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Jefferson County Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fayette, Jefferson County. The school has 161 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 5–6. The school employs 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson County Upper Elementary enrolls 161 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 160 | 99% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 161 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Rural, Remote. 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-2, state senate district 36, state house district 85.
Jefferson County Upper Elementary is one of 6 schools in Jefferson County School District, based in FAYETTE, Mississippi. The district serves 1,083 students district-wide and employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 161 students, Jefferson County Upper Elementary is close to the district average of about 181 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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