Portales Jr High

700 East 3Rd St, Portales NM, 88130 | Portales Municipal Schools | 505-356-7000
  • grades 7-8
  • students 410
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 33% 21% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Portales
  • Ranked #0 of 1075 in New Mexico
Proficiency Averages
30%Portales
27%New Mexico

Portales Jr High is a school servicing grades 7 to 8 and is located in the district of "Portales Municipal Schools" in Portales, NM. There are a total of 410 students and 26 teachers at Portales Jr High, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Portales Jr High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 33.0%, which is 21% higher than the New Mexico average.

Portales Jr High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students410
Teachers26
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Portales Jr High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All26%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
725-29%
825-29%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
740-44%
835-39%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Portales Jr High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew MexicoNational
White 35.1% 37.3% 24.4% 51.1%
Black 3.0% 1.8% 2.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.9% 0.8% 1.3% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 59.5% 58.4% 60.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.6% 10.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.5% 1.0% 1.6% 3.1%

Portales demographics profile

StatisticPortalesNew MexicoNational
Population11,7132,096,829328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,4721791
Median age26.837.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)45%52%55%
Speak English75%65%79%
Speak Spanish24%28%13%

Education level achieved in Portales

IndexPortalesNew MexicoNational
Completed 8th grade74.7%81.4%84.3%
Completed high school73.9%80.0%83.0%
Completed some college55.5%58.2%59.4%
Completed associate degree33.4%34.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors24.8%26.7%30.3%
Completed masters12.0%11.6%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.6%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate3.2%1.8%1.3%
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Source: The Portales Jr High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.