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Jena Junior High School

Summary:

Jena Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 with 297 students, located in Jena, Louisiana, which is part of the LaSalle Parish school district.

Jena Junior High School stands out for its diverse student population, with 76.43% White, 18.18% African American, and 5.39% other races, compared to the nearby LaSalle Junior High School, which has a student body that is 95.62% White. Academically, Jena Junior High consistently performs well on state assessments, with 84% of students proficient or better in LEAP/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 69%. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 14:1 compared to 13.8:1 at LaSalle Junior High.

While Jena Junior High has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 38.05% compared to 43.12% at LaSalle Junior High, the school has shown a strong commitment to supporting its vulnerable student populations, ranking in the top 5 Louisiana middle schools for its performance with homeless students. Overall, Jena Junior High School's diverse student body, strong academic results, and focus on supporting all learners make it a standout middle school within the LaSalle Parish district.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 114 E. Southern Ave.
       Jena, LA  71342

(318) 992-5815

District: LaSalle Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
152nd of 449 Louisiana Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,551 Help


Students who attend Jena Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Jena High School
    LaSalle High School

Feeder schools for Jena Junior High School:

Elementary:    Fellowship Elementary School
    Goodpine Middle School
    Jena Elementary School
    Nebo Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  10.5 Help
Number of students:  249

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.7%
African American:
16.1%
Two or more races:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.1% Help


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Compare Details Jena Junior High School ranks better than 66.1% of middle schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.42. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.7%), African American (16.1%), two or more races (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jena Junior High School is 10.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jena Junior High School is $11,551.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jena Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jena Junior High School 152nd of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See Jena Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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LaSalle Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks LaSalle Parish 16th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jena Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Jena Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 57.58 192nd 396 51.5%
2008 74.04 98th 413 76.3%
2009 74.88 97th 425 77.2%
2010 64.83 164th 408 59.8%
2011 66.01 148th 412 64.1%
2012 80.50 63rd 442 85.7%
2013 68.43 141st 457 69.1%
2014 67.38 147th 470 68.7%
2015 74.69 103rd 482 78.6%
2016 77.74 85th 435 80.5%
2017 81.70 64th 437 85.4%
2018 68.63 98th 411 76.2%
2019 81.29 80th 449 82.2%
2021 80.91 73rd 459 84.1%
2022 71.50 124th 460 73.0%
2023 65.34 157th 465 66.2%
2024 66.42 152nd 449 66.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jena Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.47 58th 202 71.3%
2021 44.49 105th 210 50.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jena Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.09 116th 403 71.2%
2019 74.82 99th 430 77.0%
2021 84.49 51st 455 88.8%
2022 65.11 137th 458 70.1%
2023 65.60 138th 459 69.9%
2024 67.40 132nd 444 70.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Jena Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.94 8th 22 63.6%
2021 46.13 12th 21 42.9%
2022 40.10 16th 29 44.8%
2023 46.37 12th 20 40.0%
2024 69.92 5th 22 77.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Jena Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.69 75th 418 82.1%
2021 80.48 68th 441 84.6%
2022 76.30 90th 441 79.6%
2023 68.25 132nd 444 70.3%
2024 67.87 131st 415 68.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jena Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.54 81st 170 52.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Jena Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.40 101st 418 75.8%
2021 77.72 87th 442 80.3%
2022 62.18 163rd 442 63.1%
2023 62.93 163rd 443 63.2%
2024 68.86 127th 426 70.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Jena Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.04 118th 313 62.3%
2019 48.53 168th 338 50.3%
2021 66.23 84th 352 76.1%
2022 52.08 153rd 360 57.5%
2023 42.19 201st 360 44.2%
2024 53.41 147th 333 55.9%
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Rank History for White students at Jena Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.23 112th 338 66.9%
2019 77.24 57th 350 83.7%
2021 78.37 60th 358 83.2%
2022 62.39 138th 362 61.9%
2023 59.14 143rd 352 59.4%
2024 65.37 106th 320 66.9%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Jena Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 273 273
1990 206 54 1 0 4 n/a n/a 0 265
1991 230 65 1 0 3 n/a n/a 0 299
1992 250 57 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 309
1993 247 39 1 1 4 n/a n/a 0 292
1994 219 41 2 1 5 n/a n/a 0 268
1995 225 50 0 0 5 n/a n/a 0 280
1996 225 50 0 0 5 n/a n/a 0 280
1997 211 44 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 259
1998 196 47 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 246
1999 172 56 2 0 8 n/a n/a 0 238
2000 168 53 3 0 6 n/a n/a 0 230
2001 174 49 2 1 5 n/a n/a 0 231
2002 166 47 1 0 5 n/a n/a 0 219
2003 166 47 1 0 5 n/a n/a 0 219
2004 141 52 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 196
2005 158 47 0 1 3 n/a n/a 0 209
2006 182 54 0 1 5 n/a n/a 0 242
2007 159 42 0 0 5 n/a n/a 0 206
2008 129 29 0 1 3 n/a n/a 0 162
2009 137 29 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 168
2010 161 33 0 2 3 n/a n/a 0 199
2011 280 47 0 4 3 0 0 0 334
2012 278 47 0 4 2 0 0 0 331
2013 253 61 0 3 1 0 0 0 318
2014 283 63 0 5 3 0 0 0 354
2015 264 63 0 3 2 0 0 0 332
2016 257 51 0 3 4 0 3 0 318
2017 261 55 0 1 9 0 4 0 330
2018 263 50 1 2 13 0 5 0 334
2019 266 54 1 1 12 0 7 0 341
2020 278 58 0 1 7 0 7 0 351
2021 274 56 0 0 5 0 11 0 346
2022 234 56 0 2 5 0 8 0 305
2023 227 54 1 1 6 0 8 0 297
2024 186 40 1 3 5 0 14 0 249

