Jefferson Middle School

As a moderately sized intermediate school in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Jefferson Middle School enrolls 717 students from grades 5 through 8, overseen by Oak Ridge. That puts it 29% bigger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 554 students.

Jefferson Middle School is one of 8 schools operated by Oak Ridge, a district that caters to 5,078 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Jefferson Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Anderson County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Around the school, Anderson County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,183, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Anderson County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,059 students), Jefferson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Woodland Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jefferson Middle School.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Jefferson Middle School's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 690 (now 717). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 73% to 69%.

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