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Enrollment
524
Middle
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER SD·NCES 421314002593
Jackson Middle School
431 S Ann St, Lancaster, PA 17602 · (717) 291-6161 · Lancaster County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
443 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 75%
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 5 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 186 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 154 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 34% |
| Grade 9 | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 59% · 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
Jackson Middle School→McCaskey Campus
Based on grade levels within Lancaster SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
9.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.1% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 6.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Jackson Middle School
Jackson Middle School's state test result (15.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Middle School this school | 524 | 84.5% | 15.8% |
| Broughal Middle School Bethlehem | 520 | 85.4% | 14.2% |
| Lincoln Middle School Lancaster | 465 | 94.4% | 24.3% |
| Harrison-Morton Middle School Allentown | 704 | 94.7% | 12.6% |
| John B Stetson Middle School Philadelphia | 560 | 99.1% | 7.4% |
| Reynolds Middle School Lancaster | 511 | 87.5% | 28.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #461 of 479 | #24 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #472 of 513 ▲ 15 | #25 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #491 of 513 ▼ 3 | #26 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #287 of 522 | #12 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #33 of 486 | #4 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #204 of 486 | #14 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #162 of 510 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #131 of 131 | #7 of 7 |
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
524
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 524 | 51 | 10.3:1 | 85% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 51 | 9.5:1 | 92% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 48.4 | 10.4:1 | 97% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 51 | 9.8:1 | 99% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 50.1 | 10.4:1 | 100% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 100% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 90% (458) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 79% (470) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 41 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (523 to 524); teachers up 2% (50.1 to 51).
About Jackson Middle School
Jackson Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. There are 524 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 19 schools in Lancaster SD, with 9,901 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Jackson Middle School, about 73 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 12%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jackson Middle School scores 44%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. The school has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1. In all, 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 55% average for public schools in Lancaster County is 30 points lower.
Jackson Middle School trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 25.6 points (15.8% versus 41.4%), a bottom-10% result in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations.
For Lancaster County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $86,959, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 114 public schools and about 62,719 students.
Washington Elementary School is the nearest public school to Jackson Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Jackson Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 15.8% is below the 26.3% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 27 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Jackson Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster SD
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Martin SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 511 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 465 students
- Wheatland Middle SchoolMiddle · 453 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Conestoga Valley SHSHigh · 1,304 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Other Jackson Middle schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Jackson Middle. Jackson Middle School is the 11th 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
- Washington Elementary School0.1 mi · 467
- Phoenix Academy0.2 mi · 305
- King Elementary School0.4 mi · 413
- La Academia Partnership CS0.5 mi · 196
- Carter and MacRae Elementary School0.7 mi · 444
- Burrowes Elementary School0.8 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Middle SchoolHow large is Jackson Middle School?
Jackson Middle School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jackson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Jackson Middle School have?
Jackson Middle School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Jackson Middle School?
Student demographics at Jackson Middle School are roughly 4% White, 73% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Jackson Middle School public or private?
Jackson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lancaster SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.