Enrollment
278
Middle
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 010072000304
Jackson Middle School
235 College Ave, Jackson, AL 36545 · (251) 246-3597 · Clarke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
205 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 93 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 36% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clarke County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jackson Middle School
Jackson Middle School's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Middle School this school | 278 | 73.7% | 29.3% |
| Childersburg Middle School Childersburg | 245 | 74.3% | 38.2% |
| Wilson Hall Middle School Grove Hill | 201 | 77.6% | 23.4% |
| Charles Henderson Middle Troy | 263 | 69.6% | 42.8% |
| Dunbar Creative Performing Arts Mobile | 338 | 69.8% | 49.6% |
| D A Smith Middle School Ozark | 388 | 69.6% | 31.4% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jackson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #188 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #190 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #182 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #221 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #182 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #137 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #68 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #32 of 151 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
278
-75 (-21%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 840
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 278 | 14.3 | 19.4:1 | 74% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 14.3 | 19.6:1 | 73% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 16.3 | 18.2:1 | 73% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 73% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 20.5 | 17.6:1 | 73% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 51% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 71% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 59% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 840 | 40 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (361 to 278); teachers down 30% (20.5 to 14.3).
About Jackson Middle School
Jackson Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Jackson, Alabama, under Clarke County. It enrolled 278 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 45% lower than the average for middle schools in Alabama, which is about 508.
Clarke County enrolls 2,130 students in 7 schools, including Jackson Middle School.
Black students account for 69% of enrollment at Jackson Middle School. Other groups make up 26% White and 2% Hispanic. Clarke County as a whole is about 45% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Jackson Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Teacher staffing is 14.3 full-time equivalents, or about 19.4 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. About 74% of students, or 205, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Jackson Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 30.4% for a school in Alabama with Jackson Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Jackson Middle School posts 29.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Clarke County, median household income is about $49,249, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson Middle School is one of 10 public schools in Clarke County, which together enroll about 3,143 students.
The nearest other public school, Joe M Gillmore Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Jackson Middle School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jackson Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
Jackson Middle School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 278, 21% below the 353 of 2020-21.
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Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,543
Census ACS
Median income
$49,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke County
- Joe M Gillmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 376 students
- Grove Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Jackson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Clarke County High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- Wilson Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 201 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Joe M Gillmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 376 students
- Jackson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 282 students
Other Jackson Middle schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Jackson Middle. Jackson Middle School is the 15th largest of the 15.
- Jackson MiddleCHAMPLIN, MN · 2,037 students
- Jackson MiddleFalls Church, VA · 991 students
- JACKSON MIDDLEJACKSON, MO · 850 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolFORNEY, TX · 807 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolPortland, OR · 715 students
Nearby schools
- Joe M Gillmore Elementary School1.1 mi · 389
- Jackson Intermediate School1.2 mi · 282
- Jackson High School2.5 mi · 376
- Leroy High School4.5 mi · 463
- Grove Hill Elementary School14.9 mi · 348
- Clarke County High School15.1 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Middle SchoolHow large is Jackson Middle School?
Jackson Middle School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jackson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Jackson Middle School have?
Jackson Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
How diverse is Jackson Middle School?
Jackson Middle School reports a student body of 26% White, 2% Hispanic, 69% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Jackson Middle School public or private?
Jackson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.