West Jackson Middle School

As a mid-sized intermediate school in Jefferson, Georgia, West Jackson Middle School educates 951 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Jackson County. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 763.

West Jackson Middle School is one of 12 schools operated by Jackson County, a district that enrolls 11,160 students overall.

Demographically, West Jackson Middle School reports that 62% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at West Jackson Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Jackson Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.7%, the actual is 53.6%, a residual of -6.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $89,544, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Jackson Middle School is one of 20 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 17,354 students).

The closest other public school is Gum Springs Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around West Jackson Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Jackson Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. West Jackson Middle School's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,006 (now 951). White enrollment moved from 77% to 62% across the same window.

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