Enrollment
240
Middle
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280222001609
Jefferson County Middle School
468 Highway 33, Fayette, MS 39069 · (601) 786-3721 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
237 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 75 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 35% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 62% · 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 County Middle School→Jefferson County High
Feeds from
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
18.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
21.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.3% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.3% | 23.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi 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 Jefferson County Middle School
Jefferson County Middle School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Middle School this school | 240 | 98.8% | 29.4% |
| Quitman County Middle School MARKS | 265 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| Carver Elementary Indianola | 250 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
| Belle-Shivers Middle School Aberdeen | 266 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
| North Panola Middle School Como | 243 | 98.8% | 26.1% |
| South Pike Junior High Magnolia | 241 | 100.0% | 42.0% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #157 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #163 of 181 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #166 of 181 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #152 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #55 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.7% | #158 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #74 of 184 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 240 | 19 | 12.6:1 | 99% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 24.2 | 12.7:1 | 100% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson County Middle School.
About Jefferson County Middle School
Jefferson County Middle School is a small middle school based in Fayette, Mississippi. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 240 students. That is 47% below the average of about 452 students for middle schools in Mississippi.
Jefferson County School District runs Jefferson County Middle School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,083 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Jefferson County Middle School is 97% Black. Other groups include 2% multiracial. The county population is about 83% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 6%.
Staffing at Jefferson County Middle School comes to 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6:1. Middle schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 13.7:1. On the income side, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Jefferson County average a similar 100%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 44.7% for Jefferson County Middle School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 29.4%. The 15.3-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
In Jefferson County, the median household earns about $38,305 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and roughly 33% of residents are in poverty. Across Jefferson County, 7 public schools serve about 1,083 students.
Jefferson County Middle School's nearest public school is Jefferson County Elementary (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Jefferson County Middle School ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
This page is set up for the Jefferson County Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,068
Census ACS
Median income
$38,305
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,083 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District
- Jefferson County ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- Jefferson County HighHigh · 331 students
- FAYETTE VOC CENTERHigh
- JEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- JEFFERSON CO JR HICombined
- JEFFERSON COUNTY UPPER ELEMENTARYCombined
Other schools in Fayette
- Jefferson County ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- Jefferson County HighHigh · 331 students
- FAYETTE VOC CENTERHigh
- JEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- JEFFERSON CO JR HICombined
- JEFFERSON COUNTY UPPER ELEMENTARYCombined
Other Jefferson County Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Jefferson County Middle. Jefferson County Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolStapleton, GA · 440 students
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolMadras, OR · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson County Elementary0.1 mi · 512
- Jefferson County High2.0 mi · 331
- Tensas Elementary School18.2 mi · 154
- Tensas High School18.2 mi · 147
- Morgantown Elementary18.4 mi · 359
- Port Gibson Middle School18.4 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson County Middle School?
Jefferson County Middle School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jefferson County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Jefferson County Middle School have?
Jefferson County Middle School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson County Middle School?
Student demographics at Jefferson County Middle School are roughly 1% White, 97% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson County Middle School?
Jefferson County Middle School is overseen by Jefferson County School District in Jefferson County.
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