📍 611 Owens Street, Columbia, Marion County, 39429
Jefferson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbia, Marion County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Middle School enrolls 373 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 45% White and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 52% |
| White | 168 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
373 of the school's 373 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 373 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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 small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 MS-30, state senate district 40, state house district 100.
Jefferson Middle School is one of 4 schools in COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in Columbia, Mississippi. The district serves 1,639 students district-wide and employs 123 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, Jefferson Middle School is close to the district average of about 410 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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