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A LEAL JR MIDDLE

743 W SOUTHCROSS BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78211 · (210) 989-2400 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Enrollment
499
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
463 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
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
Grade 6
158
Grade 7
163
Grade 8
178
Student demographics
White
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
49198%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 54%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 13%
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
Male
26353%
Female
23647%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
35.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +15.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 2024-25
Enrollment
499
-323 (-39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 13.9:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
98%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About A LEAL JR MIDDLE

A LEAL JR MIDDLE is a junior high of small scale in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within HARLANDALE ISD, educateing 499 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 22% leaner than typical.

HARLANDALE ISD comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 11,564 students; A LEAL JR MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, A LEAL JR MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, A LEAL JR MIDDLE has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 93% of students at A LEAL JR MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, A LEAL JR MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 34.1%, a residual of +0.7 points.

In the broader community, Bexar County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), A LEAL JR MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is COLLIER EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), A LEAL JR MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 28.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at A LEAL JR MIDDLE has decreased 39%, going from 822 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Bexar County at a glance

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Population
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students

Quick facts

School name
A LEAL JR MIDDLE
District
HARLANDALE ISD
Address
743 W SOUTHCROSS BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78211
Phone
(210) 989-2400
County
Bexar County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
499
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
463 (93%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
482247002251
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About A LEAL JR MIDDLE
How many students attend A LEAL JR MIDDLE?
A LEAL JR MIDDLE enrolls approximately 499 students in grades 06-08.
Is A LEAL JR MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
A LEAL JR MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at A LEAL JR MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at A LEAL JR MIDDLE is approximately 10.3:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is A LEAL JR MIDDLE?
A LEAL JR MIDDLE reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees A LEAL JR MIDDLE?
A LEAL JR MIDDLE is overseen by HARLANDALE ISD in Bexar County.
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