State/Public Middle Open

J William Leary Junior High School

๐Ÿ“ 1 School St, Massena, St. Lawrence County, 13662

368
Pupils
10.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

J William Leary Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Massena, St. Lawrence County. The school has 368 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Massena Central School District school district. It serves grades 7โ€“8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Massena Central School District

Enrollment & staffing

J William Leary Junior High School enrolls 368 students across grades 7โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.

Male students
192 (52%)
Female students
176 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
36.1
Student-teacher ratio
10.2:1
Grade span
7โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 16% American Indian or Alaska Native and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White29279%
American Indian or Alaska Native6016%
Hispanic or Latino51.4%
Two or more races51.4%
Black or African American3<1%
Asian2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

223 of the school's 368 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 212 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 7โ€“8Title I

J William Leary Junior High School 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 116.

School district: MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

J William Leary Junior High School is one of 5 schools in MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MASSENA, New York. The district serves 2,499 students district-wide and employs 187 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 368 students, J William Leary Junior High School is smaller than the district average of about 500 students per school.

2,499
District students
5
Schools
187
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

36%
Reading proficient
29%
Math proficient
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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