📍 510 Lindenwood Ave, Sikeston, Scott County, 63801
Sikeston Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sikeston, Scott County. The school has 511 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sikeston R-6 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sikeston Junior High School enrolls 511 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 33% Black or African American and 8.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 274 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 167 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 8.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
508 of the school's 511 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 508 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Sikeston Junior High School 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-80, state senate district 27, state house district 148.
Sikeston Junior High School is one of 8 schools in SIKESTON R-6, based in SIKESTON, Missouri. The district serves 3,277 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 511 students, Sikeston Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 410 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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