Enrollment
307
Middle
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON ISD·NCES 482473002765
Jefferson Junior High School
804 N ALLEY, JEFFERSON, TX 75657 · (903) 665-2461 · Marion County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
209 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
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 5 | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 26% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 15.0% | 35.0% | 45.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Texas 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 Jefferson Junior High School
Jefferson Junior High School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Junior High School this school | 307 | 68.1% | 27.3% |
| Woodville Middle School WOODVILLE | 301 | 67.8% | 27.5% |
| Atlanta Middle School ATLANTA | 427 | 63.0% | 46.9% |
| Morris Upchurch Middle School QUEEN CITY | 267 | 62.9% | 44.1% |
| Newton Middle School NEWTON | 292 | 75.3% | 35.1% |
| Lincoln Junior High School COLDSPRING | 323 | 68.4% | 22.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,467 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,618 of 1,670 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,323 of 1,670 ▲ 221 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #193 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #1,387 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #66 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #765 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #759 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #397 of 942 |
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
307
-98 (-24%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 307 | 28 | 11.0:1 | 68% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 29.2 | 11.1:1 | 70% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 32.6 | 10.2:1 | 73% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 73% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 33.1 | 11.3:1 | 72% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 69% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 31 | 11.8:1 | 38% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 51% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 39 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (375 to 307); teachers down 16% (33.1 to 28).
About Jefferson Junior High School
Students in JEFFERSON, Texas, attend Jefferson Junior High School, a small middle school. The student body numbers 307 students, from grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 52% smaller than that.
Jefferson Junior High School is among 4 schools run by JEFFERSON ISD, which serves 1,125 students.
At Jefferson Junior High School, White students make up 63% of the student body. Next come 24% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Jefferson Junior High School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Jefferson Junior High School counts 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.0 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 11.0:1 here. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Jefferson Junior High School an F. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Jefferson Junior High School trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 17.3 points (27.3% versus 44.6%), a bottom-10% result in Texas on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Marion County this way: the median household income is $49,672, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Marion County has 4 public schools and roughly 1,125 students.
The nearest other public school, Jefferson Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Jefferson Junior High School places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Jefferson Junior High School dropped 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 405 to 307 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.0:1.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,737
Census ACS
Median income
$49,672
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,125 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JEFFERSON ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Jefferson Pri SchoolElementary · 149 students
Other schools in JEFFERSON
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Jefferson Pri SchoolElementary · 149 students
Other Jefferson Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Jefferson Junior High. Jefferson Junior High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolNaperville, IL · 832 students
- Jefferson Junior High SchoolToledo, OH · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.4 mi · 286
- Jefferson Pri School0.8 mi · 149
- Jefferson High School0.8 mi · 383
- George Washington Carver Elementary School12.5 mi · 119
- Harleton High School14.4 mi · 217
- Harleton Junior High School14.5 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Junior High School?
Jefferson Junior High School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Jefferson Junior High School serve?
Jefferson Junior High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Junior High School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Junior High School.
How diverse is Jefferson Junior High School?
Jefferson Junior High School reports a student body of 63% White, 5% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Junior High School?
Jefferson Junior High School is overseen by JEFFERSON ISD in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.