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Enrollment
537
Middle
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181029001645
Jackson Middle School
5001 S Miami Rd, South Bend, IN 46614 · (574) 393-4500 · St. Joseph County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Indiana public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
388 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
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 | 188 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 36% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
7.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
3.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
5.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 24% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Jackson Middle School
Jackson Middle School's state test result (5.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Middle School this school | 537 | 72.3% | 5.2% |
| H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis | 538 | 76.6% | 11.5% |
| Thomas Carr Howe Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis | 455 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Arlington Middle School - a STEM School Indianapolis | 365 | 67.7% | 4.0% |
| Lakeside Middle School Fort Wayne | 452 | 77.7% | 18.6% |
| Northwest Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis | 623 | 63.7% | 5.7% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Jackson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.2% | #322 of 324 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.8% | #322 of 325 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.1% | #323 of 325 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #166 of 334 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #36 of 314 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #33 of 315 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #26 of 330 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.8% | #22 of 110 | N/A |
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
537
-48 (-8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 537 | 44.5 | 12.1:1 | 72% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 41 | 10.7:1 | 72% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 82% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 81% (473) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 80% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 25 | 19.9:1 | 78% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 72% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 54% (404) |
| 1990-91 | 791 | 47 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Middle School.
About Jackson Middle School
As a mid-sized middle-grades school, Jackson Middle School serves students in South Bend, Indiana. Enrollment stands at 537 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Jackson Middle School is part of South Bend Community School Corp, where 29 schools serve 13,585 students.
About 44% of students at Jackson Middle School are Black, the largest single group. It is also 28% Hispanic, 15% White, and 12% multiracial. St. Joseph County's residents are about 13% Black, 32 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 12.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Jackson Middle School, which has 44.5. Middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1, 3.6 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Jackson Middle School is about 72%. The rate at public schools in St. Joseph County averages 46%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Jackson Middle School lands at F, ahead of 1% of Indiana public middle schools.
Test results at Jackson Middle School are 19.2 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 5.2%, compared with a predicted 24.4%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Indiana.
The school's county is St. Joseph County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $66,868 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Jackson Middle School shares St. Joseph County with 72 other public schools.
The closest school to Jackson Middle School is Marshall Traditional School, located about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Jackson Middle School's average proficiency of 5.2% compares with 21.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Jackson Middle School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Jackson Middle School had a net loss of 48 students, or 8%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.2 to 12.1 over 4 years.
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St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Bend Community School Corp
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Edison Middle SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in South Bend
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Success Academy Primary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Other Jackson Middle schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Jackson Middle. Jackson Middle School is the 9th largest of the 15.
- Jackson MiddleCHAMPLIN, MN · 2,037 students
- Jackson MiddleFalls Church, VA · 991 students
- JACKSON MIDDLEJACKSON, MO · 850 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolFORNEY, TX · 807 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolPortland, OR · 715 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Traditional School1.0 mi · 400
- Monroe Elementary School1.4 mi · 519
- Riley High School2.2 mi · 1,238
- South Bend SNAP2.3 mi · 87
- Lincoln Elementary School2.3 mi · 383
- Meadow's Edge Elementary School2.8 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Jackson Middle School?
Jackson Middle School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Jackson Middle School serve?
Jackson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Jackson Middle School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Jackson Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jackson Middle School?
At Jackson Middle School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 28% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Jackson Middle School public or private?
Jackson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Bend Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.