Jefferson Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Jefferson City, Tennessee

Jefferson Middle School in Jefferson City, Tennessee enrolled 528 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 5%

586 students in 2022-23, 546 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 36.5 to 38.5.

Students enrolled at Jefferson Middle School by school year2022-23: 586, 2023-24: 54602004006002022-235862023-24546
Students enrolled at Jefferson Middle School by school year2022-23: 586, 2023-24: 54602004006002022-235862023-24546
Students enrolled at Jefferson Middle School by school year2022-23: 586, 2023-24: 54602004006002022-235862023-24546
Students enrolled at Jefferson Middle School by school year2022-23: 586, 2023-24: 54602004006002022-235862023-24546
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358636.516.1
2023-2454638.514.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 293 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson Middle School enrolled 585 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 62 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 293 of the 585 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions62
  • Chronically absent26.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.7% of students were White, 15.9% Hispanic, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.7%
  2. Hispanic15.9%
  3. Two or more races4.2%
  4. Black2.1%
  5. Asian1.1%

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 Jefferson Middle School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%35%35%
Math, 2022-2334%32% (2021-22)34.3%

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 Jefferson Middle School

  1. Maury Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 8.6 miles away: 582 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
  2. Northview Junior AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 602 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Jefferson Middle School with Maury Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Jefferson County School District spends per student$10,648 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,648
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeJefferson Middle School is the number 162 by size of 332 Tennessee middle schools open in 2024-25.#162 of 332
  6. 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 Jefferson Middle School

  1. How many students attend Jefferson Middle School?
    528 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 586 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Jefferson City, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Middle School?
    16.1 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jefferson Middle School a Title I school?
    Jefferson Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Jefferson Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Jefferson Middle School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee'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.
  5. What district is Jefferson Middle School in?
    Jefferson County School District, NCES district ID 4702100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470210000677 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.

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