📍 1651 W Independence St, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, 63755
Jackson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County. The school has 815 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson R-Ii school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jackson Middle enrolls 815 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 732 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
324 of the school's 815 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 88 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.
Jackson Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 27, state house district 146.
Jackson Middle is one of 10 schools in JACKSON R-II, based in JACKSON, Missouri. The district serves 5,748 students district-wide and employs 363 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 815 students, Jackson Middle is larger than the district average of about 575 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small