State/Public Middle Open

Lewis Cass Junior High School

๐Ÿ“ 6422 East State Road 218, Walton, Cass County, 46994

322
Pupils
14.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Lewis Cass Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Walton, Cass County. The school has 322 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lewis Cass Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lewis Cass Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Lewis Cass Junior High School enrolls 322 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.

Male students
172 (53%)
Female students
150 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.7
Student-teacher ratio
14.2:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White26783%
Hispanic or Latino288.7%
Two or more races226.8%
Black or African American41.2%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

165 of the school's 322 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 139 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Lewis Cass Junior High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 IN-20, state senate district 18, state house district 38.

School district: Lewis Cass Schools

Lewis Cass Junior High School is one of 4 schools in Lewis Cass Schools, based in Walton, Indiana. The district serves 1,283 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 322 students, Lewis Cass Junior High School is close to the district average of about 321 students per school.

1,283
District students
4
Schools
89
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
35%
Math proficient
13%
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: Rural - Distant

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