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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
593
Middle
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA 93·NCES 290100000304
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
713 ROGERS ST, COLUMBIA, MO 65201 · (573) 214-3210 · Boone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Missouri 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 Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
192 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 191 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 219 | 37% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
59.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +8.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.8% | 23.4% | 31.2% | 11.5% |
| Math | 35.9% | 23.4% | 24.1% | 16.4% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.6% | 50.8% |
| 2022-23 | 45.7% | 49.1% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 50.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 (56.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 593 | 32.4% | 56.5% |
| CONGRESS MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 601 | 30.9% | 41.8% |
| PLAZA MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 673 | 34.6% | 41.2% |
| MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE BLUE SPRINGS | 813 | 31.0% | 51.9% |
| WALDEN MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 730 | 30.1% | 49.0% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY | 609 | 35.5% | 41.0% |
Matched among Missouri 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 Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #51 of 379 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #59 of 380 ▲ 49 | #2 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #44 of 380 ▲ 1 | #2 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #109 of 364 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #119 of 397 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #49 of 321 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #62 of 321 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #295 of 379 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #186 of 224 | #5 of 6 |
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
593
+83 (+16%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,047
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 593 | 50.6 | 11.7:1 | 32% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 48.8 | 12.7:1 | 34% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 50.1 | 12.5:1 | 32% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 43 | 11.9:1 | 39% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 43.2 | 14.3:1 | 38% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 42% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | 60 | 13.5:1 | 32% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 731 | 59 | 12.4:1 | 17% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 1,047 | 70 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (617 to 593); teachers up 17% (43.2 to 50.6).
About JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
At 713 ROGERS ST in COLUMBIA, Missouri, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized middle school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 593 students. That is 29% larger than the average of about 461 students for middle schools in Missouri.
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to COLUMBIA 93, which has 34 schools and 18,640 students.
More than half of the students at JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL are White (61%). Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. In Boone County overall, about 77% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
With 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.7:1. The average for middle schools in Missouri is 13.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, 32% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Missouri public middle schools.
Test results at JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL are 8.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.5% actual, 47.8% predicted).
In Boone County, home to about 188,043 people, median household income comes to about $72,758, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Boone County's 58 public schools enroll about 24,547 students and include JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About 0.2 miles separate JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL from the closest public school, FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 510 to 593, a 16% rise.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,043
Census ACS
Median income
$72,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
24,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA 93
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
Other schools in COLUMBIA
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
Other Jefferson Middle schools
26 other US public schools in 18 states are named Jefferson Middle. JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 16th largest of the 27.
- Jefferson MiddleArlington, VA · 1,120 students
- Jefferson MiddleSan Gabriel, CA · 1,013 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,009 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 990 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 990 students
Nearby schools
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH0.2 mi · 185
- JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.0.4 mi · 227
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH0.4 mi · 2,007
- THOMAS BENTON ELEM.0.6 mi · 232
- ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.0.6 mi · 296
- Locust St Expressive Arts Elem0.7 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 593 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 61% White, 6% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of COLUMBIA 93.
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