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What advice would you give to incoming students at Jefferson MS Academy?
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Enrollment
409
Middle
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 345
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 110003000453
Jefferson MS Academy
801 7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20024 · (202) 729-3270 · District of Columbia
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of District of Columbia public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 District of Columbia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 | 129 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 34% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · 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
Test scores
DC CAPE 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
DC avg 37.9%
Math
13.2%
DC avg 27.5%
What this means: On the DC CAPE, District of Columbia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all District of Columbia schools, those numbers are about 38 and 28.
Source: DC CAPE. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Jefferson MS Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In District of Columbia | In District of Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #25 of 39 | #25 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #23 of 40 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #9 of 42 | #9 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #30 of 37 | #30 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #16 of 37 | #16 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.3% | #5 of 17 | #5 of 17 |
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
409
+32 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 409 | 33 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 29.1 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 32 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 29 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 27.5 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 27 | 10.1:1 | 99% (270) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson MS Academy.
About Jefferson MS Academy
The public middle-grades school Jefferson MS Academy is located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 409 students.
District of Columbia Public Schools oversees Jefferson MS Academy and 116 other schools, with 52,030 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Jefferson MS Academy is Black, at 88%. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 3% White. Among all residents of District of Columbia, the Black share is about 42%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 10.8:1 average for middle schools in District of Columbia is 1.6 students per teacher.
Among District of Columbia public middle schools, Jefferson MS Academy outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
In District of Columbia, median household income comes to about $109,870, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 247, with about 94,385 students.
Amidon-Bowen Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Jefferson MS Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 409, from 377 in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
District of Columbia at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
681,294
Census ACS
Median income
$109,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
247
94,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 923 students
Other schools in Washington
- Jackson-Reed High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- District of Columbia International SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Columbia Heights Education CampusHigh · 1,563 students
- Deal Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,462 students
- Coolidge High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 943 students
Nearby schools
- Amidon-Bowen Elementary School0.3 mi · 374
- Washington Global PCS0.3 mi · 227
- AppleTree Early Learning PCS - Waterfront Station0.3 mi · 90
- Richard Wright PCS for Journalism and Media Arts0.4 mi · 300
- AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Southwest0.4 mi · 54
- Basis Dc Pcs1.1 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson MS AcademyHow many students attend Jefferson MS Academy?
Jefferson MS Academy enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jefferson MS Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson MS Academy is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson MS Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson MS Academy is approximately 12.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jefferson MS Academy?
Student demographics at Jefferson MS Academy are roughly 3% White, 6% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson MS Academy in?
Jefferson MS Academy is part of District of Columbia Public Schools.
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