Jal

Summary:

The Jal school district in New Mexico consists of three schools: Jal Elementary, Jal High, and Jal Junior High. The district is ranked 52nd out of 82 districts in New Mexico, with all three schools earning a 2-star or 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jal High School stands out as the top performer in the district, ranking 54th out of 131 New Mexico high schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school has the highest 11th grade proficiency rates in science (45.45%) and English language arts (39.39%) compared to the other Jal schools. Jal Junior High School also performs well, ranking 97th out of 192 New Mexico middle schools and earning a 3-star rating, with the highest overall proficiency rates in English language arts (46.9%).

In contrast, Jal Elementary lags behind the other Jal schools, with lower proficiency rates in English language arts and mathematics compared to state averages. The school has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 50.37%, suggesting a need to address socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting student performance. Overall, the Jal school district has room for improvement, but the data highlights the strengths of Jal High School and Jal Junior High School as potential models for the district's other schools.

District Detail

200 E Panther
Jal, NM 88252

(575) 395-2840

SchoolDigger Rank:
52^nd of 82 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 567

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	NM-ASR Science (2025)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Jal Junior High	Public	6-8	100 Property Street	Jal	88252	Lea County	Jal	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 395-2101	119	11	10.9	100.0%	12 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.5	97^th of 192 public middle schools	49.5%		23.5	122^nd of 165 public middle schools	26.1%	25			33.3					43.8	51.5	45.8	46.9			21.9	27.3	18.6	$6,830
Jal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 East Utah	Jal	88252	Lea County	Jal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 395-2101	290	18	16.5	99.7%	42 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	246 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30.2	219^th of 345 public elementary schools	36.5%		30	276^th of 413 public elementary schools	33.2%	57		22.9			35.3	43.5	31.4				37.4	23.9	28.6			21.7	$10,088
Jal High	Public	9-12	100 Property Street	Jal	88252	Lea County	Jal	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 395-2101	158	11	14.0		23 (14.6%)	1 (0.6%)	131 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	45.9	54^th of 131 public high schools	58.8%		12.8	159^th of 172 public high schools	7.6%	105	39.4			45.5													$12,842

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eunice	22.64 mi	3	75^th
Hobbs	39.55 mi	19	62^nd
Nm Corrections	45.17 mi	11

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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