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Jena Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8
138th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools
Better than 69% of Louisiana middle schools
Summary

Jena Junior High School is a public middle school located in Jena, Louisiana, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 249 students. The school is part of the LaSalle Parish school district, which is ranked 15 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Jena Junior High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Louisiana middle schools, with a peak ranking of 64 out of 437 schools in the 2016-2017 school year.

Jena Junior High School consistently outperforms the state average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 66%, compared to the state average of 60%. Similarly, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 78%, compared to the state average of 70%. Additionally, Jena Junior High School has maintained relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 4.3% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. However, the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, though the rate has shown a slight improvement in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby LaSalle Junior High School, which is also part of the LaSalle Parish district, outperforms Jena Junior High School in several key metrics, including overall test scores, student-teacher ratio, and chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Jena Junior High School to learn from the practices and strategies employed by its higher-performing counterpart. Despite these differences, Jena Junior High School has shown a consistent pattern of improvement over the past 10 years, with its statewide ranking steadily increasing, indicating that the school is making positive strides in enhancing its educational outcomes.

288
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,757
Per pupil spending ?
57.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 114 E. Southern Ave.
       Jena, LA  71342

(318) 992-5815

District: LaSalle Parish


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
    More...
Racial breakdown:

White:
77.1%
African American:
13.5%
Two or more races:
5.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (72% vs 65% meeting standards)
✓Above the Louisiana median (69th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school72%
District avg76%
Louisiana avg65%
138th of 447
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Top 31%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From top 21% (2015) to top 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Middle Schools in the LaSalle Parish
15th of 118LaSalle Parish among Louisiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202569.7138 of 44769.1%★★★☆☆
202466.4152 of 44966.1%★★★☆☆
202365.3157 of 46566.2%★★★☆☆
202271.5124 of 46073.0%★★★★☆
202180.973 of 45984.1%★★★★☆
201981.380 of 44982.2%★★★★☆
201868.698 of 41176.2%★★★★☆
201781.764 of 43785.4%★★★★☆
201677.785 of 43580.5%★★★★☆
201574.7103 of 48278.6%★★★★☆
201467.4147 of 47068.7%★★★☆☆
201368.4141 of 45769.1%★★★☆☆
201280.563 of 44285.7%★★★★☆
201166.0148 of 41264.1%★★★☆☆
201064.8164 of 40859.8%★★★☆☆
200974.997 of 42577.2%★★★★☆
200874.098 of 41376.3%★★★★☆
200757.6192 of 39651.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202548.6165 of 34452.0%★★★☆☆
202453.4147 of 33355.9%★★★☆☆
202342.2201 of 36044.2%★★☆☆☆
202252.1153 of 36057.5%★★★☆☆
202166.284 of 35276.1%★★★★☆
201948.5168 of 33850.3%★★★☆☆
201856.0118 of 31362.3%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201848.581 of 17052.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202565.5138 of 41566.7%★★★☆☆
202467.9131 of 41568.4%★★★☆☆
202368.3132 of 44470.3%★★★★☆
202276.390 of 44179.6%★★★★☆
202180.568 of 44184.6%★★★★☆
201979.775 of 41882.1%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202558.96 of 1866.7%★★★★☆
202469.95 of 2277.3%★★★★☆
202346.412 of 2040.0%★★☆☆☆
202240.116 of 2944.8%★★☆☆☆
202146.112 of 2142.9%★★☆☆☆
201965.98 of 2263.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202558.0176 of 43759.7%★★★☆☆
202467.4132 of 44470.3%★★★★☆
202365.6138 of 45969.9%★★★★☆
202265.1137 of 45870.1%★★★★☆
202184.551 of 45588.8%★★★★☆
201974.899 of 43077.0%★★★★☆
201868.1116 of 40371.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202574.0108 of 41473.9%★★★★☆
202468.9127 of 42670.2%★★★★☆
202362.9163 of 44363.2%★★★☆☆
202262.2163 of 44263.1%★★★☆☆
202177.787 of 44280.3%★★★★☆
201974.4101 of 41875.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202144.5105 of 21050.0%★★★☆☆
201959.558 of 20271.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202557.5148 of 31653.2%★★★☆☆
202465.4106 of 32066.9%★★★☆☆
202359.1143 of 35259.4%★★★☆☆
202262.4138 of 36261.9%★★★☆☆
202178.460 of 35883.2%★★★★☆
201977.257 of 35083.7%★★★★☆
201866.2112 of 33866.9%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Male (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)67th percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)67th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)53rd percentile-16 vs school
Disabled (2018)52nd percentile-24 vs school
African American (2025)52nd percentile-17 vs school
Special Education (2021)50th percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts78%+8 vs state
Mathematics66%+6 vs state

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Jena Junior High School ranks 138th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Jena Junior High School usually go on to attend Jena High School

Students at Jena Junior High School are 77% White, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Jena Junior High School.


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