Jackson Middle

Jackson Middle is one of the mid-sized middle schools in Falls Church, Virginia, part of Fairfax County Public Schools, with 991 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. That puts it 32% larger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 750 students.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Jackson Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jackson Middle lists that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 21% White, 17% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jackson Middle reports 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Fairfax County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, Jackson Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Fairfax County put median household earnings sit near $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Fairfax County runs 222 public schools (combined enrollment of about 174,475 students), of which Jackson Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fairhill Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Jackson Middle comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 69.8%.

Jackson Middle operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 32%: 1,464 students in 2018 compared to 991 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 36% to 51%.

On the community side, the feed for Jackson Middle typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.