📍 500 W Olive, Aurora, Lawrence County, 65605
Aurora Jr. High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Aurora, Lawrence County. The school has 283 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aurora R-Viii school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Aurora Jr. High enrolls 283 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 215 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 283 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Aurora Jr. High 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 MO-70, state senate district 29, state house district 157.
Aurora Jr. High is one of 4 schools in AURORA R-VIII, based in AURORA, Missouri. The district serves 1,843 students district-wide and employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 283 students, Aurora Jr. High is smaller than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant