JACKSON MIDDLE

Located at 651 INNOVATION BLVD, in FORNEY, Texas, JACKSON MIDDLE is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus that teaches 807 students (grades 7 through 8), operated by FORNEY ISD. That puts it 26% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

JACKSON MIDDLE is one of 24 schools operated by FORNEY ISD, a district that hosts 18,565 students overall.

Looking at the student body, JACKSON MIDDLE lists that Black students make up the majority at 55%. The remainder comes out to 23% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, JACKSON MIDDLE shows 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JACKSON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kaufman County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,485 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kaufman County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students), of which JACKSON MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: RHODES IS, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JACKSON MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, JACKSON MIDDLE comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 43.4%.

JACKSON MIDDLE operates from a rural location.

On this page, members of the JACKSON MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.