Janitell Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fountain, Colorado
Janitell Junior High School in Fountain, Colorado enrolled 658 students in 2024-25 with 42.5 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
663 students in 2022-23, 648 students in 2023-24, 658 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.5 to 42.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 663 | 38.5 | 17.2 |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 39.5 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 658 | 42.5 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 Colorado middle schools
Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 313 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Janitell Junior High School enrolled 626 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 73 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 313 of the 626 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions73
- Chronically absent35.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.3% of students were White, 35.0% Hispanic, 10.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White40.3%
- Hispanic35.0%
- Two or more races10.5%
- Black10.2%
- Pacific Islander2.4%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Janitell Junior High School scored proficient or above: 20% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20% | 23% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Fountain
2 public middle schools in Fountain report 2024-25 enrollment; Janitell Junior High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Middle School | 1,051 | 16.5 | 47.2% |
| Janitell Junior High School | 658 | 15.5 | 38.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Janitell Junior High School
- Fountain Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 1,051 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Manitou Springs Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 275 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Janitell Junior High School with Fountain Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of spends per student$12,730 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,730
- The largest public schools in ColoradoJanitell Junior High School is the number 70 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#70 of 279
- Colorado schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.15.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Janitell Junior High School
How many students attend Janitell Junior High School?
658 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 663 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fountain, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Janitell Junior High School?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Janitell Junior High School a Title I school?
Janitell Junior High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Janitell Junior High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Janitell Junior High School scored proficient or above: 20% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Janitell Junior High School in?
School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of, NCES district ID 0806480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080648001120 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.