📍 925 Oneida, Seneca, Newton County, 64865
Seneca Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Seneca, Newton County. The school has 200 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Seneca R-Vii school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Seneca Junior High enrolls 200 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 60% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 12% American Indian or Alaska Native and 5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 155 | 78% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 200 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Seneca Junior High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 32, state house district 159.
Seneca Junior High is one of 5 schools in SENECA R-VII, based in SENECA, Missouri. The district serves 1,487 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 200 students, Seneca Junior High is smaller than the district average of about 297 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant