West-Bemis Middle School

West-Bemis Middle School, a cozy middle-grades school in Jackson, Tennessee, one of the schools within Madison County, educates 369 students, covering grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 554 students each, so West-Bemis Middle School sits 33% smaller than that benchmark.

Madison County runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 13,017 students. West-Bemis Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, West-Bemis Middle School shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Black, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Madison County as a whole.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Madison County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $60,042 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West-Bemis Middle School is one of 27 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 13,050 students).

The closest other public school is South Side High School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West-Bemis Middle School.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 468 students in 2018 compared to 369 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 64% to 51%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for West-Bemis Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.