Jal Jr High
Public · Grades 6–8 · 119 students
Jal Elementary
307 East Utah, Jal, NM 88252
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
290
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Jal
Lea County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 439 New Mexico elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Mexico elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Jal Elementary
Jal Elementary is a public elementary school in Jal, New Mexico, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Jal. The school is located in a remote rural area in Lea County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 290 students were enrolled, with about 16.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Mexico elementary school (12.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 439 New Mexico elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 290 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Jal
- County
- Lea County
- NCES school ID
- 350135000364
Schools near Jal Elementary
All 3 schools in Jal →
Jal High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 158 students
Kermit El
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 631 students
Kermit H S
Public · Grades 9–12 · 395 students
Kermit J H
Public · Grades 6–8 · 313 students
Mettie Jordan Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 357 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.