A Leal Jr Middle, San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on A Leal Jr Middle

A Leal Junior Middle is a regular public school serving grades 6 through 8 in San Antonio, one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities with major healthcare, military, and technology sectors. The school sits in the 78211 zip code area, where typical home values reflect a mid-range position within Bexar County and rents are modest relative to local incomes.

The student body is small to mid-sized for a middle school, with a substantial enrollment concentrated across the three grades. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the population is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with only a handful of students from other backgrounds. The school operates within Harlandale ISD, which serves portions of San Antonio's south and southwest areas.

Academically, the school shows uneven performance across grades and subjects. English language arts is the stronger area, with eighth graders performing noticeably better than their younger peers. Eighth-grade reading proficiency reaches roughly the midpoint in performance; sixth and seventh graders are considerably lower. Mathematics tells a different story: sixth and seventh graders show very low proficiency, while eighth graders improve sharply, reaching about twice the proficiency rate of seventh grade. Science and social studies proficiency data are available only for eighth grade, where both remain below grade-level expectations. Overall proficiency across tested subjects places the school above the midpoint among Bexar County districts, though this reflects the stronger eighth-grade performance pulling up lower scores from earlier grades.

The progression from sixth to eighth grade suggests a meaningful shift in student preparation or instruction for older students, or alternatively that eighth-grade content aligns more closely with how students have been taught. A parent may want to look into further detail on how the school approaches the sixth and seventh grade curricula and whether interventions are in place for students entering the school with lower preparation levels.

The school has been open and operational. Neither special program designations nor detailed staffing and discipline data were available in the records reviewed. Course breadth, extracurricular offerings, and student support structures were not documented in the material at hand. The data provided focused on state assessment outcomes rather than school culture, climate, or pathway planning, which are typically important considerations for families choosing a middle school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 17% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 713%

School 13% · District 11% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 35% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 39% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 36% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 39% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 18% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolHARLANDALE ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income38%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income46%7 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income45%Higher-income88%43 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income15%Higher-income23%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income13%0 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income50%11 pp gap