South Gray Jr High

South Gray Jr High is one of the minimally staffed middle schools in Copeland, Kansas, one of the schools within Copeland, with 21 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 95% smaller than the state mean of about 402.

Copeland comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 72 students; South Gray Jr High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Gray Jr High logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, South Gray Jr High has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at South Gray Jr High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Gray County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Gray Jr High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.5%, the actual is 33.5%, a residual of +0.9 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Gray County) logs that median household income runs about $79,122, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. South Gray Jr High is one of 9 public schools in Gray County (combined enrollment of about 1,002 students).

The closest other public school is Copeland Elem, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Gray Jr High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. South Gray Jr High's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 20 (now 21). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 90% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 3.3:1 in 2018 to 4.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.