Jackson Middle School

As a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in Grove City, Ohio, Jackson Middle School works with 665 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by South-Western City. Enrollment runs roughly 38% bigger than the state mean of about 482.

Jackson Middle School is one of 33 schools operated by South-Western City, a district that instructs 21,873 students overall.

Demographically, Jackson Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jackson Middle School logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 29% of students at Jackson Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jackson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.7%; this one delivers 76.9%.

Around the school, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $75,176, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Jackson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Buckeye Woods Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jackson Middle School. On composite proficiency, Jackson Middle School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 72.2%.

Jackson Middle School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jackson Middle School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 678 (now 665). White enrollment moved from 87% to 80% across the same window.

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