📍 225 Catherine Street, Patterson, St. Mary Parish, 70392
Patterson Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Patterson, St. Mary Parish. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Mary Parish school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Patterson Junior High School enrolls 412 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 37% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 179 | 43% |
| White | 152 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
289 of the school's 412 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 289 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.
Patterson Junior High 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 LA-30, state senate district 21, state house district 50.
Patterson Junior High School is one of 21 schools in St. Mary Parish, based in Centerville, Louisiana. The district serves 7,153 students district-wide and employs 448 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 412 students, Patterson Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 341 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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