📍 329 North Bergin Ln, Bloomfield, San Juan County, 87413
Mesa Alta Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bloomfield, San Juan County. The school has 382 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bloomfield Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mesa Alta Jr High enrolls 382 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% American Indian or Alaska Native, 30% White and 25% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 161 | 42% |
| White | 116 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
382 of the school's 382 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 382 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mesa Alta Jr High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 2, state house district 3.
Mesa Alta Jr High is one of 7 schools in BLOOMFIELD, based in BLOOMFIELD, New Mexico. The district serves 2,388 students district-wide and employs 176 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 382 students, Mesa Alta Jr High is close to the district average of about 341 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe