Portales Jr High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Portales, New Mexico

Portales Jr High in Portales, New Mexico enrolled 326 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 9.1 students per teacher against the New Mexico middle-school median of 12.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

408 students in 2022-23, 347 students in 2023-24, 326 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 36.0.

Students enrolled at Portales Jr High by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 347, 2024-25: 32602004006002022-234082023-243472024-25326
Students enrolled at Portales Jr High by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 347, 2024-25: 32602004006002022-234082023-243472024-25326
Students enrolled at Portales Jr High by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 347, 2024-25: 32602004006002022-234082023-243472024-25326
Students enrolled at Portales Jr High by school year2022-23: 408, 2023-24: 347, 2024-25: 32602004006002022-234082023-243472024-25326
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340830.013.6
2023-243473.0115.7
2024-2532636.09.1

9.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 New Mexico middle schools

Among the 154 New Mexico middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Portales Jr High 9.1; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortales Jr High 9.1state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Portales Jr High 9.1; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortales Jr High 9.1state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Portales Jr High 9.1; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortales Jr High 9.1state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Portales Jr High 9.1; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPortales Jr High 9.1state median 12.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 413 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Portales Jr High enrolled 413 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 78 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 413 of the 413 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions78
  • Chronically absent26.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.6% of students were Hispanic, 20.9% White, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic70.6%
  2. White20.9%
  3. Two or more races4.3%
  4. Black2.5%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Portales Jr High scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2236%35%33.8%
Math, 2022-2326%29% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Portales

2 public middle schools in Portales report 2024-25 enrollment; Portales Jr High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lindsey-Steiner Elementary37613.499.7%
Portales Jr High3269.199.7%

All public schools in Portales →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Portales Jr High

  1. Lindsey-Steiner ElementaryThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 376 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Floyd MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 72 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Portales Jr High with Lindsey-Steiner ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Portales Municipal School District spends per student$15,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,691
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoPortales Jr High is the number 77 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#77 of 158
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher9.1 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.9.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Portales Jr High

  1. How many students attend Portales Jr High?
    326 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 408 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Portales, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Portales Jr High?
    9.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for middle schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Portales Jr High a Title I school?
    Portales Jr High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Portales Jr High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Portales Jr High scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Portales Jr High in?
    Portales Municipal School District, NCES district ID 3502100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350210000489 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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