Schools · Jal

Jal, NM schools

Jal’s public schools score well below New Mexico’s averages: 30% of students are proficient in reading against 58.4% statewide, and 90% of high schoolers graduate on time against 77.2%. Kids attend Jal Elementary through grade 5, then Jal Jr. High and Jal High.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

School path

Where Jal kids go to school

Grades PK–5

Jal Elementary 290 students · Jal Jal Public Schools

Grades 6–8

Jal Jr. High 119 students · Jal Jal Public Schools

Grades 9–12

C+Jal High 158 students · Jal Jal Public Schools

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading (grades PK–12, Jal Public Schools)30%

State average 58.4% · reported as a range, 21–39% (a small group)

Math (grades PK–12, Jal Public Schools)10%

State average 23.4% · reported as a range, 0–20% (a small group)

Graduation · class of 2020

90% graduate on time

Graduation rate

90%

NM: 77.2%

Graduating class

29

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years.

Districts

The district serving Jal

Jal Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 567 students

$20,736 per studentNM $17,681

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Within reach

Colleges near Jal

There’s no college within 30 miles of Jal. The closest is New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, NM, 44.4 miles away.

New Mexico Junior CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hobbs44.4 mi1,840 students University of the SouthwestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hobbs45.6 mi290 students Odessa CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Odessa50.3 mi5,057 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Jal. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus.

Every school

All 3 schools in Jal

Level

All 3 Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1

Type

All 3 Public 3

Showing 1–3 of 3 schools

Jal ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 290 students

Jal Jr. HighMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 119 students

Jal HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 158 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.