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jena Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 273 18.0 15.1 33.7
1990 265 17.0 15.5 31.3
1991 299 17.0 17.5 27.8
1992 309 17.0 18.1 30.4
1993 292 17.0 17.2 33.2
1994 268 17.0 15.8 37.7
1995 280 14.0 20.0 38.6
1996 280 14.0 20.0 38.6
1997 259 13.0 19.9 37.1
1998 246 13.0 18.9 33.3
1999 238 15.0 15.9 58.8
2000 230 13.0 17.7 57.4
2001 231 15.0 15.4 55.8
2002 219 14.0 15.6 58
2003 219 14.0 15.6 58
2004 196 14.0 14.0 60.7
2005 209 14.8 14.1 56.5
2006 242 15.6 15.5 56.2
2007 206 14.2 14.5 54.9
2008 162 12.6 12.9 50
2009 168 12.5 13.4 50
2010 199 14.4 13.7 52.3
2011 334 20.9 15.9 48.5
2012 331 19.9 16.5 46.8
2013 318 20.1 15.8 51.3
2014 354 19.9 17.7 51.4
2015 332 20.0 16.6 50
2016 318 n/a n/a 49.4
2017 330 26.9 12.2 61.5
2018 334 18.9 17.5 53.6
2019 341 19.0 17.9 36.7
2020 351 18.0 19.4 39
2021 346 19.0 18.2 39.9
2022 305 18.0 16.9 39.7
2023 297 21.1 14.0 38
2024 249 23.5 10.5 36.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jena Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 273 18.0 15.1 33.7
1990 265 17.0 15.5 31.3
1991 299 17.0 17.5 27.8
1992 309 17.0 18.1 30.4
1993 292 17.0 17.2 33.2
1994 268 17.0 15.8 37.7
1995 280 14.0 20.0 38.6
1996 280 14.0 20.0 38.6
1997 259 13.0 19.9 37.1
1998 246 13.0 18.9 33.3
1999 238 15.0 15.9 58.8
2000 230 13.0 17.7 57.4
2001 231 15.0 15.4 55.8
2002 219 14.0 15.6 58
2003 219 14.0 15.6 58
2004 196 14.0 14.0 60.7
2005 209 14.8 14.1 56.5
2006 242 15.6 15.5 56.2
2007 206 14.2 14.5 54.9
2008 162 12.6 12.9 50
2009 168 12.5 13.4 50
2010 199 14.4 13.7 52.3
2011 334 20.9 15.9 48.5
2012 331 19.9 16.5 46.8
2013 318 20.1 15.8 51.3
2014 354 19.9 17.7 51.4
2015 332 20.0 16.6 50
2016 318 n/a n/a 49.4
2017 330 26.9 12.2 61.5
2018 334 18.9 17.5 53.6
2019 341 19.0 17.9 36.7
2020 351 18.0 19.4 39
2021 346 19.0 18.2 39.9
2022 305 18.0 16.9 39.7
2023 297 21.1 14.0 38
2024 249 23.5 10.5 36.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Jena Junior High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $9,894
2018 $9,865
2019 $10,270
2020 $9,581
2021 $11,034
2022 $11,551

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jena Junior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 80th of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 157th of 465 Middle schools
 15.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jena Junior High School)8778
 9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (LaSalle Parish)8577
 8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)6768
 1%
6th Grade Social Studies (Jena Junior High School)7146
 25%
   6th Grade Social Studies (LaSalle Parish)6748
 19%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5142
 9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Jena Junior High School)7665
 11%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (LaSalle Parish)7872
 6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7267
 5%
7th Grade Social Studies (Jena Junior High School)6167
 6%
   7th Grade Social Studies (LaSalle Parish)6263
 1%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Jena Junior High School)8782
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (LaSalle Parish)8579
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)5348
 5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Jena Junior High School)8972
 17%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (LaSalle Parish)8675
 11%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Jena Junior High School)8572
 13%
   8th Grade Social Studies (LaSalle Parish)8465
 19%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)6453
 11%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students341297
 12.9%
African American5454
American Indian126
 50%
Asian11
Hispanic11
Pacific Islander00
White266227
 14.7%
Two or More Races78
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.7%38%
 1.4%

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Jena Junior High School ranks 152nd of 449 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Jena Junior High School are 75% White, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 249 students attended Jena Junior High School.


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