Enrollment
288
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LASALLE PARISH·NCES 220096000733
Jena Junior High School
114 E. Southern Ave., Jena, LA 71342 · (318) 992-5815 · LaSalle Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Louisiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
165 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 109 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 34% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
59.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +15.0pp since 2022
Math
39.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jena Junior High School
Jena Junior High School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jena Junior High School this school | 288 | 57.3% | 39.0% |
| Rene A. Rost Middle School Kaplan | 360 | 59.4% | 39.7% |
| Kinder Middle School Kinder | 333 | 63.1% | 42.7% |
| LeBlanc Middle School Sulphur | 366 | 59.8% | 34.3% |
| Lockport Middle School Lockport | 331 | 52.6% | 50.5% |
| DeQuincy Middle School DeQuincy | 208 | 52.9% | 37.5% |
Matched among Louisiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jena Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #70 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #63 of 210 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #32 of 213 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #19 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #162 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #70 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #150 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #157 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #109 of 162 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
288
-58 (-17%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 18.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 288 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 57% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 23.6 | 10.6:1 | 36% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 21.1 | 14.1:1 | 38% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 40% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 54% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | N/A | N/A | 49% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | 49% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 231 | 15 | 15.4:1 | 56% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 17 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jena Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (334 to 288); teachers up 21% (19 to 23).
About Jena Junior High School
Jena Junior High School is a small middle-grades school in Jena, Louisiana. The student body numbers 288 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Louisiana is about 440, so this school runs 35% smaller than that.
Jena Junior High School is part of LaSalle Parish, where 9 schools serve 2,520 students.
Roughly 77% of students at Jena Junior High School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 78% White share among all LaSalle Parish residents. Jena Junior High School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 23 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Jena Junior High School was 12.5:1. That is lower than the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Eligible students account for 57% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 55% average for public schools in LaSalle Parish.
allk12 grades Jena Junior High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Jena Junior High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.0%; the prediction is 43.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in LaSalle Parish, the median household income is $68,497, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, LaSalle Parish has 9 public schools and roughly 2,520 students.
Jena High School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 40.0%, higher than Jena Junior High School's 39.0%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Jena Junior High School dropped 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 346 to 288 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.5:1) than in 2020-21 (18.2:1).
Community posts for Jena Junior High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
LaSalle Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,789
Census ACS
Median income
$68,497
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LaSalle Parish
- Jena High SchoolHigh · 490 students
- Olla-Standard Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Jena Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Goodpine Middle SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Fellowship Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
- LaSalle High SchoolHigh · 196 students
Other schools in Jena
- Jena High SchoolHigh · 490 students
- Jena Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Goodpine Middle SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Nebo Elementary SchoolElementary · 135 students
Nearby schools
- Jena High School0.4 mi · 490
- Jena Elementary School1.4 mi · 381
- Goodpine Middle School2.7 mi · 279
- Fellowship Elementary School6.0 mi · 209
- Nebo Elementary School9.3 mi · 135
- LaSalle High School15.6 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Jena Junior High SchoolHow large is Jena Junior High School?
Jena Junior High School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jena Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jena Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jena Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jena Junior High School is approximately 12.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jena Junior High School?
At Jena Junior High School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 1% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Jena Junior High School in?
Jena Junior High School is part of LaSalle Parish.
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