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Enrollment
467
Middle
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JASPER CITY·NCES 010189002434
Jasper Junior High School
1501 Viking Drive, Jasper, AL 35501 · (205) 221-9277 · Walker County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Alabama public middle schools
- B+Test 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
17.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
235 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 7 | 248 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 219 | 47% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Jasper Junior High School→Jasper High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jasper City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
33.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Jasper Junior High School
Jasper Junior High School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Junior High School this school | 467 | 50.3% | 52.6% |
| Maddox Intermediate School Jasper | 643 | 50.4% | 58.7% |
| Leeds Middle School Leeds | 452 | 50.9% | 40.7% |
| Clanton Middle School Clanton | 401 | 55.9% | 35.7% |
| Northport Intermediate School Northport | 500 | 44.0% | 56.5% |
| Rehobeth Elementary School Rehobeth | 590 | 53.2% | 67.4% |
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 Jasper Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #71 of 260 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #83 of 260 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #80 of 260 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #125 of 265 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #99 of 244 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #113 of 246 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #177 of 264 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #43 of 79 | N/A |
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
467
+68 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 467 | 26.7 | 17.5:1 | 50% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 27.7 | 15.7:1 | 60% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 60% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 43% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 20.8 | 20.5:1 | 48% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jasper Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (428 to 467); teachers up 28% (20.8 to 26.7).
About Jasper Junior High School
Among the schools in Jasper, Alabama, is Jasper Junior High School, a medium-sized middle school. The school had 467 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
The Jasper City system has 5 schools and 2,950 students.
White students make up a majority at Jasper Junior High School, at 66%. Other students are 19% Hispanic and 13% Black. That is lower than the 87% White share among all Walker County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Jasper Junior High School employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.5:1. That is close to the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 50% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Jasper Junior High School is A-. Compared with Alabama public middle schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Jasper Junior High School is 5.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
In Walker County (population about 64,841), the median household income is $56,509, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Jasper Junior High School is one of 24 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Jasper Junior High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Jasper High School. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jasper Junior High School is 4th on average proficiency.
Jasper Junior High School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 68 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jasper City
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Maddox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- T R Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Memorial Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
Other schools in Jasper
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Maddox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- T R Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Memorial Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
Other Jasper Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Jasper Junior High. Jasper Junior High School is the largest of the 2.
- Jasper Junior High SchoolJASPER, TX · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Jasper High School0.0 mi · 850
- T R Simmons Elementary School0.3 mi · 507
- Maddox Intermediate School1.1 mi · 643
- Memorial Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 483
- Valley Junior High School4.6 mi · 602
- Bankhead Middle School6.2 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Jasper Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Jasper Junior High School?
Jasper Junior High School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Jasper Junior High School serve?
Jasper Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jasper Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jasper Junior High School is approximately 17.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jasper Junior High School?
Jasper Junior High School reports a student body of 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Jasper Junior High School public or private?
Jasper Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jasper City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.