Summary
A Leal Junior Middle is a public middle school in San Antonio, Texas, serving 574 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Harlandale Independent School District, which is ranked 843 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
A Leal Junior Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas middle schools for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, A Leal Junior Middle has had relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 3.5% over the past few years, which are higher than the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in reading, math, science, and social studies are projected to be 10-20 percentage points below the state averages in the 2024-2025 school year.
When compared to other middle schools in the Harlandale ISD and surrounding districts, A Leal Junior Middle generally performs worse across various metrics, including test scores, dropout rates, and student-teacher ratios. The school's challenges are most pronounced for its underperforming student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students with special needs, who rank in the bottom 30-40% of Texas middle schools. However, one bright spot for A Leal Junior Middle is its Algebra I end-of-course exam performance, where the school has outperformed the district and state in recent years, with proficiency rates around 65-80%.
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