ELEMENTARYElementary · 364 students
- BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 332 students
Nearby schools
- BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.5 mi · 332
- PORTALES HIGH0.6 mi · 754
- VALENCIA ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 366
- LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 376
- JAMES ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 364
- FLOYD ELEMENTARY14.2 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About PORTALES JR HIGHHow large is PORTALES JR HIGH?
PORTALES JR HIGH enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does PORTALES JR HIGH serve?
PORTALES JR HIGH serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does PORTALES JR HIGH have?
PORTALES JR HIGH employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at PORTALES JR HIGH?
Student demographics at PORTALES JR HIGH are roughly 21% White, 71% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is PORTALES JR HIGH in?
PORTALES JR HIGH is part of PORTALES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.