Jackson Junior High

As a cozy middle school in Jackson, California, Jackson Junior High caters to 270 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Amador County Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 59% smaller than the state mean of about 659.

Amador County Unified comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 4,027 students; Jackson Junior High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jackson Junior High shows that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest looks like 21% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Native American, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at Jackson Junior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Amador County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Jackson Junior High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.0%; actual is 28.8%, a gap of -22.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Amador County indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,044 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson Junior High is one of 15 public schools in Amador County (combined enrollment of about 4,050 students).

Nearest neighbor: Amador County Special Education, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jackson Junior High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 377 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.