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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
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
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

Related schools

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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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