Russell Hawkins Jr. High
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Jackson, Missouri
Russell Hawkins Jr. High in Jackson, Missouri enrolled 867 students in 2024-25 with 59.8 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
872 students in 2022-23, 841 students in 2023-24, 867 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.4 to 59.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 872 | 55.4 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 56.4 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 867 | 59.8 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Missouri middle schools
Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; 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 446 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Russell Hawkins Jr. High enrolled 891 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 446 of the 891 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent7.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.9% of students were White, 3.3% Hispanic, 3.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White88.9%
- Hispanic3.3%
- Two or more races3.0%
- Black2.8%
- Asian1.5%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Russell Hawkins Jr. High scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, 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 | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 42% | 47% | 43.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 55% | 47% (2021-22) | 40.3% |
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.
Middle schools in Jackson
2 public middle schools in Jackson report 2024-25 enrollment; Russell Hawkins Jr. High is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Hawkins Jr. High | 867 | 14.5 | 27.3% |
| Jackson Middle | 850 | 14.5 | 30.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Russell Hawkins Jr. High
- Jackson MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 850 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Central MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 9.6 miles away: 623 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).9.6 mi
- Compare Russell Hawkins Jr. High with Jackson MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jackson R-2 School District spends per student$10,205 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,205
- The largest public schools in MissouriRussell Hawkins Jr. High is the number 31 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#31 of 390
- Missouri schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.14.5:1
- 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 Russell Hawkins Jr. High
How many students attend Russell Hawkins Jr. High?
867 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 872 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Jackson, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Russell Hawkins Jr. High?
14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Russell Hawkins Jr. High a Title I school?
Russell Hawkins Jr. High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Russell Hawkins Jr. High do on state tests?
The students tested at Russell Hawkins Jr. High scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri'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 Russell Hawkins Jr. High in?
Jackson R-2 School District, NCES district ID 2915600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291560000737 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.