Jackson Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Vienna, West Virginia
Jackson Middle School in Vienna, West Virginia enrolled 429 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the West Virginia middle-school median of 13.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 43% proficient in math in 2022-23 (West Virginia: 41.3% and 34.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
494 students in 2022-23, 476 students in 2023-24, 429 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.5 to 31.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 494 | 32.5 | 15.2 |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 31.0 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 429 | 31.0 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 West Virginia middle schools
Among the 109 West Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 517 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jackson Middle School enrolled 517 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 517 of the 517 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions22
- Chronically absent31.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.6% of students were White, 6.5% of two or more races, 1.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White88.6%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Hispanic1.9%
- Asian1.6%
- Black1.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Jackson Middle School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within West Virginia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 49% | 50% | 41.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 43% | 41% (2021-22) | 34.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Jackson Middle School
- Van Devender Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 244 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Hamilton Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 446 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Compare Jackson Middle School with Van Devender Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wood County Schools spends per student$13,900 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,900
- The largest public schools in West VirginiaJackson Middle School is the number 51 by size of 109 West Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#51 of 109
- West Virginia schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the West Virginia median of 13.2 for middle schools.13.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Jackson Middle School
How many students attend Jackson Middle School?
429 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 494 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Vienna, WV.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Middle School?
13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the West Virginia median for middle schools is 13.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Jackson Middle School a Title I school?
Jackson Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Jackson Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Jackson Middle School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. West Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Jackson Middle School in?
Wood County Schools, NCES district ID 5401620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 540162001156 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.