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Jennings School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Missouri for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 345 students in Jennings School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in Jennings School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 18% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public middle school average of 31% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
7 Schools
830 Schools
# Students
2,331 Students
233,376 Students
# Teachers
120 Teachers
20,291 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Jennings School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 553 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#534 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
38%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.06
0.49
# American Indian Students
n/a
895 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
4,582 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
24 Students
18,531 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
8%
# Black Students
2,260 Students
35,869 Students
% Black Students
97%
15%
# White Students
12 Students
161,241 Students
% White Students
1%
69%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
840 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
35 Students
11,418 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
143
2,573
# Students in K Grade:
165
2,732
# Students in 1st Grade:
174
2,984
# Students in 2nd Grade:
200
2,965
# Students in 3rd Grade:
181
3,038
# Students in 4th Grade:
168
3,162
# Students in 5th Grade:
167
6,674
# Students in 6th Grade:
149
47,831
# Students in 7th Grade:
174
65,734
# Students in 8th Grade:
171
66,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
243
7,517
# Students in 10th Grade:
179
7,274
# Students in 11th Grade:
113
7,118
# Students in 12th Grade:
104
6,840
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,029 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,081. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,835 is less than the state median of $13,908. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$28 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,029
$15,081
Spending / Student
$11,835
$13,908
Best Jennings School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Rose Johnson Jennings Jr. High School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
8831 Cozens
Saint Louis, MO 63136
(314) 653-8150
Saint Louis, MO 63136
(314) 653-8150
Grades: 6-8
| 345 students
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