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Jena Junior High School

Regular School · Jena, LA

Jena Junior High School is a regular school school in Jena, Louisiana, serving grades 06–08 with 288 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
288
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 222 77%
Black or African American 39 14%
Two or more races 17 6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 2%
Hispanic/Latino 4 1%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 288 153M / 135F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 33.0% +3.5pp 29.5% 322
Reading Proficiency 47.0% +6.3pp 40.7% 322
Science Proficiency 26.0% — 318

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.07 grade levels
Math
-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
4 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
101
35.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 288 100%

Contact & Location

114 E. Southern Ave.

Jena, LA 71342

Phone: (318)992-5815

District

LaSalle Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,617

District enrollment: 2,637

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

220096000733

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD