📍 223 West 18th Street, Ada, Pontotoc County, 74820
Ada Jhs is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ada, Pontotoc County. The school has 606 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ada school district. It serves grades 7–9 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ada Jhs enrolls 606 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 24% Two or more races and 19% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 230 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 143 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 117 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 606 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. 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.
Ada Jhs 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 OK-40, state senate district 13, state house district 25.
Ada Jhs is one of 6 schools in ADA, based in Ada, Oklahoma. The district serves 2,696 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 606 students, Ada Jhs is larger than the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote