📍 4650 Manhattan Road, Jackson, Hinds County, 39206
Chastain Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 499 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chastain Middle School enrolls 499 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 457 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 4.8% |
| White | 11 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
499 of the school's 499 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 499 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.
Chastain Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 27, state house district 65.
Chastain Middle School is one of 54 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Mississippi. The district serves 17,429 students district-wide and employs 1,470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 499 students, Chastain Middle School is larger than the district average of about 323 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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