📍 550 N Westwood, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, 63901
Poplar Bluff Jr. High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Poplar Bluff, Butler County. The school has 782 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Poplar Bluff R-I school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poplar Bluff Jr. High enrolls 782 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 12% Black or African American and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 586 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
497 of the school's 782 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 415 qualify for free lunch and 82 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.
Poplar Bluff Jr. High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 MO-80, state senate district 25, state house district 152.
Poplar Bluff Jr. High is one of 10 schools in POPLAR BLUFF R-I, based in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri. The district serves 4,899 students district-wide and employs 362 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 782 students, Poplar Bluff Jr. High is larger than the district average of about 490 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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