📍 787 E. Northside Drive, Jackson, Hinds County, 39206
Joel E. Smilow Prep is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 577 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Joel E. Smillow Prep school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joel E. Smilow Prep enrolls 577 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 574 | 99% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
577 of the school's 577 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 577 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.
Joel E. Smilow Prep is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. 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 MS-20, state senate district 29, state house district 65.
Joel E. Smilow Prep is one of 1 schools in Joel E. Smilow Prep, based in JACKSON, Mississippi. The district serves 521 students district-wide and employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 577 students, Joel E. Smilow Prep is close to the district average of about 521 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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