📍 217 Rex Ave., Jackson, Amador County, 95642
Ione Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jackson, Amador County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amador County Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
Ione Junior High enrolls 393 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 8.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 253 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
157 of the school's 393 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ione Junior High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Ione Junior High is one of 12 schools in Amador County Unified, based in Jackson, California. The district serves 4,036 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 393 students, Ione Junior High is larger than the district average of about 336 students per school.