Jena Junior High School

Set in Jena, Louisiana, Jena Junior High School is a tight-knit 6-8 campus, overseen by LaSalle Parish. It teaches 288 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 35% below the state mean of about 440.

Jena Junior High School is one of 9 schools operated by LaSalle Parish, a district that caters to 2,520 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Jena Junior High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Black, 6% multiracial. Compared to LaSalle Parish overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Jena Junior High School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at Jena Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jena Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.0%; this one delivers 39.3%.

Around the school, LaSalle Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $68,497, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, LaSalle Parish runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,520 students), of which Jena Junior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jena High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Jena Junior High School. On composite proficiency, Jena Junior High School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jena Junior High School's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 334 (now 288). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.