JEROME MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 520 10TH AVENUE WEST, in JEROME, Idaho, JEROME MIDDLE SCHOOL is a sizable junior high that teaches 937 students (grades 6 through 8), run under JEROME JOINT DISTRICT. That puts it 85% larger than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 507 students.

JEROME JOINT DISTRICT comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,998 students; JEROME MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, JEROME MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 38% White. The wider county runs roughly 39% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, Jerome County reports that median household income runs about $71,724, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jerome County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,673 students), JEROME MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SUMMIT ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 990 students in 2018 compared to 937 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.