📍 114 E. Southern Ave., Jena, LaSalle Parish, 71342
Jena Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jena, LaSalle Parish. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the LaSalle Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jena Junior High School enrolls 297 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 18% Black or African American and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 227 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
113 of the school's 297 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 113 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.
Jena Junior High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-50, state senate district 32, state house district 20.
Jena Junior High School is one of 9 schools in LaSalle Parish, based in Jena, Louisiana. The district serves 2,520 students district-wide and employs 173 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, Jena Junior High School is close to the district average of about 280 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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