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Jal Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
307 East Utah
Jal, NM 88252
Phone
(575) 395-2101
District
JAL
County
LEA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
272
Classroom Teachers
18

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.6% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Jal Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

40 30 20 10 0
24%
28%
24%
32%
24%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
34%
27%
42%
20%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
36%
32%
40%
35%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 32 11.8%
Kindergarten 43 15.8%
Grade 1 43 15.8%
Grade 2 37 13.6%
Grade 3 43 15.8%
Grade 4 45 16.5%
Grade 5 29 10.7%
Total 272 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 16.9% 17.5% 20.8%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 1.8%
Hispanic 82.7% 82.0% 63.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.5% 12.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.4% 47.8% 76.7%
Free lunch eligible 41.9% 38.7% 74.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.5% 9.1% 2.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,069 2,114,371
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2.9 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.0% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.9% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.2% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 34.6% 24.0%
65 OR OLDER 14.3% 18.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 789 825,021
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 71.7% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.0% 30.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.3% 14.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.4% 15.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 6.0% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.4% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.6% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 23.3% 13.4%
$15,000 or less 11.9% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,829 $3,756,000 23.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,113 $612,000 3.8%
Staff $87 $48,000 0.3%
General Administration $705 $388,000 2.4%
School Administration $673 $370,000 2.3%
Operation $3,164 $1,740,000 10.7%
Transportation $300 $165,000 1.0%
Other $285 $157,000 1.0%
Total Support $6,327 $3,480,000 21.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $16,295 $8,962,000 55.3%
Total Expenditures $29,451 $16,198,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,598 $2,418,627,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,403 $446,729,000 9.1%
Staff $298 $94,805,000 1.9%
General Administration $333 $105,966,000 2.2%
School Administration $720 $229,072,000 4.7%
Operation $1,398 $445,032,000 9.1%
Transportation $368 $117,034,000 2.4%
Other $451 $143,432,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,970 $1,582,070,000 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,805 $893,099,000 18.2%
Total Expenditures $15,373 $4,893,796,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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