📍 3001 S Allis St, Springfield, Sangamon County, 62703
Jefferson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Springfield, Sangamon County. The school has 539 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chelsey Ziebler. It is part of the Springfield SD 186 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Middle School enrolls 539 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 26% White and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 298 | 55% |
| White | 141 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
423 of the school's 539 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 96.
Jefferson Middle School is one of 35 schools in Springfield SD 186, based in Springfield, Illinois. The district serves 13,014 students district-wide and employs 976 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 539 students, Jefferson Middle School is larger than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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