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What's one thing Jefferson Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,009
Middle
DISTRICT 1,074 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON CITY·NCES 130303002346
Jefferson Middle School
100 Dragon Dr, Jefferson, GA 30549 · (706) 367-2882 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,009 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
303 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 74%
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 6 | 342 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 351 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 316 | 31% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · 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
Jefferson Middle School→Jefferson High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jefferson City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.6pp since 2021
Math
77.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 71.5% |
| 2022-23 | 64.8% | 68.6% |
| 2021-22 | 64.4% | 70.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Jefferson Middle School
Jefferson Middle School's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle School this school | 1,009 | 30.0% | 69.6% |
| Blake Bass Middle School Sharpsburg | 887 | 30.3% | 60.1% |
| Freedom Middle School Canton | 929 | 29.7% | 56.8% |
| Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School Dallas | 834 | 24.8% | 60.4% |
| Central Middle School Carrollton | 1,009 | 37.9% | 56.7% |
| Creekside School Cataula | 780 | 38.3% | 58.8% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Jefferson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #32 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #28 of 474 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #27 of 474 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #152 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,009 | #95 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #326 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #364 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #436 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #48 of 144 |
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
1,009
+59 (+6%) vs 2020
+199% since 2000-01, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,009 | 66.7 | 15.1:1 | 30% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 973 | 65.3 | 14.9:1 | 32% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 1,014 | 67.2 | 15.1:1 | 20% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 950 | 60 | 15.8:1 | 22% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 869 | 55.8 | 15.6:1 | 29% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 51 | 16.1:1 | 30% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 34% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 28% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (869 to 1,009); teachers up 20% (55.8 to 66.7).
About Jefferson Middle School
Jefferson Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Jefferson, Georgia, (ZIP code 30549). The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,009 students. It has 32% more students than the average for middle schools in Georgia (about 763).
Jefferson City runs 4 schools with a combined 4,294 students. Jefferson Middle School is one of them.
The student body at Jefferson Middle School is 77% White. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Jackson County residents are about 78% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
Its ratio of 15.1:1 is based on 66.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 30%. On average, public schools in Jackson County report 47%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jefferson Middle School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Georgia public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.8%.
In the surrounding county, Jackson County, median household income comes to about $89,544, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 20, with about 17,354 students.
The closest school to Jefferson Middle School is Jefferson Academy, located about 0.2 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Jefferson Middle School at 1st of 7.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Jefferson Middle School had a net gain of 59 students, or 6%.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Jefferson Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,757
Census ACS
Median income
$89,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
17,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson City
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Jefferson AcademyElementary · 935 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- West Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- Gum Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 939 students
- Jefferson AcademyElementary · 935 students
Other Jefferson Middle schools
26 other US public schools in 18 states are named Jefferson Middle. Jefferson Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 27.
- Jefferson MiddleArlington, VA · 1,120 students
- Jefferson MiddleSan Gabriel, CA · 1,013 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 990 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 990 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMIDLAND, MI · 919 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Academy0.2 mi · 935
- Jefferson Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,011
- Jefferson High School0.5 mi · 1,339
- Jackson County High School5.6 mi · 2,222
- Legacy Knoll Middle School5.8 mi · 707
- Gum Springs Elementary School5.9 mi · 939
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Middle School?
Jefferson Middle School enrolls approximately 1,009 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jefferson Middle School serve?
Jefferson Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Middle School is approximately 15.1:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Middle School?
At Jefferson Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Middle School in?
Jefferson Middle School is part of Jefferson City.
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