Enrollment
285
Middle
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON AREA LOCAL·NCES 390458705392
Jefferson Area Junior High School
207 W Mulberry St, Jefferson, OH 44047 · (440) 576-1736 · Ashtabula County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Ohio public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
159 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 43%
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 7 | 129 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 55% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · 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 Area Junior High School→Jefferson Area Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Jefferson Area Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.3pp since 2021
Math
59.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 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 Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 58.6% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 62.4% |
| 2021-22 | 62.4% | 56.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Area Junior High School
Jefferson Area Junior High School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Area Junior High School this school | 285 | 55.8% | 62.8% |
| Kenton Middle School Kenton | 285 | 55.4% | 53.4% |
| Elgin Middle School Marion | 257 | 59.1% | 49.1% |
| Clermont Northeastern Middle School Batavia | 300 | 50.7% | 51.9% |
| Poland Middle School Poland | 380 | 56.1% | 84.3% |
| Blanchester Middle School Blanchester | 353 | 53.8% | 63.6% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Area Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Ashtabula County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #255 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #422 of 637 ▲ 12 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #274 of 637 ▲ 38 | #1 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #245 of 629 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #504 of 654 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #570 of 577 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #416 of 579 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #60 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #154 of 169 | 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
285
+31 (+12%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 285 | 10.9 | 26.1:1 | 56% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 10.9 | 28.2:1 | 57% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 10.9 | 24.3:1 | 39% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 10 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 11.3 | 25.0:1 | 37% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 11 | 25.1:1 | 45% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | N/A | N/A | 44% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Area Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (281 to 285); teachers down 3% (11.3 to 10.9).
About Jefferson Area Junior High School
Jefferson Area Junior High School is a public small middle school in Jefferson, Ohio. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 285 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 41% below the 482-student average for middle schools in Ohio.
In Jefferson Area Local, 5 schools enroll a combined 1,685 students.
At Jefferson Area Junior High School, 90% of students are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Ashtabula County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Jefferson Area Junior High School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Jefferson Area Junior High School comes to 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 26.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1. Jefferson Area Junior High School counts 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Ashtabula County is close, at 56%.
Jefferson Area Junior High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Ohio public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Jefferson Area Junior High School is 4.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 62.8%. Predicted: 67.7%.
The school is in Ashtabula County, where the median household earns about $57,728 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Jefferson Area Junior High School shares Ashtabula County with 33 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jefferson Area Sr High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Jefferson Area Junior High School is 4th among 4 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Jefferson Area Junior High School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment increased 12% over 4 years, reaching 285 in 2024-25.
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Ashtabula County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
97,167
Census ACS
Median income
$57,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,023 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Area Local
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Jefferson Area Sr High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- Rock Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Jefferson Area Local Schools OnlineCombined · 6 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 654 students
- Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusHigh · 599 students
- Jefferson Area Sr High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- Jefferson Area Local Schools OnlineCombined · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Area Sr High School0.0 mi · 427
- Jefferson Area Local Schools Online0.2 mi · 6
- Jefferson Elementary0.3 mi · 654
- Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus2.6 mi · 599
- Austinburg Elementary School5.0 mi · 216
- Rock Creek Elementary School6.0 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Area Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Jefferson Area Junior High School?
Jefferson Area Junior High School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades 07-08.
Is Jefferson Area Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Area Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Area Junior High School?
Approximately 26.1:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Area Junior High School.
How diverse is Jefferson Area Junior High School?
Jefferson Area Junior High School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Area Junior High School?
Jefferson Area Junior High School is overseen by Jefferson Area Local in Ashtabula County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.