📍 350 Division Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, 02860
Joseph Jenks Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pawtucket, Providence County. The school has 622 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pawtucket school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joseph Jenks Middle School enrolls 622 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 233 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 187 | 30% |
| White | 147 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 7.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
385 of the school's 622 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 367 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Joseph Jenks Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 RI-10, state senate district 18, state house district 60.
Joseph Jenks Middle School is one of 16 schools in Pawtucket, based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The district serves 7,816 students district-wide and employs 604 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 622 students, Joseph Jenks Middle School is larger than the district average of about 489 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
Browse live education vacancies at or near Joseph Jenks Middle School.
Find vacancies →