📍 400 Gum Springs Church Rd, Jefferson, Jackson County, 30549
West Jackson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jefferson, Jackson County. The school has 1,502 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 98.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Jackson Middle School enrolls 1,502 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 98.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 8.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 925 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 291 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 71 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
423 of the school's 1,502 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 71 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Jackson Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 31.
West Jackson Middle School is one of 10 schools in Jackson County, based in Jefferson, Georgia. The district serves 11,160 students district-wide and employs 721 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,502 students, West Jackson Middle School is larger than the district average of about 1,116 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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