📍 263 Buccaneer Blvd, Branson, Taney County, 65616
Branson Jr. High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Branson, Taney County. The school has 724 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Branson R-Iv school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Branson Jr. High enrolls 724 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 520 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 133 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
366 of the school's 724 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 283 qualify for free lunch and 83 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.
Branson 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 156.
Branson Jr. High is one of 7 schools in BRANSON R-IV, based in BRANSON, Missouri. The district serves 4,653 students district-wide and employs 318 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 724 students, Branson Jr. High is close to the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant