📍 320 West 3rd Street, Tatum, Lea County, 88267
Tatum Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tatum, Lea County. The school has 51 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tatum Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tatum Jr High enrolls 51 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 49% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 25 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 49% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
21 of the school's 51 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 18 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
Tatum Jr High 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-30, state senate district 27, state house district 66.
Tatum Jr High is one of 3 schools in TATUM, based in TATUM, New Mexico. The district serves 310 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 51 students, Tatum Jr High is smaller than the district average of about 103 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote