Jencks+Junior+High+School+Spring+2011

Your Name: David McCann

=**Joseph Jenks Junior High School**= =**350 Division St**= =**Pawtucket, RI 02860**=
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 * //The mission of this department is to follow a practical and didactic approach in clearly identifying concerns and to extensively use all resources at our disposal to resolve these concerns in the most beneficial way for our students. This is in accordance with our philosophy to tenaciously personalize and support our students thereby enabling them to enhance their character and further their academic pursuits.//**

=**Introduction**= =**Community Background**= ||
 * Joseph Jenks Junior High School is a grade 8-9 school found in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This junior high school was named after Joseph Jenks II, the first settler in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Jenks Junior High is run by a principal by the name of John Haidemenos, and is one of three Junior High Schools in Pawtucket, the others being Samuel Slater and Lyman B. Goff. Pawtucket is the fourth largest city in the state of Rhode Island, being 9.0 square miles, and is located in the Providence County. Pawtucket was added to the Providence County in 1862 along with East Providence. Pawtucket is a pretty interesting city, and has a pretty big history. Pawtucket was one of the major contributors of cotton textiles during the Industrial Revolution. Along with this, Pawtuckey is a pretty cultured place as well. According to a 2004 New York Times article, Pawtucket is gradually becoming more and more artistic, and was successful with their plan to attract more artists to liven the city. There are roughly 100 art districts in the city.**
 * Pawtuckets community is a pretty diverse community, compared to the rest of Rhode Island. Pawtucket has a 68.1% white population, compared to a 82.2% white population in Rhode Island and a 74.5% white population for the country. It has a 15.3% black/african american population, compared to Rhode Islands 5.5% and the countrys 12.4%. The asian population is a bit low, coming in at .3%, versus Rhode Islands 2.7% and the countrys 4.4%. Pawtuckets Hispanic population reaches up to 15.9%, compared to 11.4% for Rhode Island and 15.1% for the United States. Lastly, Pawtuckets American Indian/Alaskan Native population is just .3%, compared to Rhode Islands .4% and the United States' .8%.**
 * Pawtuckets Income/Poverty levels compared to the state and the country can be viewed in the following table:**
 * || **Pawtucket** || **Rhode Island** || **US** ||
 * **Median Household Income ($)** || **41,384** || **55,569** || **51,425** ||
 * **Median family income ($)** || **49,089** || **71,037** || **62,363** ||
 * **Per capita income ($)** || **21,957** || **28,638** || **27,041** ||
 * **Families below poverty level** || **14.4%** || **8.1%** || **9.9%** ||
 * **Individuals below poverty level** || **16.4%** || **11.6%** || **13.5%** ||
 * **High School Graduation** || **76%** || **83.4%** ||
 * The following table compares the child populations and the childrens well-being between Pawtucket and the state of Rhode Island:**


 * || **Pawtucket** || **Rhode Island** ||
 * **Child Population** || **18,151** || **247,822** ||
 * **Children in single-parent families** || **42%** || **30%** ||
 * **Children living in families below**
 * the federal threshhold** || **25.3%** || **16.9%** ||
 * **Teens not in school and**
 * not working** || **13.4%** || **7.3%** ||
 * **Households with grandparents**
 * financially responsible for**
 * grandchildren** || **3%** || **4%** ||

=**District Summary**=
 * Jenks Junior High School belongs to the Pawtucket School District. Along with Jencks, there are a total of 16 other schools, all being either elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, or secondary schools. According to recent dats, the Pawtucket School District has a property value per student of $555,126.37. The districts per pupil expenditure reaches up to $12,896.58. Also, the median family income for the Pawtucket School District is $39,038.00. This data can be compared to one of Jenk's neighber schools, Central Falls. The property value in Central Falls is only $194,215.00, and the Per Pulil Expendature is $14,563.99. Lastly, the Median Family Income for Central Falls is 26,844.00.**


 * The following table compares some of the saftey and supportiveness of the Pawtucket School District to the state of Rhode Island.**
 * || **Rhode Island** || **Pawtucket School**
 * District** ||
 * **Percent Graduated in**
 * 2009** || **75.5** || **55.4** ||
 * **Percent dropped out** || **13.9** || **20.6** ||
 * **percent recieved GED** || **4.9** || **15.2** ||
 * **percent still in school** || **5.7** || **8.9** ||
 * **percent graduated in**
 * 2008** || **73.8** || **56.3** ||
 * **percent graduated in**
 * five years** || **77.0** || **64.1** ||
 * **number of incidents**
 * (Elementary Schools)** || **2,758** || **316** ||
 * **number of incidents**
 * (middle schools)** || **14,225** || **591** ||
 * **number of incidents**
 * (High Schools)** || **25,840** || **2,280** ||

School **Analysis**
=﻿Conclusion= =**References**= //InfoWorks LIVE! A Rhode Island Education Data Initiative - RIDE.ri.gov//. Web. 03 May 2011. .
 * The following table compares student characteristics between Jenks Junior High School and the state of Rhode Island:**
 * || **State** || **Jenks Junior High School** ||
 * **Student eligibility for subsidized lunch** || **43%** || **88%** ||
 * **students recieving ESL/Bilingual Education Services** || **5%** || **9%** ||
 * **Students recieving Special Ed Services** || **16%** || **26%** ||
 * When looking at the schools saftey, Jenks seems to rank pretty low on the list of safe schools. According to some recent data, 222 incidents have occured in middle school, compared to just 14,225 incidents that occured in all of the state schools. The stability index for middle school for Jenks Junior High School reaches 78%, compared to the states 88%. Also, the mobility index is 23%, compared to the states 18%. Jenks doesnt seem like the best schools you could choose. Most schools have a school website, but Jenks does not, which makes it hard to see what it offers. This makes me believe that they dont really try to promote their school, and chances are thats because its not quite as good as other schools in the area.**
 * In conclusion, Jenks Junior High School may not be the best school to send your child to. Its not the worst school in the world, but in comparisson to other schools around it, it doesnt really meet expectations. If you have the ability to pick which school you want to attend, I would suggest another school in the Pawtucket District, such as the Samual Slater Middle School, who is the winner of the NELMS spotlight award, and has recently shown off their athletics program winning the State Championship for Boys basketball. The community that Jenks Junior High is located in isnt too bad, but does fall slightly below average. The community has a pretty large amount of people who fall under the poverty level compared to the state and district, and it also has a pretty low graduation rate. All in all, Jenks will provide you with an adequate education, but there are schools out there that out do Jenks.**
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"Welcome to Pawtucket's Public Schools | Pawtucket School Department." //District Homepage | Pawtucket School Department//. Web. 03 May 2011. []. "Pawtucket, Rhode Island." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 03 May 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island#Public_schools>.
 * Web. 03 May 2011. <http://www.psdri.net/webs/slater/index.html>.**