📍 307 East Utah, Jal, Lea County, 88252
Jal Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jal, Lea County. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jal Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jal Elementary enrolls 255 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 211 | 83% |
| White | 43 | 17% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 255 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jal Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-20, state senate district 41, state house district 61.
Jal Elementary is one of 3 schools in JAL, based in JAL, New Mexico. The district serves 567 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 255 students, Jal Elementary is larger than the district average of about 189 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote