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Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High is a public middle school located in Jennings, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 345 students. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Missouri middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 399-547 out of 438-587 schools and a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, as it consistently performs well below the state and district averages in MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts were around 15%, 18.8%, and 11.5-15.9%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 32.7-43.2%. The school's performance is particularly concerning in Mathematics, where the proficiency rates have been consistently below 20% in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, such as Fairview Intermediate and Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary, as well as schools in the neighboring Ferguson-Florissant R-II and St. Louis City districts, Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High generally performs worse.

Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 46% to 59.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates observed at the nearby schools. The school's struggles to support its most vulnerable student subgroups, such as African American, special education, and low-income students, also raise concerns about equity and the school's ability to address the unique needs of these populations. While the school's per-student spending is generally in line with the spending levels of the nearby schools, the increase in the student-teacher ratio from 19.4 to 23.6 over the past few years may indicate that the school is facing resource constraints, which could be contributing to its academic challenges. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive and targeted approach to school improvement, addressing both academic and non-academic factors that may be hindering student success.

310

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,626

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8831 Cozens
Jennings, MO 63136-3919

(314) 653-8150

District: Jennings

Students who attend Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High usually attend:

High:

Jennings High

Feeder schools for Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High:

Elementary:	Fairview Primary
	Northview Elementary
	Woodland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.8%

Hispanic:

3.9%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Missouri avg40%

399^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	399 of 438	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	403 of 451	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	427 of 459	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	426 of 459	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	414 of 454	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	547 of 587	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	485 of 552	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	504 of 568	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	386 of 435	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.0	412 of 585	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.4	491 of 633	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	610 of 649	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.4	595 of 623	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.3	600 of 625	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.7	598 of 614	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.5	574 of 601	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	598 of 624	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	594 of 624	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.8	596 of 619	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	82 of 143	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	67 of 144	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	99 of 153	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	75 of 148	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	63 of 135	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	85 of 149	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	51 of 129	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	160 of 187	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	317 of 369	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	317 of 378	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	341 of 382	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	312 of 365	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	322 of 371	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	428 of 482	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	317 of 422	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	156 of 196	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-20 vs state

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)					MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High	Public	6-8	8831 Cozens	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8150	310	17	18.0	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	294 (94.8%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	11.5	399^th of 438 public middle schools	8.9%		14.3	403^rd of 451 public middle schools	10.6%	4				15.0	13.1		18.8				11.5	15.9	$7,626	$50	$7,576
Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary	Public	4-6	8430 Lucas Hunt	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8190	138	10	13.8	100.0%	2 (1.4%)	135 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)	22.0	21.3	25.0					12.0	36.1	15.0			$9,404	$71	$9,333
Westview Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 Nemnich	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 489-9808	524	42	12.4	58.8%	2 (0.4%)	506 (96.6%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	424^th of 438 public middle schools	3.2%		6.3	436^th of 451 public middle schools	3.3%	12			5.8	6.7	1.5		9.0			9.5	18.3	15.3	$17,407	$2,108	$15,299
Fairview Intermediate	Public	4-6	7053 Emma	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8070	134	9	14.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	129 (96.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)	10.0	7.8	11.2			2.7		20.0	2.6	16.7			$7,170	$76	$7,094
R. G. Central Middle	Public	6-8	9800 Patricia Barkalow Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 867-2603	578	42	13.9	63.8%	7 (1.2%)	561 (97.1%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.7	435^th of 438 public middle schools	0.7%		3.3	449^th of 451 public middle schools	0.4%	14			6.9	1.6	2.7		4.9			5.9	9.8	7.4	$15,469	$2,081	$13,388
NMS @ Lucas Crossing	Public	6-8	7837 Natural Bridge Rd	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 493-0200	620	49	12.6	99.5%	11 (1.8%)	544 (87.7%)	54 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	5.5	428^th of 438 public middle schools	2.3%		6.6	434^th of 451 public middle schools	3.8%	6			8.4	3.2	5.4		5.9			13.1	6.8	15.2	$18,520	$2,986	$15,534
East Middle	Public	8	11300 Dunn Rd	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-5700	167	31	5.4	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	154 (92.2%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	39	280^th of 438 public middle schools	36.1%		20	374^th of 451 public middle schools	17.1%	94					26.9		21.3					42.0	$21,319	$1,588	$19,730
Ferguson Middle	Public	7-8	701 January Ave	Ferguson	63135	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 506-9600	582	36	16.1	65.1%	12 (2.1%)	505 (86.8%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	6.8	420^th of 438 public middle schools	4.1%		7	432^nd of 451 public middle schools	4.2%	12				8.9	7.0		8.1				9.7	17.3	$15,116	$114	$15,002
Johnson Wabash 6th Grade Center	Public	6	685 January	Ferguson	63135	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 524-0280	278	22	12.9	64.7%	3 (1.1%)	239 (86.0%)	20 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)								(n/a)			3.0							2.1			$15,848	$195	$15,653
Yeatman-Liddell Middle School	Public	6-8	4265 Athlone Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-8132	300	22	13.6	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	287 (95.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2.7	438^th of 438 public middle schools	0.0%		3.2	450^th of 451 public middle schools	0.2%	12			1.3	1.0	1.2		1.8			6.3	5.0	5.4	$20,795	$547	$20,248

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Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Missouri middle schools.

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Students who attend Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High usually go on to attend Jennings High

How many students attend Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High.

What district is Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High in?

Jennings

What is the racial makeup of Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High?

Students at Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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