Jena Junior High School
114 East Southern Ave
Jena LA, 71342, La Salle County
Phone: 318-992-5815
Ranking: 
(344 out of 947, top 36%)*
(344 out of 947, top 36%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: La Salle Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 354 | 318 | 331 | 334 | 199 | 168 | 162 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 124 | 35.0% | 117 | 36.8% | 103 | 31.1% | 96 | 28.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 115 | 32.5% | 112 | 35.2% | 105 | 31.7% | 134 | 40.1% | 107 | 53.8% | 97 | 57.7% | 71 | 43.8% |
| Grade 8: | 115 | 32.5% | 89 | 28.0% | 123 | 37.2% | 104 | 31.1% | 92 | 46.2% | 71 | 42.3% | 91 | 56.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 186 | 52.5% | 160 | 50.3% | 149 | 45.0% | 148 | 44.3% | 94 | 47.2% | 89 | 53.0% | 76 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 168 | 47.5% | 158 | 49.7% | 182 | 55.0% | 186 | 55.7% | 97 | 48.7% | 71 | 42.3% | 82 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.9% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 63 | 17.8% | 61 | 19.2% | 47 | 14.2% | 47 | 14.1% | 33 | 16.6% | 29 | 17.3% | 29 | 17.9% |
| White: | 283 | 79.9% | 253 | 79.6% | 278 | 84.0% | 280 | 83.8% | 161 | 80.9% | 137 | 81.5% | 129 | 79.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 159 | 44.9% | 146 | 45.9% | 128 | 38.7% | 129 | 38.6% | 78 | 39.2% | 63 | 37.5% | 67 | 41.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.5% | 17 | 5.3% | 27 | 8.2% | 33 | 9.9% | 26 | 13.1% | 21 | 12.5% | 14 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.76 | 15.82 | 16.59 | 15.92 | 13.77 | 13.40 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 59% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 55% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 58% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 70% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 69% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 65% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 68% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 61% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73% | 62% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 69% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 55% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 63% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 68% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 59% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 61% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 59% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 60% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 65% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 67% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 66% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 57% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 57% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 62% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 67% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 69% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56% | 55% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 58% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 66% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 54% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 55% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 61% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 64% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 55% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 53% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 58% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 76.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 23.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,106.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,849.0 |
* Jena Junior High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.