Jefferson Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Port Arthur, Texas

Jefferson Middle in Port Arthur, Texas enrolled 857 students in 2024-25 with 62.6 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32-35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

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

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

837 students in 2022-23, 847 students in 2023-24, 857 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 63.4 to 62.6.

Students enrolled at Jefferson Middle by school year2022-23: 837, 2023-24: 847, 2024-25: 85702505007501k2022-238372023-248472024-25857
Students enrolled at Jefferson Middle by school year2022-23: 837, 2023-24: 847, 2024-25: 85702505007501k2022-238372023-248472024-25857
Students enrolled at Jefferson Middle by school year2022-23: 837, 2023-24: 847, 2024-25: 85702505007501k2022-238372023-248472024-25857
Students enrolled at Jefferson Middle by school year2022-23: 837, 2023-24: 847, 2024-25: 85702505007501k2022-238372023-248472024-25857
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383763.413.2
2023-2484759.014.4
2024-2585762.613.7

13.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Jefferson Middle 13.7; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJefferson Middle 13.7state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Jefferson Middle 13.7; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJefferson Middle 13.7state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Jefferson Middle 13.7; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJefferson Middle 13.7state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Jefferson Middle 13.7; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJefferson Middle 13.7state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

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 440 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson Middle enrolled 879 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 286 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 440 of the 879 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions286
  • Chronically absent28.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.8% of students were Hispanic, 28.0% Black, 2.9% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic63.8%
  2. Black28.0%
  3. American Indian2.9%
  4. Asian2.8%
  5. White2.0%
  6. Two or more races0.5%

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 scored proficient or above: 32-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, 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 districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2232‑35%34%52%
Math, 2022-2324%23% (2021-22)43.7%

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.

Middle schools in Port Arthur

4 public middle schools in Port Arthur report 2024-25 enrollment; Jefferson Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jefferson Middle85713.790.9%
Lincoln Middle61911.284.2%
Bob Hope School47320.368.7%
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies4611.580.4%

All public schools in Port Arthur →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jefferson Middle

  1. Bob Hope SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 473 students, 20.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Groves MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 647 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Jefferson Middle with Bob Hope SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Port Arthur ISD spends per student$14,737 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,737
  5. The largest public schools in TexasJefferson Middle is the number 461 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#461 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.13.7:1
  7. 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

  1. How many students attend Jefferson Middle?
    857 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 837 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Port Arthur, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Middle?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jefferson Middle a Title I school?
    Jefferson Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Jefferson Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Jefferson Middle scored proficient or above: 32-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas'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 in?
    Port Arthur ISD, NCES district ID 4835400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483540004001 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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