📍 475 Durrence Rd, Jesup, Wayne County, 31545
Martha Puckett Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jesup, Wayne County. The school has 561 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martha Puckett Middle School enrolls 561 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 20% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 340 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
422 of the school's 561 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 422 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.
Martha Puckett Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 19, state house district 157.
Martha Puckett Middle School is one of 8 schools in Wayne County, based in Jesup, Georgia. The district serves 5,348 students district-wide and employs 360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 561 students, Martha Puckett Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 669 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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