A Leal Jr. Middle School
Public middle school in San Antonio, Texas · Harlandale ISD · Grades 6–8
A Leal Jr. Middle School serves 499 students in grades 6–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 19 schools in Harlandale ISD. By enrollment it is the 1095th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 48.22 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Harlandale ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482247002251 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harlandale ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 499 | 11,546 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.3 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.8% | 86.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
A Leal Jr. Middle School in context
Size
A Leal Jr. Middle School is the 4th largest of Harlandale ISD's 5 middle schools; its 499 students are 4.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 597 students, so A Leal Jr. Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 178 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 158, against an average of 166 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 6 (178 against 158). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Harlandale ISD (97.4%).
92.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.5% across Harlandale ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
A Leal Jr. Middle School has 48.22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 499 students would have about 34.7 teachers, so A Leal Jr. Middle School has 13.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Harlandale Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 18 middle schools within 5 miles and 40 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.4% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Black | 0.4% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 158 |
| Grade 7 | 163 |
| Grade 8 | 178 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
743 W Southcross Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78211
Phone: (210)989-2400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: A Leal Jr. Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlandale Middle School | Harlandale ISD | 1.4 mi | 732 | 15.2 | 89.2% |
| Terrell Wells Middle School | Harlandale ISD | 1.8 mi | 592 | 12.6 | 82.8% |
| Dwight Middle School | South San Antonio ISD | 1.8 mi | 409 | 14.7 | 90.2% |
| Harris Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 2.3 mi | 719 | 14.7 | 91.9% |
| Robert C Zamora Middle School | South San Antonio ISD | 2.4 mi | 655 | 15.6 | 83.7% |
| Brentwood Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 2.7 mi | 602 | 16.8 | 91.4% |
| KIPP Aspire Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 470 | 23.2 | 94% |
| Kingsborough Middle School | Harlandale ISD | 2.9 mi | 542 | 14.8 | 85.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harlandale ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellaire Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 674 |
| Collier Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 485 |
| E H Gilbert Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 633 |
| Frank M Tejeda Academy | High | 9–12 | 144 |
| Gillette Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 527 |
| H W Schulze Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 726 |
| Hac DAEP High School | High | 9–12 | 35 |
| Hac DAEP Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 16 |
| Harlandale High School | High | 9–12 | 1,652 |
| Harlandale ISD STEM Echs-Alamo Colleges at Pac | High | 9–12 | 393 |
| Harlandale Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 732 |
| Kingsborough Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 542 |
| McCollum High School | High | 9–12 | 1,502 |
| Stonewall/Flanders Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 691 |
| Terrell Wells Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 592 |
| V M Adams Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 732 |
| Vestal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 536 |
| Wright Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 430 |