📍 7020 Highway 49 N, Jackson, Hinds County, 39213
Northwest Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 206 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Middle School enrolls 206 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 198 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
206 of the school's 206 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 206 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.
Northwest Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-20, state senate district 26, state house district 70.
Northwest Middle School is one of 54 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Mississippi. The district serves 17,429 students district-wide and employs 1,470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 206 students, Northwest Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 323 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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