State/Public Middle Open

Jean Childs Young Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 3116 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW, Atlanta, Fulton County, 30311

747
Pupils
12.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Jean Childs Young Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Atlanta, Fulton County. The school has 747 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atlanta Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Atlanta Public Schools
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Jean Childs Young Middle School enrolls 747 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.

Male students
368 (49%)
Female students
379 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
61.7
Student-teacher ratio
12.1:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American68592%
Hispanic or Latino587.8%
Two or more races3<1%
White1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

747 of the school's 747 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 747 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Jean Childs Young Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-50, state senate district 38, state house district 55.

School district: Atlanta Public Schools

Jean Childs Young Middle School is one of 86 schools in Atlanta Public Schools, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The district serves 49,945 students district-wide and employs 3,979 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 747 students, Jean Childs Young Middle School is larger than the district average of about 581 students per school.

49,945
District students
86
Schools
3,979
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16)
IBO code
060409
IB since
03 June 2024
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

12%
Reading proficient
28%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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