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Jal Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
219th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools
Better than 37% of New Mexico elementary schools
Summary

Jal Elementary is a public elementary school located in Jal, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 272 students. The school is part of the Jal School District, which is ranked 52 out of 82 school districts in New Mexico and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jal Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in academic proficiency, particularly in the core subjects of English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 37.39%, compared to the state average of 44.19%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 21.74%, compared to the state average of 26.81%. The school's performance in Science has also been below the state average, with a 5th-grade proficiency rate of 22.86% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 29.3%. Jal Elementary's performance has been particularly weak in the lower grades, with 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rates ranging from 24.39% to 35.29% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 40%.

Jal Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally outperforming male students, and Hispanic students ranking higher than White students in some years. English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have tended to perform below the school's overall averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 219 out of 345 elementary schools in 2024-2025 to as low as 362 out of 442 in 2013-2014, and it has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other elementary schools in New Mexico.

290
Students ?
16.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,088
Per pupil spending ?
99.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 307 East Utah
       Jal, NM  88252

(575) 395-2101

District: Jal


Students who attend Jal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jal Junior High
High:    Jal High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.8%
White:
14.5%
American Indian:
0.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (29% vs 35% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2022) to 37th (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg31%
New Mexico avg35%
219th of 345
New Mexico public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 37% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
52nd of 82Jal among New Mexico districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202530.2219 of 34536.5%★★☆☆☆
202430.0276 of 41333.2%★★☆☆☆
202336.6275 of 43536.8%★★☆☆☆
202238.3229 of 42045.5%★★☆☆☆
201936.7242 of 39638.9%★★☆☆☆
201827.2285 of 38325.6%★☆☆☆☆
201730.0266 of 37428.9%★☆☆☆☆
201625.5325 of 41020.7%★☆☆☆☆
201425.5362 of 44218.1%★☆☆☆☆
201323.1341 of 41217.2%★☆☆☆☆
201240.4245 of 39838.4%★★☆☆☆
201141.0237 of 40241.0%★★☆☆☆
201053.7179 of 41957.3%★★★☆☆
200968.2110 of 41173.2%★★★★☆
200842.2237 of 40541.5%★★☆☆☆
200770.594 of 39876.4%★★★★☆
200649.4190 of 39051.3%★★★☆☆
200568.298 of 38974.8%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202445.8116 of 22348.0%★★☆☆☆
202234.0143 of 20329.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202425.4292 of 39826.6%★☆☆☆☆
202357.1156 of 39060.0%★★★☆☆
202235.4227 of 39542.5%★★☆☆☆
201931.0241 of 34329.7%★★☆☆☆
201831.5233 of 33931.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202531.7178 of 25530.2%★★☆☆☆
202427.2285 of 38425.8%★☆☆☆☆
202345.3215 of 39545.6%★★☆☆☆
202236.3209 of 38946.3%★★☆☆☆
201926.5244 of 32023.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.4292 of 32911.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202534.5197 of 32539.4%★★☆☆☆
202326.3333 of 42621.8%★☆☆☆☆
202237.6217 of 41047.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202438.4213 of 39746.3%★★☆☆☆
202322.2338 of 41418.4%★☆☆☆☆
202231.6233 of 39240.6%★★☆☆☆
201954.9124 of 33763.2%★★★☆☆
201840.0196 of 33341.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202524.5229 of 30424.7%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1249 of 33926.5%★☆☆☆☆
202331.5293 of 41329.1%★☆☆☆☆
202232.4242 of 32525.5%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile+15 vs school
Male (2024)46th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school
Female (2024)27th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)25th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts37%-7 vs state
Science23%-6 vs state
Mathematics22%-5 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Jal Elementary.

Students who attend Jal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jal Junior High
High : Jal High

Students at Jal Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 14% White.

Jal Elementary ranks 219th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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