Luther P. Jackson Middle

Luther P. Jackson Middle is an one-room-style junior high in Dendron, Virginia, operated by Surry County Public Schools. The school caters to 201 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 73% smaller than the state mean of about 750.

Surry County Public Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 691 students; Luther P. Jackson Middle is among them.

Demographically, Luther P. Jackson Middle records that the largest single group is Black at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 42% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Luther P. Jackson Middle lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Luther P. Jackson Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at Luther P. Jackson Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Luther P. Jackson Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.9%, the actual is 72.0%, a residual of +9.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Surry County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,041 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Luther P. Jackson Middle is one of 3 public schools in Surry County (combined enrollment of about 691 students).

Surry County High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Luther P. Jackson Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 76.5%.

Luther P. Jackson Middle operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Luther P. Jackson Middle has decreased 9%, going from 222 students in 2018 to 201 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 59% to 44% across the same window.

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