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PORTALES JR HIGH

Regular School · PORTALES, NM

PORTALES JR HIGH is a regular school school in PORTALES, New Mexico, serving grades 07–08 with 326 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.1:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
07 – 08
Enrollment
326
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
9.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 230 71%
White 68 21%
Two or more races 14 4%
Black or African American 8 2%
Asian 3 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Total enrollment 326 166M / 160F

English Language Learners: 41 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 11.0% -11pp 22.0% 284
Reading Proficiency 56.0% -2.7pp 58.7% 286

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
4 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
56
17.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
80
24.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 326 100%

Contact & Location

700 EAST 3RD ST

PORTALES, NM 88130

Phone: (575)356-7045

http://www.portalesschools.com/portales_junior_high_school

District

PORTALES MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,833

District enrollment: 2,610

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

350210000489

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD