State/Public Middle Open

Jefferson Area Junior High School

๐Ÿ“ 207 W Mulberry St, Jefferson, Ashtabula County, 44047

266
Pupils
24.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Jefferson Area Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jefferson, Ashtabula County. The school has 266 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Area Local school district. It serves grades 7โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Jefferson Area Local

Enrollment & staffing

Jefferson Area Junior High School enrolls 266 students across grades 7โ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.

Male students
142 (53%)
Female students
124 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
10.9
Student-teacher ratio
24.3:1
Grade span
7โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24793%
Hispanic or Latino83%
Two or more races62.3%
Asian31.1%
Black or African American2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

104 of the school's 266 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 85 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 7โ€“8Title I

Jefferson Area Junior High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 99.

School district: Jefferson Area Local

Jefferson Area Junior High School is one of 5 schools in Jefferson Area Local, based in Jefferson, Ohio. The district serves 1,685 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 266 students, Jefferson Area Junior High School is smaller than the district average of about 337 students per school.

1,685
District students
5
Schools
89
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

66%
Reading proficient
41%
Math proficient
13%
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: Rural - Distant

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