📍 700 East 3rd St, Portales, Roosevelt County, 88130
Portales Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Portales, Roosevelt County. The school has 408 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portales Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Portales Jr High enrolls 408 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 270 | 66% |
| White | 116 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 408 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 244 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.
Portales Jr High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-30, state senate district 27, state house district 67.
Portales Jr High is one of 6 schools in PORTALES, based in PORTALES, New Mexico. The district serves 2,519 students district-wide and employs 190 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 408 students, Portales Jr High is close to the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote