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Enrollment
991
Middle
DISTRICT 1,029 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126000530
Jackson Middle
3020 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042 · (703) 204-8100 · Fairfax County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL991 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Virginia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
524 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 7 | 511 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 480 | 48% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Jackson Middle
Jackson Middle's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Middle this school | 991 | 52.9% | 63.5% |
| Seneca Ridge Middle Sterling | 862 | 55.7% | 71.6% |
| Kenmore Middle Arlington | 1,053 | 54.9% | 71.4% |
| Stuart M. Beville Middle Woodbridge | 1,181 | 69.2% | 62.5% |
| Jefferson Middle Arlington | 1,120 | 43.0% | 69.5% |
| Holmes Middle Alexandria | 881 | 72.0% | 56.2% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Jackson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #218 of 337 | #16 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #196 of 342 ▲ 22 | #17 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #216 of 342 ▼ 13 | #17 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 991 | #82 of 343 | #12 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #155 of 327 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #112 of 333 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #227 of 340 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #9 of 224 | #2 of 18 |
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
991
-86 (-8%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 809
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 991 | 76 | 13.0:1 | 53% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 962 | 82.6 | 11.7:1 | 54% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 1,053 | 71.5 | 14.7:1 | 53% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 1,077 | 83 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,464 | 112.2 | 13.0:1 | 41% (599) |
| 2015-16 | 1,399 | 106 | 13.2:1 | 40% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 1,152 | 69 | 16.7:1 | 39% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 957 | 81 | 11.8:1 | 33% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 809 | 53 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (1,464 to 991); teachers down 32% (112.2 to 76).
About Jackson Middle
Jackson Middle is a public middle school run by Fairfax County Public Schools in Falls Church, Virginia. The school's enrollment of 991 students covers grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 32% higher than the average for middle schools in Virginia, which is about 750.
Fairfax County Public Schools runs Jackson Middle along with 198 other schools, enrolling 179,323 students in total.
Jackson Middle is 51% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 21% White, 17% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. By comparison, Fairfax County residents are about 18% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Jackson Middle is 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.0:1. That matches the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia fairly closely. About 53% of students, or 524, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Fairfax County.
Measured against Virginia public middle schools, Jackson Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Jackson Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.5% is 10.2 points below the 73.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Fairfax County has about 1,147,837 residents, and the median household income is $153,637, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Jackson Middle, Fairfax County has 221 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Jackson Middle to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Fairhill Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 63.5% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Jackson Middle is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has fallen by 86 students since 2020-21, to 991.
Community posts for Jackson Middle can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Fairfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,147,837
Census ACS
Median income
$153,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
222
174,475 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
- Lake Braddock SecondaryHigh · 4,411 students
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
Other schools in Falls Church
- Justice HighHigh · 2,357 students
- Marshall HighHigh · 2,200 students
- Falls Church HighHigh · 2,170 students
- Longfellow MiddleMiddle · 1,226 students
- Meridian HighHigh · 893 students
- Haycock ElementaryElementary · 838 students
Other Jackson Middle schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Jackson Middle. Jackson Middle is the 2nd largest of the 15.
- Jackson MiddleCHAMPLIN, MN · 2,037 students
- JACKSON MIDDLEJACKSON, MO · 850 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolFORNEY, TX · 807 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolPortland, OR · 715 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolGrove City, OH · 665 students
Nearby schools
- Fairhill Elementary1.0 mi · 566
- Pine Spring Elementary1.1 mi · 607
- Stenwood Elementary1.1 mi · 538
- Falls Church High1.3 mi · 2,170
- Camelot Elementary1.4 mi · 602
- Woodburn Elementary1.4 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson MiddleHow many students attend Jackson Middle?
Jackson Middle enrolls approximately 991 students in grades 07-08.
Is Jackson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Jackson Middle?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Jackson Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jackson Middle?
At Jackson Middle, the student body is approximately 21% White, 51% Hispanic, 5% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Middle?
Jackson Middle is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools in Fairfax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.