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Enrollment
380
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000068
JACKSON MIDDLE
10600 INDIAN SCHOOL RD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87112 · (505) 299-7377 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
379 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
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 | 135 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55% · 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
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
19.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico 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 New Mexico'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 JACKSON MIDDLE
JACKSON MIDDLE's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON MIDDLE this school | 380 | 99.7% | 32.1% |
| MADISON MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 532 | 99.6% | 37.7% |
| CLEVELAND MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 474 | 98.7% | 38.9% |
| GRANT MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 286 | 99.3% | 32.2% |
| HOOVER MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 404 | 99.8% | 46.7% |
| JEFFERSON MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 615 | 99.3% | 44.5% |
Matched among New Mexico 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #44 of 113 | #14 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #52 of 120 | #14 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #38 of 122 | #12 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #62 of 160 | #16 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #64 of 101 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #8 of 103 | #2 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #54 of 116 | #6 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #28 of 89 | #18 of 25 |
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
380
-108 (-22%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 768
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 380 | 27.3 | 13.9:1 | 100% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 30.5 | 12.2:1 | 100% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 100% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 34.5 | 14.7:1 | 100% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 72% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 67% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 33% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 768 | 41 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JACKSON MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (507 to 380); teachers down 21% (34.5 to 27.3).
About JACKSON MIDDLE
JACKSON MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle-grades school in New Mexico, with an address in ALBUQUERQUE. The school's enrollment of 380 students covers grades 6 through 8.
ALBUQUERQUE is the local district for JACKSON MIDDLE. It runs 172 schools with 74,800 students.
At 52%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at JACKSON MIDDLE combined. The remaining students are 23% White, 10% Native American, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 49% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. JACKSON MIDDLE has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at JACKSON MIDDLE is 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Mexico is 12.5:1, lower than at this school. About 100% of students, or 379, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 90% average for public schools in Bernalillo County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, JACKSON MIDDLE falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 32.1% actual against 33.5% predicted.
In the county around the school, Bernalillo County, median household income is about $69,473, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. A total of 211 public schools operate in Bernalillo County, serving about 85,724 students.
The closest other public school is COLLET PARK ELEMENTARY, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 32.1% is below the 35.9% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for JACKSON MIDDLE is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 380, 22% below the 488 of 2020-21.
The JACKSON MIDDLE community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other Jackson Middle schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Jackson Middle. JACKSON MIDDLE is the 14th 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
- COLLET PARK ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 362
- JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY0.5 mi · 389
- PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS0.7 mi · 448
- MCCOLLUM ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 302
- MATHESON PARK ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 159
- GRANT MIDDLE1.0 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About JACKSON MIDDLEHow many students attend JACKSON MIDDLE?
JACKSON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JACKSON MIDDLE serve?
JACKSON MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at JACKSON MIDDLE?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at JACKSON MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at JACKSON MIDDLE?
Student demographics at JACKSON MIDDLE are roughly 23% White, 52% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is JACKSON MIDDLE in?
JACKSON MIDDLE is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.