State/Public Middle Open

East Jr. High School

๐Ÿ“ 400 Leach RD, Somerville, Fayette County, 38068

297
Pupils
19.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

East Jr. High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Somerville, Fayette County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 4% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Fayette County Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

East Jr. High School enrolls 297 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.

Male students
165 (56%)
Female students
132 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
15.3
Student-teacher ratio
19.4:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 27% White and 5.7% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American19465%
White8127%
Hispanic or Latino175.7%
Two or more races41.3%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 6โ€“8

East Jr. High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-80, state senate district 26, state house district 94.

School district: Fayette County Public Schools

East Jr. High School is one of 7 schools in Fayette County Public Schools, based in Somerville, Tennessee. The district serves 2,908 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, East Jr. High School is smaller than the district average of about 415 students per school.

2,908
District students
7
Schools
182
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

4%
Reading proficient
3%
Math proficient
29%
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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