Summary:
In ZIP code 88252, there is one public high school: Jal High in Jal, New Mexico, serving grades 9–12 with 158 students as part of Jal Public Schools. The student-teacher ratio is 14:1, and the free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported.
Because Jal High is the only high school in the area, it is the sole standout by default. Its performance has been highly volatile. In 2023–2024, it ranked 159 of 172 (8th percentile, 0 stars). In 2024–2025, it jumped to 54 of 131 (59th percentile, 3 stars). Then in 2025–2026, it fell back to 120 of 132 (9th percentile, 0 stars). The district, Jal Public Schools, is currently ranked 78 of 87 (10th percentile, 1 star). The 2024–2025 year was a clear high point: the school exceeded state in SAT School Day English Language Arts (39.39% vs. 38.44%) and NM-ASR science (45.45% vs. 41.69%). However, in 2025–2026, exact scores were below state in 11th-grade ELA (22.5% vs. state rates of 36.78%–37.07%) and science (21.05% vs. state rates of 34.02%–34.27%).
For math, results are mostly bounded. All-grades NM Combined math is under 20% at the school, definitely below the state’s 25.54%. But 11th-grade math state rates are only 12.53%–12.72%, so a school value under 20% could be above or below state. The graduation rate for 2023–2024 was 86.9% for both school and district, while the only available state rate—80.6% for 2024–2025—is from a different year. The 2024–2025 school/district graduation rate is not provided. Year-over-year declines in ELA and science were steeper than the state’s. Data gaps—bounded math scores, missing graduation data, and no free/reduced lunch—limit the full picture. The district and school exact 11th-grade results often mirror each other, suggesting Jal High drives the district’s high-school outcomes.
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